Sceptical that declaring a climate emergency has become a fashionable publicity stunt for
Council’s, Mitch talks to Auckland Council Environment Committee Chair Penny
Hulse following their recent decision to join the bandwagon. So far 623 jurisdictions and
local governments around the world have declared a climate emergency and Mitch is
interested to see what this will mean for Auckland’s future. Mangrove Mitch begins by asking
Penny what a climate emergency declaration entails.
This week at the Green Desk, The fan christened 'Mangrove Mitch' speaks to Hannah Blumhardt about the bottle deposit scheme that was introduced to the environment select committee two weeks ago. Bottle deposits schemes are considered an essential tool in waste minimisation and closed loop recycling throughout the world. Mitch and Hannah discuss what the scheme will involve as well as general recycling practice in Aotearoa. Mitch begins by asking Hannah about the issue we are facing with our existing systems and the necessity of getting bottle deposits reintroduced in Aotearoa.
This week for Green Desk, Mangrove Mitch talks to AgainAgain Founder Nada Piatek about
the new initiative bringing reusable steel cups as a waste minimisation tool for our coffee
addiction. Mitch and Nada discuss the dangers of compostable cups, business positivity,
as well as some of the places that these cups can be found as of today. He begins by
asking Nada about the predominantly linear system Aotearoa possesses and what that
currently means for our Country and landfills.
This week on Green Desk, Mitchell speaks to trapping company GoodNature and their technical expert Sam Gibson. They discuss their biggest rollout to date and collaboration with Ngā Whenua Rāhui. Mitchell started by asking about the project and partnership.
At the Green Desk, We had the privilige of talking to the organisers of the upcoming student climate strikes about our no longer impending climate crisis and climate action.
Today at the Green Desk, we discussed the Turning the Tide - From Cars to Active Transport Report. Tune in to find out what it is, what we should take away from it and how we got to the point the report describes. A big thank you to Associate Professor Caroline Miller for talking to us and sharing your expertise.
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