Wise Response Society Submission on the Emissions Trading Scheme – 2018
The final submission to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme is available here as a PDF.
Climate Change
Wise Response Inc Submission to the Zero Carbon Bill, July 2018
Wise Response has released its submission to the Zero Carbon Bill. It is available to download as a PDF (1MB) here: Wise Response Society Submission on the Zero Carbon Bill 19 July 2018 Final We welcome comments on the submission. Please email these to secretary@wiseresponse.org.nz Submissions to the Zero Carbon Act may be viewed here: …
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Dunedin Science Festival – Climate Change Forum
Climate change: Why, when and how do we respond? Very brief introductions by experts from Otago University and Victoria University, including James Renwick, will be followed by discussion and questions from the audience. We will discuss environmental, human health and social impacts of climate change, renewable energy, the pros and cons of offsetting, how much …
Wise Response Presentation to Engineers for Social Responsibility
High Expectations for the Climate Commission; Will Government’s action push us fast enough? A seminar was presented, outlining the issues behind the push for the establishment of a Climate Change Commission to the Engineers for Social Responsibility Inc. Speakers included: – Alan Mark: Introduction: NZ’s Climate Change Programme – Dugald MacTavish: Meeting …
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Commonwealth science academies call for action on climate change
On 12 March 2018, Commonwealth academies of science released the following consensus statement on climate change: Commonwealth academies of science consensus statement on climate change (PDF 580kb) The call is part of a Consensus Statement on Climate Change, launched today by 22 national academies and societies of science from around the Commonwealth, ahead of next …
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Public Meeting: Climate Change and The Government
A Public Meeting was held in Dunedin on January 29th 2018, on: “Climate Change Issues: from Bonn COP23 and beyond”. Public Meeting: “From Bonn COP23 and beyond.” Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change, discusses the role of Central Government; Mr Dave Cull, President of Local Government NZ and Mayor of Dunedin, discusses the role …
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Integrated Landscape Management Seminar Presentations
All Regional and District Councils are required to achieve integrated management of natural and physical resources under the Resource Management Act. Wise Response Society Inc consider that many of the adverse land management and water quality issues we are now experiencing could be avoided or significantly mitigated, if this requirement were being more effectively achieved. …
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World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice
Twenty Five years after Scientists called on mankind to halt environmental degradation, a second warning has been issued detailing the dire path that mankind is on. World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice William J. Ripple Christopher Wolf Thomas M. Newsome Mauro Galetti Mohammed Alamgir Eileen Crist Mahmoud I. Mahmoud William F. Laurance …
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Seeking support for a climate change action plan, to be advocated to Parliament.
A Coalition of twenty New Zealand social and environmental NGOs has pulled together an Action Plan for Sensible Climate Decision-Making, to focus discussion ahead of the election under the banner of Climate Consensus Coalition Aotearoa (CCCA). The CCCA hopes that, if Parliament adopts the Action Plan, the next three years bring: adoption of a science-based …
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Our Climate Declaration Launched
People from around the country, weary with waiting for the Government to take the necessary action to address climate change, have decided to take matters into their own hands. The new movement, Our Climate Declaration, calls on the Government to phase out the extraction and burning of fossil fuels by 2050 – including stopping all …