Climate Change Minister Simon Watts gives strategy announcement | 10th July 2024 | RNZ
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has outlined the government's climate strategy and its five pillars at an event in Auckland.
Watts said the three-page strategy was a "comprehensive" and "ambitious" plan. It aimed to reduce the impacts of climate change and prepare for its future effects.
"The strategy is built on five core pillars and underscores the government's commitment to delivering on our climate change goals," Watts said.
These guys are not serious. This is the loosest use of the word strategy I have ever heard. This is like the Allblacks saying their strategy has five pillars. Tackle good, Pass good, Kick good, Run good and Scrum good. Clowns!
CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS ... WHICH STRATEGY WILL CHANGE THAT ?
We are already a low emission economy. We are being taken advantage off because we are supposedly first world economy, while third world highly industrial economies get subsidies. We should not have to harmonize or appease offshore control freaks who want to carbon colonize our country.
why cant you have a system whereby we can hear the questions being asked. Remote microphone are an actual thing you know
Wow shows National & Labour are one Party.
Why us our pm over season giving 16 million to a lost war the health people could do with that among others
A war we have nothing to do with
@@mikemichaels2914 Yeah mother nature produces far more CO2 emissions than us and will continue to
I can’t believe we have a climate minister. Might as well have a Sun minister, or a Galaxy minister. We have no business criticising early Mayan witchdoctors who ripped hearts out to appease the sun gods when we have absurd roles like this.
Well I guess we really are fucked then aren't we?
"we care about climate change"
"But also, let's build more highways and strip funding from alternative transport options"
Could you ban some plastic packaging?
The weather is driven by the Sun not cow farts or cars.
Cows are #1 polluter NZ waterways + Methane is #1 destroyer of atmosphere.
#2 is industry/factory's emissions. Yes the Sun drives everything.
Cars are a distraction & blame the population + Taxable.
Govt haven't nor wont do anything effective, Idiots in charge NZ.
Every summer for the last 3 years ISS has seeded rain events to mitigate drought.
@stringfish100, you nailed it! The sun's a huge player in our climate game.
Methane and CO2 Breakdown
Methane's Limited Impact:
Even though methane packs a punch, its overall impact is much smaller than CO2. This is because there's way less methane out there compared to CO2. Science backs this up, showing that methane's effect on global warming is relatively minor.
CO2 Saturation:
CO2's greenhouse gas effect hits a limit at current levels. Adding more CO2 won't warm things up much more but could help plants grow better and boost food production.
Climate Data and Trends
Heatwave History:
Believe it or not, the early 1900s, especially the 1930s, saw hotter extremes than recent years. Since 2005, data shows no big jump in high temperatures, hinting at natural climate swings.
Greenhouse Gases and Natural Factors:
Water vapor is the big player in the greenhouse gas world. Human-made CO2 is just a small slice, and methane, despite being strong, is in such tiny amounts it hardly makes a dent.
Volcanic Impact:
Big eruptions like Mount Tambora in 1815 cooled the planet, proving natural events can sway the climate significantly. Plus, long-term sea levels have been pretty steady, countering fears of drastic rises.
The Sun's Role
Solar Activity and Cycles:
The sun, our main energy source, drives many climate changes. Its activity cycles and the Earth's orbit and the moon's pull all contribute to natural climate shifts.
Thermodynamic Perspective:
Climate change is about complex energy processes. Historic events show that while abrupt changes can occur, long-term shifts are more about overall energy budgets than just CO2.
Regulatory Reassessment
Net Zero Policies:
Aiming for net zero by 2050 is a hefty goal with big economic and social costs. It could disrupt everything from energy to farming, straining resources and potentially harming the economy.
Fossil Fuels and Food:
Fossil fuels are key for fertilizers that boost food security. More CO2 might actually help crops, suggesting fossil fuels still have an essential role.
Conclusion
@stringfish100, you're spot on about the sun's major role in climate change. Focusing only on CO2 and methane misses the bigger picture. Natural factors like solar activity and volcanic eruptions are crucial, and pushing for net zero emissions could cause more harm than good. 🌞🌱
i guess yall believe the ozone hole over NZ is due to cfc emissions as stated. the massive concentration of livestock are not a factor and the research labs in chch working on a solution as many labs are global are a conspiracy.
@@SuperHone12conclusion- we really are fucked.
@@adamblack267 I have no clue who first sold us on the idea that we could somehow control naturally occurring weather, extreme weather, or that we could somehow tie in disasters like earthquakes and rising sea levels, which are clearly eons away.
I mean, I won't see it, you won't see it, and our grandkids' grandkids won't see it.
Yet, the climate change narrative keeps hitching all this to our net-zero obligations. Remember Al Gore? The guy wasn’t even qualified, yet he made a movie full of hot air and raked in millions, and now we all bow to this nonsense.
