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.
Road Red Rebels
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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.
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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property which means mortgages will be refused or withdrawn.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.
For daily updates on the ground at COP30
go to: https://www.wedonthavetime.org/our-community
