In June 2024 Wellington Airport released its first mandatory climate-related disclosures under the Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Act. Full information and reports can be found on the Wellington Airport website.
Tag Archives: climate change
Air Turbulence
Air turbulence has been increasingly in the news recently as the world’s skies get bumpier. It’s very ironic that flying, with aviation emissions and contra air trails, increases climate change which in turn makes clear air turbulence more common. Wearing a seatbelt is one way of not being injured when dramatic air turbulence occurs. However,ContinueContinue reading “Air Turbulence”
Invite to Public Webinars on Climate Change Consultation from He Pou a Rangi – Climate Change Commission
He Pou a Rangi, the Climate Change Commission, are consulting from 8 April to 31 May 2024 on the discussion document into whether emissions from international shipping and aviation should be included in the emissions reduction target. The results of the consultation will inform the Commission’s upcoming advice to the Government – due by theContinueContinue reading “Invite to Public Webinars on Climate Change Consultation from He Pou a Rangi – Climate Change Commission”
Make a Submission on Climate Change Adaption
The Government is running an inquiry into climate adaptation and is calling for submissions. Write a submission of use the online tool they have looks user friendly. Wellington Council is moving to slow and investing in infrastructure at risk of sea level rise. Central Government isn’t providing clarity or a funding framework for climate changeContinueContinue reading “Make a Submission on Climate Change Adaption”
“Emergency Weather” Book Launch
The launch for Tim Jones’s (retired GOTB executive member) book Emergency Weather will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm – please encourage your friends to come along too! Here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/667791528368999. Please sign up for this if you use Facebook, as it helps TimContinueContinue reading ““Emergency Weather” Book Launch”
Greater Wellington Regions Plan Change
GOTB has made a limited submission in support of the Proposed Change 1 to the Regional Policy Statement which focuses on climate change, biodiversity, and freshwater. It lays the ground for achieving carbon net-zero by 2050. The main changes are to implement and support the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD) and toContinueContinue reading “Greater Wellington Regions Plan Change”
WIAL’s decision to proceed
Guardians of the Bays are considering their options after hearing that Wellington International Airport (WIAL) have today accepted the Notice of Requirement (NOR) and airport expansion on the Eastern Side of the Airport into the Miramar Golf Course. The hearing of WIALs NOR expansion plans faced a large number of objections and criticism from theContinueContinue reading “WIAL’s decision to proceed”
RE-BLOG: Last to Zero?
In August last year, the Wellington City Council declared a climate emergency, and released a blueprint outlining intentions and objectives to make the city carbon neutral by 2050. With a 30 year horizon, it was hard to get past the irony of the program name “Te Atakura, First to Zero.” Hopefully, by then, Wellington willContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG: Last to Zero?”
Time to be heard is running out!
We have less than 3 weeks to collect submissions to the Environment Court that are opposing the proposed runway extension into Cook Strait. We have many wonderful groups and individuals who support us but need to get the 1000s of residents who will be adversely affected by this extension to have their voices heard byContinueContinue reading “Time to be heard is running out!”
BLOG Guardians of the Bays: You can’t have a Low Carbon Capital AND a runway extension
Our Co-Chair, Dr Sea Rotmann, made an impassioned plea to the City Councillors during consultation on the WCC Low Carbon Capital Plan the other day: “Please start taking this seriously, climate change is a reality and it is hitting us hard already. You cannot support an extension to the runway and claim that your effortsContinueContinue reading “BLOG Guardians of the Bays: You can’t have a Low Carbon Capital AND a runway extension”
Guardians of the Bays 