COP30, bringing hope for a livable planet is in the mid weekend. Activists around the world have a day of action. Extinction Rebellion is taking messages to Climate Minister Simon Watts which he appears to be tone deaf to: stop new fossil fuel extraction and get methane emissions lowered urgently!
In spite of the fossil fuel sector significantly adversely influencing COPs over the decades, these international meetings have delivered, if minimally. In 2009 the world was on course for a post industrial temperature rise of 6 degrees. Even before the Paris Agreement in 2015 this had fallen to 4 degrees. Today we are heading for about 2.5 degrees. This is both good and bad news good news. While not meeting the Paris Agreement goals the climate crisis is being lessened. Current actions furthers the climate crisis that we are currently experiencing.
The Red Rebels will head a slow march along Hurstmere Rd to Eanoch Rd and the Climate Ministers office. They will be supported with a coffin representing the death of the 1.5 degree target. A large banner, ‘Just Stop Oil’ will precede solar panels and symbolic windmills and people carrying messages such as ‘Support Papatūānuku’. At the Ministers Office people will record with chalk etc leaving messages the Minister is not getting.
Extinction Rebellion Tāmaki Makaurau will continue to take this and other actions against the policies of the coalition govt which fly in the face of long term climate reality. The legislation of this and previous governments will ensure the next generation struggles to survive in a degraded environment with depleted biodiversity, wracked by violent storms, floods, fires and areas of devastating drought. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GH1ri4Xym/?mibextid=wwXIfr
More than 80% of the population wants immediate climate action. But the lobbying industry is stronger than the citizen voice. This Government are climate deniers, contributing to an unliveable world. The insurance industry warns of a large number of uninsurable property which means mortgages will be refused or withdrawn. Flood affected houses are no longer to be bought by councils or government. The Fire and Emergency report demonstrates how wild fires are increasing in both frequency and intensity, as predicted by climate scientists.
Extinction Rebellion Tāmaki Makaurau holds to the demands that this government tell the truth, that it acts now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that it be led by a citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological justice, and constitutional change consistent with Tiriti O Waitangi as expressed in Matiki Mai
‘As ordinary citizens we are driven to take such actions’ says David Cameron. ‘Decades of protest of marches, delegations, lobbying petitions and more have not prevented this climate crisis. We are desperate for real action on the climate crisis’.
Until the Government is no longer under the direction of the corporations putting profit above the ability of the ecosystem to support life, we are driven to be taking these acts of civil resistance.