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Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 14h

If you are fuming about the derailment of climate ambition in AoNZ, how about helping fund an investigation into where this came from 👇

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

The crowdfund for a podcast investigating how the idea of quitting the Paris climate accords went from fringe to mainstream is getting closer and closer to the goal. If 25 more people pledge $5 we'll be three quarters of the way there

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 14h

*policy

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 14h

Not for ages, thank you

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 15h

In saying that my last OIA reply from MFAT in response to question about climate police impacting trade looked like this so …. Hmm

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 15h

You know what I will find out

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 20h

I haven’t quite got my head around that yet other than noting the documents only recommended it as a “last resort”. Like have we tried the other resorts or simply skipping straight to the most expensive option?

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 20h

Absolutely not. Also the quality of the last few I’ve looked at has been particularly dire which might have something to do with the gutting of the public service. Also depends who they got to do it - if it’s MPI it’ll be skewed towards Ag etc.

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 20h

Possibly but leaving it to the market hasn’t been wholly successful in other sectors so far!

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 20h

Oh but we have a whole regulatory ministry now! Surely!!

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 20h

They’re probably still rounding up reactions - good reason to drop it on a Sunday when the scientists are hiking or swimming or whatever they get up to when not saving the earth

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 21h

If you have no idea where this came from or what it means I wrote this explainer a few weeks ago:

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The great methane debate explained

Explainer - A major decision is about to be announced by the PM, but what does it mean and why does it matter?

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 21h

Can’t wait to see the regulatory impact statement that outlines the impact of this decision on everyone who isn’t a farmer

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years and is ruling out agricultural taxes on methane emissions.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

Is this kind of like a racehorse syndicate? Would I own like, a little tiny bit of blade?

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

Because it’s going so well and all

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...

Richard Prebble: Govt must get out of electricity and let market deliver security

OPINION: Repaying debt would be better for taxpayers and the market.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 10d

"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"

Imagine having cheaper power

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices

Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.

www.bloomberg.com

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Keith Alexander @keithalexander.bsky.social · 5d

“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale. […] We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 6d

"Data shows in almost all parts of the country, there were more people unemployed than there were jobs available."

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

How many job hunters are there for each job ad?

Finding work may not be as easy as "getting off the PlayStation", data on jobs and job hunters shows.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 10d

I went to speak to Samuel Leason's father, Adi, in Ōtaki. Others from the flotilla have told that "Israeli commandos" have taken 18-year-old Samuel, but neither the New Zealand nor Israeli governments have confirmed this.

Nevertheless, Adi is very proud of his son.

www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

How Kiwi teen ended up in Israeli detention as part of Gaza flotilla protest

Samuel Leason had at first tried to get to Gaza by land, marching across the Sinai desert, his dad says.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 10d

If you're trying to get your head around the energy market announcement (or non-announcement) this piece by @marcdaalder.bsky.social is great

newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/01/g...

Damp squib energy reforms reject 8 of 10 recommendations

Analysis: The Government's limited energy package doubles down on fossil fuels after a market review recommends privatising the gentailers

newsroom.co.nz

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 12d

If I worked at a government dept I reckon I would print everything and then shred it as like perfect preparation for this scenario. Just saying

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 12d

The fact they even tried when at least 40 people had accessed it, had it emails to them or printed it (!!!) is amazing

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 12d

"the government was forced to build a fertiliser plant in Kapuni, then a methanol plant in Waitara Valley and finally a gasoline plant in Motunui to find a use for the product." .... and they still dog us today

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 12d

I'm assuming something about geothermal and then something complicated about the way fossil vs renewables are charged but not like... Onslow

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 12d

Was literally just thinking about this! What's the endgame, like throw heaps of money at convincing one of the big players to come here and then ???

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 12d

Really want to hear predictions on the Fronteir energy market report + reforms dropping tomorrow.

The focus on drilling for gas remains perplexing to me given we haven't found anything usable in decades despite spending billions. But will the govt move to ration our remaining gas in some way?

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