SŌC Executive member Anthea Madill recently had the opportunity to facilitate working group on behalf of Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch around the topics of waste and circular economy. There were contributions from a wide range of areas including Council, community funding, public engagement, arts and conservation among other things. One of SŌC’s aims for the workshop […]
“Restoring a Kind Climate” meeting details
Climate emergency action planning for Ōtautahi-Christchurch Thursday, June 27th, 5.30-9pm. Venue – Christchurch City Council, 53 Hereford St Christchurch City Council are reviewing the Climate Smart Strategy for the city. Goals are of little use without plans to reach those goals. Do you have ideas of steps we could take with our Council to achieve […]
SŌC Chairperson’s Annual Report
The past year has seen a renaissance for Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch as new chairperson Colleen Phillip breathed new life into the organisation. There have been exciting initiatives in several arenas ranging from youth engagement to climate action. Earlier in June SŌC co-hosted the Speaking for the Planet speech and art competition for school pupils and […]
“Restoring a Kind Climate”
Climate emergency action planning for Ōtautahi-Christchurch Thursday, June 27th, 5-9pm. Venue tbc. Christchurch City Council are reviewing the Climate Smart Strategy for the city. Goals are of little use without plans to reach those goals. Do you have ideas of steps we could take as a community with our Council to achieve the emissions reduction […]
What would a climate emergency plan look like?
Across the world, national and local governments are declaring a climate emergency on the back of dire warnings from UN scientists about the need for urgent and far-reaching action that have triggered a wave of protests from school children and given rise to the Extinction Rebellion movement. Within just three months, 42 councils have signed […]
Change is up to all of us…
Government – activists – individuals all have a part to play The recent question of whether a Climate Emergency Declaration is simply symbolic has got me thinking about how change happens, and the degree to which ‘government’ at all levels is dependent on the interplay that both activists and individual voters play in this. Clean […]
Movements on Climate Change
How exciting it has been to see Environment Canterbury and the Christchurch City Council join the hundreds of places around the world to declare a Climate Emergency. Every decision they make is now to be reviewed in the light of its impact on Climate Change. Christchurch City Council on Climate ChangeHave you had your say […]
Extinction Rebellion reaches Ōtautahi Christchurch
A guest post from Torfrida Wainwright of the Christchurch branches of 350.org and Extinction Rebellion (XR). The tactics XR uses may not be agreed with by everyone in the climate change movement, but there is no denying that action is urgently needed. 2019 – Time to Rebel! Have you heard of Extinction Rebellion? Maybe not […]
Submissions on Zero Carbon Bill consultation publicly released
During the consultation on the Government’s proposed Zero Carbon Bill, MfE received 15,009 submissions. The submissions and the summary can be viewed on the Ministry for the Environment website. The submissions received are being taken into account as policy advice is developed for Ministers about how New Zealand should respond to climate change. Other inputs […]
