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Expand your learning with some great climate related content
It’s good to share, and we at the Forum believe that an informed community is a resilient community. The free exchange of ideas and information is vital in the climate conversation and to keep ahead of new developments. At the Forum, we are open to learning, benefit from the wisdom of others and try to impart some wisdom of our own. We’ve made a collection of podcasts, films/documentaries, podcasts, and books that we feel our members would be interested in.
If you have any suggestions, we would love to know them.
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Climate Action Book
The Climate Action Book The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum offers this plan for every citizen of our region — for individuals, households, businesses, farmers, schools and colleges, religious organisations, councils…
Climate related movies
The forum team have come up with a few movie ideas to fill your evenings with thought-provoking productions. Please email or share here your other suggestions for shows that you've…
Climate books for everyone
If, like some of us, you love books and think they're a great way to get an insight into the different challenges we face and the solutions we have at…
How much energy is involved in using your computer? by Adrian Cochrane
Adrian Cochrane, one of our tech’ expert amongst our Forum members, specialised in software and programming guided us in this discussion, highlighting how computing is also linked to the environment.…
Your money has Eco Power! – Barry Coates – Webinar recording
Your money has Eco Power! Find out about the carbon emissions of your savings and how YOU can make a difference. Are your savings working for the long-term good…
Eco Postcards – Podcasts on Fresh FM
Joanna Santa Barbara presents an Eco Postcard, focusing on sustainability and the environment. Eco Postcard airs Monday afternoons at 3:30 and replaying Saturday morning at 9:45 Click here to access…
Climate Matters – Podcasts on Fresh FM
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery. Resilienz Ltd. is a company committed to developing…
James Renwick on the Climate Change Science – slides and articles
Slides of the presentation (by clicking on the image) and audio recording - Article about the talk in Stuff
Climate Action Week 2023 is behind – thanks so much to our community!
Here we are on the other side of Climate Action Week 2023. A huge thank you to all who organised events, led workshops, helped out and attended gatherings. A total of…
How to decarbonise our Transport with Paul Winton
Paul Winton is an engineer and investment advisor, working mostly in the North Island. About 50 attendees were energized by his evidence-backed strategic approach to decarbonizing transport. He ensured…
Conference : Regenerating our Landscape with Native Forest
One of our Members, Katerina Seligman, wants to share the following speeches, made during the 'O Tātou Ngahere' (our Forests) conference 2022. She most particularly highly recommend the short speech…
Can Restoring Nature Save Our Planet?
The Kotahitanga mō te Taiao Alliance is excited to share with you a film made by the BBC Our Frozen Planet Team about the work of the Alliance, which elevates…
Act on Transport – by David Bartle
Act now to travel wellOur most significant transport costs are the carbon emissions from internal combustion engine powered trucks and cars.While we may imagine that vehicle running costs are mainly…
February 2023 Newsletter
After a short summer break, here we go again for a year of activities, and actions (!) related to the climate emergency we are facing. Find all the latest news…
Climate Adaptation Calendar
PDF version to use for printing: Building Community Resilience calendar
Climate Adaptation in Action: What are we doing to prepare for the changes ahead? RECORDING
Climate adaptation is one of the three goals of the climate forum, and to be successful it needs to be undertaken in partnership with the other goals; reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
Citizens’ Assemblies and a path forward in New Zealand
Imagine if our prime minister followed recommendations made by citizen assemblies, which would represent everyone in our society? The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum hosted a discussion about citizens' assemblies, also…
December 2022 Newsletter
If you want to get right up to speed with everything the Forum's been doing this year, then reading our latest newsletter is the way to do it! December 2022…
Presentation of new Agricultural Emissions Pricing Scheme – RECORDING
Earlier this year, a joint governrement-industry-iwi partnership (He Waka Eke Noa) delivered recommendations to the government on how agriculture emissions could be priced. The Government will deliver a public report…
Tackling climate change through a better understanding of our wastes – RECORDING
This a presentation made by Karen Lee, Nelson City Council and David Stephenson, Tasman District Council, made in order to learn more about our waste streams: what are they, what…
Climate Action Week June 2022 – What a Week! Thanks to everyone who participated
New Friendships, New Experiences and Lots of Climate Action! The People Came Together to Make Climate Action Week to Learn, Connect and to Act! Climate Action Week grew out of…
Wealth and Degradation: The Role of Economic Inequality in the Climate Crisis, with Max Rashbrooke – RECORDING
Wealthier households tend to generate more carbon emissions than poorer ones. And economic inequality, in itself, may lead to higher emissions. In this webinar, writer and public intellectual Max Rashbrooke has taken…
What are our Councils doing around climate crisis? RECORDING
As part of our Climate Action Week, we had the pleasure of hearing what our councils have done so far in response to the climate crisis, what they intend to…
Sea level rise: we have less time to act than we thought, by Tim Naish – RECORDING
Tim Naish is Professor in Earth Sciences, at the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University. He has leadership roles on the world climate research programme, the scientific committee on Antarctic…
The future of food and energy with Mike Joy – RECORDING
This webinar, held in March 2022, deeply explores some of the problems we are facing. If you are feeling vulnerable to climate anxiety, you may find this challenging to view.…
Codes for a Healthy Earth
In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model. You create a new model and make the old one obsolete. That,…
The Eleventh Hour Cli-Fi Short Story Competition Entries
We are delighted to be able to present you the different entries for our very first Cli-Fi competiton The Eleventh Hour, which took place during our 2022 Climate Action Week. Time…
Repair Options in Nelson Tasman
Don't throw it, repair it! This is a list of professional repairers in the Nelson Tasman region, as well as other repair resources. Updated 22 August 2023. You can come…
Have we reach ‘Peak Meat’?
In the following summary of recent research published by Anthropocene Magazine, we learn that New Zealand is one of the high GDP countries that seems to have reached 'peak meat,"…
Update on electric powered cars – David Bartle – 2022
EV use helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions NZ's Emission Reduction Plan sets national targets for reducing transport emissions: The stated intention is to rapidly increase purchase of low-emissions vehicles reduce…
Co-Benefits interviews Sophie Weenink about Climate Change
Madeline Gray of Co-Benefits interviewed several Aotearoa youth leaders about climate change. Madeline is a first-year university student studying primary education. She is interested in all things environmental, but most of all…
Herman Daly’s economics for a full world – His Life and Ideas
BOOK by Peter A. Victor REVIEW by Jack Santa Barbara, Ph.D. New Zealand WEALL Hub BOOK REVIEW Everyone in the Wellbeing Economy ( and climate ) movement has an intellectual…
Climate and Councils podcasts – Weekly podcasts and episodes from 13th June – 3rd October 2022
Local Climate Change Champion and Strategist Lindsay Woods, member of the Forum, interviews. Sixteen experts answer critical climate questions for communities and local bodies ahead of October’s council elections. Resilienz…
Earth Emotions Photography Exhibition
We invite you to view the video version of Earth Emotions, an exhibition of photography from Te Tauihu, the top of New Zealand's South Island. It launched on Earth Day April 22, 2022…
Talk to Children about the Climate Crisis: A guide for parents and other adults
The climate crisis is already affecting children and young people, both physically, developmentally and emotionally. Climate-related anxiety, worry and lack of hope for the future are growing problems that affect…
IPCC explainer: the Science of Climate Change
The IPCC report is a great resource but perhaps a bit daunting for most of us. Take a look at this handy explainer put together by John Lang which will…
No other place to stand: an anthology of climate change poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand
More information about this book here.