Nick Young

Interesting to think that Donald Trump may have, completely inadvertently and at a horrific cost, finally woken up the world to how urgent it is we get off our dangerous addiction to fossil fuels.

Cartoon depicts National Party Prime Minister of New Zealand's 3 party coalition dressed as a clown wearing long shoes as he is tripping over the skull of smokers ( refers to plans to cancel the smokefree target and repeal legislation). Luxon's head has struck a bee's nest labelled 'Tiriti O Waitangi' from which angry bees fly to sting him on the ass. His top hat falls off labelled '7 Houses'. He is about to fall face first into budget custard while crying profuse clown tears "Why can't I get a break?" he whimpers plaintively.

Introducing Cluxo The Clown #nzpol cartoon (Dec 2023)

This is useful for countering all the anti-EV messaging interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/el...

(Though not great for sharing directly because it centres the false statements).

Seamount expedition findings: 100-year old deep sea secrets revealed - Greenpeace Aotearoa A year on from our voyage, we're excited to finally share some of our findings from our Seamount Expedition.

WATCH
Greenpeace Seamount Expedition findings: 100-year old deep sea secrets revealed www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Greenpeace International urges governments to defend international law, as evidence suggests breaches by deep sea mining contractors - Greenpeace International As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) opens its 31st Session, Greenpeace International is calling on member states to take firm and swift action.

Greenpeace International urges governments to defend international law, as evidence suggests breaches by deep sea mining contractors
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
via @greenpeace.org
#StopDeepSeaMining

REVEALED: Scientists’ discovery of ancient deep sea corals brings new hope for protection against threat of industrial fishing - Greenpeace Aotearoa New scientific research from Greenpeace has uncovered ancient and fragile corals at a Lord Howe Rise seamount in the South Pacific, an area of huge ecological significance in the high seas that has ne...

This is incredible stuff by @greenpeace.org.nz

REVEALED:
Discovery of ancient deep sea corals brings new hope for protection against threat of industrial fishing www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

The best way to stop wars, achieve World Peace and avert the climate crisis is to END the oil industry.

Bicycles require no fuel. They are the most efficient form of transport ever invented.

Bicycles can save the world.

The way to achieve world peace is to end our dependence on oil.

With the added benefit that if we do it quickly enough, we might be able to avert the climate crisis in time to enjoy the peace.

#MakeOilHistory

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen says black, oil-contaminated rain is falling over Tehran after strikes on oil facilities by U.S./Israeli airstrikes.

It's mindblowing to me that we have a Prime Minister whose excuse for his own incompetence is that he's "not a career politician".

He's basically saying that he's not good at his job – AS PRIME MINISTER – because he lacks experience.

#nzpol

The Iran War Is Also a Climate War — Covering Climate Now War makes climate change worse in many ways, and vice versa. The human costs of the US-Israel attack on Iran — the hundreds of people who have died, including a reported 175 young girls and teachers k...

War makes climate change worse in many ways, and vice versa.

coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-stor...

There are cheaper and faster solutions, that’s for sure.

As well as the unconscionable loss of life, the illegal attack on #Iran by Trump and Netanyahu has devastating consequences for the environment, with global consequences in the #ClimateCrisis.

Yes absolutely! Better to switch to a bike and a bus pass, but an EV is a better option than petrol or diesel —- better for the planet and your wallet.

I bet everyone who managed to install Solar Panels is pretty happy with that choice right now.

Tracking the giant residents of the south Taranaki Bight A blue whale research project in the South Taranaki Bight has highlighted the area’s importance to them, and helped with developing an app that tracks their movements.

“Our evidence has clearly shown there are New Zealand Aotearoa blue whales, and the South Taranaki Bight is crucial to them for feeding, breeding and raising their calves."
#nzpol
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Yeah I hope he hangs on.

“This combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later is going to blow up in our faces.”
- Carl Sagan

I think it’s blowing up now.

Israel kills father, daughter in Gaza as genocide continues amid wider war Suffering in Gaza and occupied West Bank remains acute as the world focuses on the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Israel kills father, daughter in Gaza as genocide continues amid wider war waged by Israel and the US

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One of the many horrific things about the attack on Iran by Netanyahu and Trump is that the genocide that Netanyahu is inflicting on Gaza continues unabated in its shadow.

Just remembering how Luxon bought a new Tesla EV when there was a Clean Car Discount, then cancelled the policy so others couldn't do it, and is now canning the Clean Car Standards and adding a new tax to petrol.

What a guy.

#nzpol

Yeah there could be that too

The one silver lining in the upcoming oil price spike is that we might get a break from all the ute-bros roaring around town in their ridiculous Ford Rangers.

Luxon’s War on the Climate - a deliberate effort to increase emissions - Greenpeace Aotearoa The Luxon Government claims they are serious about climate change. They say they are simply taking a different approach to cutting emissions, such as using price signals rather than regulations. 

And, Luxon’s lot are now going to kill the Clean Car Standard.

At a time when fuel prices are rising and emissions have to come down.

It’s a pattern and it benefits big business while the rest of us pay the price.

www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Countries that have adopted electric vehicles the fastest will suffer the least from oil price spikes caused by the US/Israel attack on Iran.

NZ is not one of those, thanks to Luxon’s poor leadership.

Oil tankers trapped in the Strait of Hormuz An interactive map by Greenpeace

Greenpeace mapped oil tankers trapped in the Strait of Hormuz.

One tanker already reported an explosion.

It was not carrying oil, but five fully loaded tankers carrying a total of 1.5 billion litres of oil are anchored in the vicinity.
#IranWar #Hormuz
maps.greenpeace.org/maps/gpde/ho...

After reports of a Iranian #droneboat strike on an oil tanker off the coast of #Kuwait, we detected oil slicks near the SONANGOL NAMIBE tanker, thanks to Planet imagery. One of the many environmental impacts of the war on #Iran that we're currently tracking.

Sea levels are already a foot higher than most scientists estimate, research reveals Nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population lives along the coasts

FUCK!

This is terrifying.

Coastal sea levels are already up to a foot higher than many scientists thought, according to an alarming new assessment from the Netherlands

That places tens of millions more people in the danger zone sooner than previously thought.

#ClimateChange

You can’t blow up the sun: 4 reasons renewables are a security imperative - Greenpeace International When the global economy is dependent on a centralised, combustible resource, missiles do more than just cut off power or disrupt shipping. They rock the very foundation of global stability.

“The transition to renewables is often framed as a climate goal. But in a region where stability is fragile, it is also a security imperative.”

#RenewableEnergy #JustTransition

A map showing oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

Greenpeace has mapped oil tankers trapped in the Strait of Hormuz maps.greenpeace.org/maps/gpde/ho...

The Sonangol Namibe reported an explosion. Fortunately, it was not carrying oil, but five fully loaded tankers with a total of approximately 1.5 billion litres of oil are anchored in the vicinity.