Put a price on fertiliser emissions

Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is a key driver of intensive dairying, that pollutes the climate more than any other industry, kills rivers and contaminates our drinking water.

Two companies – Ballance and Ravensdown – are responsible for distributing 98% of the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser used in New Zealand.

So, sign the Greenpeace petition to price 100% of emissions from synthetic nitrogen fertiliser at the processor level.

No New Mines campaign

Eugenie Sage’s bill to ban new mins on Conservation land was drawn out of the biscuit tin. However, it is likely the National and Labour MPs are going to vote against it.

It is not too late to sign the Coromandel Watchdog and Forest & Bird’s petition supporting the Bill.

Also, Forest & Bird are holding a rally at Parliament on Wednesday 23 November at 12pm, to show public support for No New Mines. Please note the change of date and time.

COP 27 The Extreme Hangout

The EXTREME Hangout is an event designed to amplify the voices of global youth who will suffer the most from climate cop-outs. This year it’s on the beachfront at The Park Regency, Sharm El Sheikh.

There will be free (for under-35s) live speaker panel sessions held over 4 days Nov 8th to 11th at COP27.

Open letter to Hon Nanaia Mahuta, on the Moratorium on deep sea mining

To Hon Nanaia Mahuta

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Local Government and Associate Minister for Māori Development

Dear Minister,

We are Fridays For Future Te Upoko O Te Ika, with members stretching right around our south-east coast, including Whanganui A Tara.

Because we want a livable future for the oncoming generations, we have been holding weekly vigils since May 2019 to press the Government to take strong action on the Climate Emergency.

We were delighted to see that you have declared a moratium on deep sea mining in the waters of Aotearoa.

We know this will limit the large greenhouse gas emissions that will inevitably be produced by such activities and limit the ecological damage to ocean flora and fauna.

An ongoing ban will also support the ocean’s key role in our survival through absorbing CO2 and emitting oxygen. Undermining (literally) these roles that the oceans have always played will mean no future for us.

The world’s oceans are in dire peril. They are a dumping ground for the world’s toxic waste and plastic. Industrial unregulated overfishing has destroyed fish stocks, acidification from carbon dioxide has destroyed most of our coral reefs, and far too small an area has been set aside to allow fish stocks and ecosystems to regenerate.

So we ask you to do everything in your power to fight for our oceans, and put in place a permanent ban.

On behalf of all of us at Fridays For Future Te Upoko O Te Ika