Eloise Gibson

Why congestion charging might not lower Auckland's air pollution Congestion charges can lower emissions and travel times by putting cordons around the central city and spending the revenue on public transport, but proposals for Auckland could end up doing neither.

Why congestion charging might not lower Auckland's air pollution

Is Colossal a threat to Science or Is it Science's Last Hope for the Next Generation?

Just got a 🧪pitch from a PR claiming to work with Colossal (de-extinction chancers). It was a pre-written article claiming the science sector is carrying out "coordinated attacks" on the co. Spy the headline. They asked if I'd publish it on my Forbes column.

Not enough eye rolls on Earth for this 🙄

😂😂

I feel like there was a book about this kind of thing.

Devastating cyclones to get 20-35 percent wetter with fossil fuel emissions Researchers have used more precise climate modelling to reveal how fossil fuel emissions could affect cyclone behaviour.

"The most relevant take home for New Zealand is that the amount of extreme rainfall coming out of these storms will increase in the future and this increase will be dependent on future temperature increases"

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Devastating cyclones to get 20-35 percent wetter with fossil fuel emissions Researchers have used more precise climate modelling to reveal how fossil fuel emissions could affect cyclone behaviour.

"The most relevant take home for New Zealand is that the amount of extreme rainfall coming out of these storms will increase in the future and this increase will be dependent on future temperature increases"

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Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

There are many ways of destroying the integrity of #science. But one of the most critical is deleting data or failing to collect data or firing the people or destroying the instruments that collect the data that contradicts your preconceived notions.
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Seems like a good time to reshare this 2022 piece.

Every New Zealander who’s ever had dengue caught it overseas.

We have all the ingredients to start our own outbreak – bar one.

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Buses, not EVs, could be the real solution to health and climate change Transport and climate researchers say there are other ways to get both health and climate benefits than switching one type of car for another.

What if the low-carbon commuters of the future are bus passengers?

These researchers reckon buses have a lot going for them - they don't worsen congestion or motor accidents like EVs, and they can go places quickly and easily that rail can't

But they need bus lanes

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Buses, not EVs, could be the real solution to health and climate change Transport and climate researchers say there are other ways to get both health and climate benefits than switching one type of car for another.

What if the low-carbon commuters of the future are bus passengers?

These researchers reckon buses have a lot going for them - they don't worsen congestion or motor accidents like EVs, and they can go places quickly and easily that rail can't

But they need bus lanes

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Why drilling for fossil fuels is not expected to fix our energy crisis The government is touting oil and gas exploration as the answer. But there are grave doubts it will work.

NZ’s gas supply is collapsing — and the govt’s big fix? More drilling. But experts (including Shane Jones’ advisors) say it likely won’t work, and there’s no backup plan if it fails.

My story here

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Vatican strikes solar farm deal to become the world’s first carbon-neutral state Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a plot of land north of Rome into a solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City.

Vatican to become the world's first carbon-neutral state.

Analysis | The Fact Checker rose in an era of false claims. Falsehoods are now winning. Longtime Fact Checker Glenn Kessler takes stock as he departs The Washington Post.

"Even as fact-checking surged in the past decade, so had the wave of false claims and narratives swamping the world."

Washington Post fact checker takes the buyout.

Reflects on what he saw, what he did.

Difficult to read without rage formation of some kind. Gift link: wapo.st/41kFq2G

Where does the climate movement go from here? In the face of Trump's climate assault, Bill McKibben proposes a sun-soaked path forward.

"It's really beautiful to imagine relying on a power source that you can't hoard."

If you feel yourself slipping into climate doomerism like I have lately, I implore you to read/listen to this convo with @billmckibben.bsky.social. It genuinely helped me see a path forward

a troubling sign for international Norms

Govt rolls back clean-up liabilities for offshore drillers

Five years after the taxpayers got left with a $300m clean-up bill for an oil field, Shane Jones is weakening the rules put in place to prevent a repeat.

You would think so, but no. The quote marks were real.

Last-minute change puts oil and gas cleanup decisions in ministers' hands A significant 11th-hour change will hand new powers to two ministers, and gave the opposition less than 23 hours to prepare.

"And in terms of providing a Māori dimension, I interviewed myself."

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The image shows the 17th century painting “Landscape with Windmills near Haarlem” by the Dutch painter Jacob van Ruisdael.

Disgusted to see this beautiful landscape ruined by wind turbines.

I wouldn't listen if it was, my frenemy.

That is super kind.

You are too kind. My mum would like to make you a nice hot cup of tea.

NZ at significant risk of misisng 2050 climate target New Zealand is at significant risk of missing its 2050 climate target, and the government's actions have increased the risk, according to independent monitoring. But the Climate Change Commission said...

Checkpoint received exactly one, gushing text about this segment, specifically asking for more like this, more Eloise. Am now seriously considering that it might be my mum, but if I ask her it could shatter my hopes of having a mysterious and dedicated fan.

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I don't think it prejudges the outcome, I think rather they are required to monitor progress against current targets adopted by govt ie is govt doing what it itself has already signed up to.

Australia warned it could face legal action over ‘wrongful’ fossil fuel actions after landmark climate ruling from world’s top court Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as Australia

Significant court decision 1

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New Zealand at 'significant risk' of missing 2050 climate target The government's actions have made it more likely the country won't meet its goals, a major report has found.

A first take on today's emissions monitoring report. More to come.

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'A ray of sunshine': NZ litigants spurred on by international climate ruling A group of climate lawyers says a landmark ruling by the United Nations' highest court puts further pressure on the New Zealand government over a large hole in its climate plans.

'A ray of sunshine': NZ litigants spurred on by international climate ruling

UN's highest court finds countries can be held legally responsible for emissions The landmark decision is the culmination of six years of advocacy and diplomatic manoeuvring which started with a group of Pacific university students in 2019.

Huge.

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Ningaloo: Australia's coral reefs bleached by marine heatwave Divers at one of Australia's world-famous reefs said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

"People have been really devastated off the back of summer, and a lot of people are talking about how they were crying in the water, coming out of the ocean just really upset" www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Stefan episode led to some reeaaally awkward questions from the kids, who happened to be in the car 🤣