Meanwhile, the whole world is bending over backward except China, Russia, and many others, while polar bears are having a population boom, NASA says the planet is getting greener, and fewer people are dying from weather-related issues and heat in the last 20 years than ever.
Yet, the media continues to push this doomsday climate narrative, and the greenies are laser-focused on it instead of real issues like microplastics, mining damage, and water pollution.
So, are we all stuffed? Or have we just lost track of what's real and what's fake?
Until it needs a new battery... then on the scrap heap with all the teslas..
lol strategy
JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, WINTER IN NZ AT THE MOMENT.
This is definitely the last throw of the dice for these idiots
Meanwhile at community level, denial and apathy.
How govt intends to build a strategy around that?
Future Predictions: Long-term solar activity cycles influence climate, indicating that future climate predictions must account for these natural factors. Projections suggest a stable influence of solar activity on climate over the next 50 to 60 years, with no dramatic changes expected.
Contrary to the CO2-Centric Narrative: Physics reveals that at current levels, around 420 ppm, CO2's effectiveness as a greenhouse gas is significantly diminished. This saturation effect means further increases in CO2 will not lead to catastrophic global warming or extreme weather events. Instead, any additional warming would be minimal and potentially beneficial.
Impact of Net Zero Emissions Policies: Efforts to reduce CO2 emissions to net zero by 2050 are projected to have an insignificant impact on global temperatures. Technical reports indicate that achieving net zero emissions in the U.S. would reduce temperatures by only 0.015°F, and worldwide efforts would yield a reduction of 0.13°F. These trivial changes come at enormous economic and social costs.
point zero four of atmospheric carbon is the 'man made' component of Co2 . Climate change is a natural phenomenon and man just has to adapt, not arrogantly postulate that we can stop, or even lesson it's impact on a changing world. let's just agree to work towards adaption rather than pay senseless carbon credits while other Countries continue to pump out carbon by producing the needed goods of an ever advancing cavillation.
@@kersim8365 so true, no evidence that net zero will work no data they claim can't state any real scientific data all based on IPCC reports that many scientists question even ones that created the reports we all know weather will continue to change we have real data of no unusual temperature spikes or heatwaves no unusual cyclones no significant sea rise health.. coral reefs. Plenty of data that shows CO2 goes up and down as does temperature and C02 is good for plants. There is zilch evidence of this ongoing AL Gore illusion..so frustrating I thought this new government might at least recognise this seems not ...the millions wasted could fund the arts our health care and infrastructure...another thing not talked about by mainstream media is the environmental downside of green technology and renewable energy not so 🍏..
@kersim8365 Nice @kersim8365, thank you for your comment! It’s refreshing to encounter someone with a brain around here. If only our politicians had the same. We’ve got plenty of well-qualified scientists, some who’ve even worked for the IPCC and never denied climate change, yet they’re telling us that net-zero is a pipe dream.
Seriously, what the heck is the perfect CO2 level and temperature anyway? Personally, I love a warm, sunny day where I can bask in the sun, and by afternoon, it’s perfect for taking my shirt off and going for a swim. But hey, I also enjoy winter and ice skating by a hot fire.
Shifting gears, many scientists like Will Happer, Judith Curry, Richard Lindzen, Marc Morano, Carl-Otto Weiss, Valentina Zharkova, Christopher Essex, Henrik Svensmark, Patrick Moore, Ross McKitrick, Willie Soon, Susan Crockford, Peter Ridd, and Christopher Monckton are out there telling us the real story.
Yet, we keep bowing to politicians who are about as qualified as a potato and journalists who seem to have forgotten the scientific method in favor of believing in predictions.
@@kersim8365 I so agree 💯, another person that actually realiseize the validity of of net-zero is zero as it is based on an assumption not on fact or data we have even IPCC can prove there own theory is questionable
Can't hear the questions - disorganised?
Simon Watts is a smart man. I think his main goal is saying some words about climate issues to make it look like the coalition had some considerations for it. The frantic turmoil at the center of the coalition policy machine has hardly a second thought for sustainable future. I am reminded of the comparison of Nicky Kay and Jacinda Ardern during the Key years. They were very much interested in the same issues and stood in the same electorates. Kay was never going to be supported by her party to progress those agendas and never achieve very much, Ardern went on to do great things.
I enjoyed this clip, In the lead up to the election he was debated by James Shaw. I think James cleans up. ua-cam.com/video/CqJymksCKhw/v-deo.html
business as usual for national.
Does this equate to more whale strike? 😓
Hyper boiling tech?!?!?? 😮
If his tie was pink and he waved his arms more with secret hand gestures then I'd be more interested
Brave guy, in the wrong country..
Why
We need to stop seeding the sky.
Rubbish !