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COP30 going as expected for New Zealand and its ecocidal, climate denialist government coalition. 😑

"The adoption of a 'no additional warming' target, rather than pursuing more ambitious reductions, was "an embarrassing and humiliating capture by industry", he said."

Embarrassing’: International climate expert at COP30 scorns NZ’s methane target
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578798/embarrassing-international-climate-expert-at-cop30-scorns-nz-s-methane-target

#NZPol #COP30 #climateChange #ClimateCrisis #FossilFools #methane #tooManyCows #dirtyDairy

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@pezmico@mastodon.nz · 9 hours ago

COP30 going as expected for New Zealand and its ecocidal, climate denialist government coalition. 😑

"The adoption of a 'no additional warming' target, rather than pursuing more ambitious reductions, was "an embarrassing and humiliating capture by industry", he said."

#NZPol #COP30 #climateChange #ClimateCrisis #FossilFools #methane #tooManyCows #dirtyDairy

Ika Makimaki

@pezmico@mastodon.nz · 2 weeks ago

Our documentary "Something in the Water" is now live online for everyone to watch! 🎞️

This is an important issue that everyone should be more informed about, make a pot of popcorn and give it a watch. 🍿

Something in the Water follows Greenpeace Freshwater Campaigner Will Appelbe through the Canterbury region of New Zealand, as he meets people who are fighting to protect lakes, rivers, and drinking water from intensive dairy industry pollution.

https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/video/something-in-the-water-documentary/

#dirtyDairy #tooManyCows #greenpeace #documentary #freshwater #water #NZPol #NewZealand #Aotearoa

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@pezmico@mastodon.nz · 3 weeks ago

"Will reducing the herds stop the wind and storms?"

-Not these ones mate, but it might help you survive the nightmare ones you'll be getting in 5-10 years time.

#FossilFools #dirtyDairy #tooManyCows #climateChanged

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@nf3xn@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

@pezmico Stands to reason because agribusiness is NZ's main economic activity. Lowest carbon countries don't have economic activity. Let's not do that. NZ is at the forefront of research into reducing dairy emissions, and are well placed to do so in future, with new grazing methods, ~30% reduction. Expecting NZ - not good not bad on CO2 - to suddenly find some other main activity is bonkers and you won't like the new job. New drilling is much worse. As always #fossilfuels getting a pass.

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@pezmico@mastodon.nz replied · 3 weeks ago

@nf3xn yikes.

First up, where am I giving fossils a pass?
That's mostly transport here but absolutely fossil fuels need to go. No new drilling and ending what is already happening should be a priority.

Next up, the dairy industry is absolutely out of whack. There's #tooManyCows and it is poisoning the water with nitrates and destroying freshwater ecosystems, making rivers and lakes dead and unswimmable, as well as run off going into the sea, damaging the coastal habitats. It is propped up by phosphates from Africa and palm kernel from Indonesian forests, because the herd is so big there is no way to feed them without those inputs.
NZ is pretty bad per capita on CO2, but the worst problem is methane. And accounting tricks are not going to cut it.
The government is captured by the #dirtyDairy industry, which is a comparatively low priced commodity that produces low wages and concentrates wealth at the very top.
We should aspire better, for the environment of course but also strive for an economy that is not based exclusively on over exploitation of nature.
There's a place for farming done right, but it's dangerous to allow it to be the whole focus of the economy and it definitely should be done within limits, not at the cost of drinking water, forests and fresh water ecosystems.

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@pezmico@mastodon.nz · 3 weeks ago

Local media is dropping the ball (again) by mostly failing to connect the extreme weather we've been experiencing to climate change, accelerated by methane and carbon emissions.

In NZ, the biggest source of pollution is agriculture and specifically the dairy industry, followed by transport.

The current government is failing to address this issue, and quite the opposite, making it much worse by bowing to the industry.

This connection needs to be made explicit.
Things will keep getting worse, infrastructure will need to be rebuilt over and over again, homes will be lost, and lives will be broken until we take meaningful action to rework our economy, energy and transport.

The climate crisis is here and our heads are still in the sand.

#NZPol #ClimateCrisis #tooManyCows #dirtyDairy #FossilFools #carDependency

Angela Antunovic boosted

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@pezmico@mastodon.nz · 4 weeks ago

Privatise the profits ✅
Socialise the costs ✅

Imagine if we made the polluters pay.

That way we could reduce incentives for harmful activities AND have a pool of money ready to help those affected by climate disasters.

Instead our government is saying climate action is unnecessary, private profits are all that matter and if you get poisoned water, dead rivers, or lose everything in a flood or storm, you are on your own.

Get. Them. Out.

Assumption of buyouts after disasters ends now – minister
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/17/assumption-of-buyouts-after-disasters-ends-now-minister/

#ClimateAction #climateChange #NZPol #FossilFools #dirtyDairy #tooManyCows