The successful legal case taken by Hauraki Coromandel Climate Action against Thames-Coromandel District Council is reverberating through the corridors of power – not just for local councils but also for central government.
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I'm interested in "big-picture" issues, so I try not to sweat the small stuff. I will focus on Thames Coromandel issues, but there will be times when broader topics will get attention.
Holding institutions and office holders to account is important. Sometimes I will express strongly held opinions. I wish this to be a forum for speaking truth to power*, and for a respectful exchange of ideas and opinions. But I am not interested in personal denigration and abuse and I will not tolerate it in comments. If you troll or spam you will be banned.
Denis Tegg
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Have your say on the Waikato Regional Land Transport Plan
The draft Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) for the Waikato region is open for you to have your say. Submissions close on Sunday, 21 March. The draft RLTP outlines key transport objectives and priorities for the region and a key focus is meant to be climate change and how we reduce transport emissions. My personal view is that the draft plan falls well short of what is required.
Read More »Waikato Must Triple Transport Emission Target
Dr Paul Winton of the 1point5 Project told Waikato Regional Council’s Climate Action Committee and transport planners this week we need to reduce Waikato’s transport emissions by around 75% by 2030.
Read More »Waikato Regional Council urged to ditch fossil fuel investments
Climate activist groups Go Eco and 350 Aotearoa have called on Waikato Regional Council to adopt a socially and environmentally responsible investment policy. The groups want the council to freeze all new investments in fossil fuel companies and divest all current holdings in such companies by 31 December 2022.
Read More »Councillors Reject 6-Month Delay for Climate Change Report
On Tuesday 9 February Thames-Coromandel councillors rejected a staff recommendation for a six-month delay before the council received a report on its response to the climate crisis. Instead, they voted 6/3 that the report must be presented by April. Congratulations to councillors Christie, Morrissey, Walker, Gotlieb, Rodley, and Sinclair who voted for the earlier April date. Mayor Goudie and councillors Maclean and Fox voted for a six-month delay.
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