The monthly check in with Green Party MP, discussing the Net Zero Carbon Emissions plan by the government and pine planting on Crown land and the Treaty Principles Bill being voted down during the second reading.
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kavishan Ranatunga, who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, and is studying the potential for volcanic rock alternatives to cement, to reduce carbon emissions. Whakarongo mai nei!
Council-owned company Ports of Auckland has a firm focus on becoming New Zealand’s most sustainable port, with the goal of being carbon neutral by 2025. The company has come a step closer to this by introducing LED flood lights on site. bFM reporter Dylan Kelly speaks Ports of Auckland spokesperon Matt Ball about the initiative.
Nigel Brunell is the Director of Financial Markets at OMF and an expert on carbon trading. He joined us to discuss New Zealand's emissions trading scheme and what voters should look for in climate change policy.
Joel had a conversation with James Shaw about his experience at the COP23 talks and what he thinks New Zealand needs to do to reach carbon neutral goals. They also talked about why The Green Party is currently refusing to comment on the situation on Manus Island, despite being extremely vocal about it in the past.
It's a Blade Runner-esq pick this week. Netflix's Altered Carbon (2018) features cortical stacks, memory transplants, synthetic bodies, and a strong-willed mercenary at the centre of it all. All delivered through the filter of a delicious dystopian cyberpunk lens - don't miss it.
Damian talks to Yvette Taylor from E Tu Union about pay equity for mental health support workers. We talk to Green Part Co-leader James Shaw for our weekly Greens chat about climate change and reaching the zero carbon goal. Mary-Margaret learns about polycystic ovary syndrome and how it is impacting fertility in New Zealand and Lastly, Reuben had a chat with Dr Liz Gordon a social researcher who reckons that bail conditions are overly stringent and that a relaxation of them won’t lead to an increased risk for the public.
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