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2. What would be a fair contribution for New Zealand? What do you think the nature of New Zealands emissions and economy means for the level of target that we set? A fair contribution would be New Zealand taking a lead role with a target of 100% of 1990s emisions. We are a first world country with a stable economy and can afford to set an ambitious target. We have the 11th highest emissions per capita globally. For a country of our size this is shameful. We have a moral duty to do what we can to reduce this not only for ourselves but for the entire planet. If we value New Zealand's clean, green image we should be prepared to show leadership in this area. It is an investment in our future. NZ's economy is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as are most other countries. It would be a false economy to water down the target because of economic cost when the cost of climate change disasters is huge and getting bigger every year. 3. How will our contribution affect New Zealanders? What level of cost is approriate for NZ to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. For example, what do you think would be a reasonable impact on annual household consumption. The appropriate level of cost is whatever it takes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 100% of 1990 levels. Climate change is here and it will get worse. The average global temperature is increasing. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more extreme each year. You seem to think there is a choice here. There isn't. We have been shitting in our own nest and now its time to clean it up! We can't avoid short term pain if we want long term survival. 4. Of the opportunities for NZ to reduce its emissions which do you think are the most likely to occur, or be the most important for New Zealand. We need to tackle the Agriculture Sector. They make up half of NZs greenhouse gas emissions. They have been sheltered from fronting up to the issue by this Government. This government has promoted an increase in dairying knowing full well that cows are a major polluter and contributer to greenhouse gases. We need to plant more forests, lots more! We should retire our coal fired power stations and leave the remainder of the coal in the ground. We should halt all Oil Exploration. Electricity generation should be from renewables. Solar power and hot water heating in homes should be encouraged Move towards electric vehicles. Promotion of cycling and the building of cycle ways. Divest public money from companies who are polluting the planet. 5. Summary How should New Zealand take into account the future uncertanties of technology and costs when setting a target. Technology does have an important part to play. However our ability to reduce our emissions should not be solely dependent on technology. For example if we haven't got the technology to reduce the amount of methane produced by cows we can reduce the amount of methane by reducing the number of cows! There are many things that can and need to be done to reduce our emissions. We need them all. If we fail to stop the increase in average global temperature and reduce it, the earth will become uninhabitable. Costs will mean nothing and technology won't save us. There is no planet 'b' and billions of years of evolution will be extinguished. 6. Other comments. Is there any further information you wish the Government to consider. Please explain. The Government is part of the problem. They and Act are the parties of climate change deniers. They have been dragging their feet on climate change, protecting businesses and farmers from the costs of mitigating for climate change. This is too important to be left to those who don't believe and whose over riding concern in making more money. We need cross party support to bring together those with expertise in environmental issues and knowledge in Climate Change. With a greenhouse gas emissions target of 100% 1990 emissions amount we need every one on the same page and buy in from a range of political parties. Parliament and the public need to be brought up to date with our failure to reduce our emissions so far and what we need to do to reduce our emissions in the future. The benefits of setting an ambitious target far out way the short term pain to bring our country and world back into balance. Thank you. Mother Earth is Sick! Very Sick. Just like you and I Mother Earth cannot sustain life if her temperature gets too high. We must get her temperature down whatever the cost. We know what we have to do. Stop polluting the environment! Human activity has us now in the middle of the sixth Mass Extinction event. Around half the species on earth have become extinct because of human activity. Will we be next? We are witnessing extreme weather events becoming more frequent and more intense because the global average temperature is increasing. It will get worse before it gets better, if it gets better at all. Will you help save Mother Earth, our home, the only home we have!? There is no planet B. Reduction Target It has taken millions of years for life on earth to evolve yet all that could be undone by human activity over the next 50 years. For the second time in my life I now fear for the fate of Mother Earth. We stepped back from the brink of nuclear annilation in the 1990s. The official Doomsday Clock for 2015 sits at 23:57, the highest it's been since the height of the cold war in 1984. Now is the time for immediate action to mitigate against certain disaster. Apathy is not an option! Half measures won't cut the mustard. We need to be ambitious and bold and unrelenting in getting our greenhouse emissions down. By 2050 we should have achieved our target, to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 100% of our 1990 levels. Thereafter we should be working towards reducing our greenhouse gas emissions even further to pre Industrial Revolution levels. I hope you will give this submission serious consideration. Thank you. Warren Williams. Submission on Climate Change Contribution Consultation I want New Zealand to call for a global zero carbon target, and walk wa the he talk a by committing o mi ting to a pathway pa wa towards wa ds zero ro CO2 O emissions by 2050 or earlier (alongside reductions in other greenhouse gre nho e gases). g se ) Targets T s need nee to o be b backed up with w t a credible c dbe plan. In order to meet our targets we need a credible national strategy for how ho we e can c n achieve chi v them. he . Without Wit ou a clear ea pathway, t a , targets ar t are ar justt empty numbers. Despite existing targets for 2020 and 2050, New Zealand’s Ze la d’ emissions m sio have ha e continued c nt ed to t rise.. Official Offic l projections o ct on say a they will continue rising under current policies. Our international reputation re ta io can’t n’t survive s v v that ha much uc longer lo er - we e need ne d real a results. r s ts. I want to see a real action plan that adds up. We need a climate change law to keep government go e nment on n track. tr c The UK T K Climate im e Change C nge Act A t provides pro s a model m de for fo government ver en commitment and accountability that New Zealand should adopt. This Act A puts ut national at on l emissions mi s on targets a ge s in domestic do est law w (which ( hic is i not ot the case in New Zealand) and requires every government to produce credible cr dible plans pl ns to t meet e t these. t s . This T s will w l show ho other countries c unt ie we e are a serious. The Act also sets up an independent Climate Commission to advise is in power ad ise government go e nme t on its it policies po ie and nd hold ho whoever w oe ower accountable. This makes the issue of climate change less politicised by having independent ha in an a authoritative a ho it t i pe ent voice o e in the he debate. de at . I want a New Zealand climate law that holds the government accountable a count bl for reducing ducing emissions, e iss ons, and nd an n independent Climate Comission. We need political parties to work together. This issue needs cooperation across the political spectrum and efforts to all t engage nga ll New e Zealanders e la rs in the he solutions. s lutio . Climate C a e policy po y can’t c n’ go o on being a political football with major policy flip-flops every time there’s t re s a change ng in government. go rnm nt We e need ee stable st ble climate c a e policy po y that t at 2/3 Submission on Climate Change Contribution Consultation steers us clearly towards a zero carbon society. This will allow businesses will busine ses to o make m k good o long-term l ng-t rm decisions de is ons and nd New Ne Zealand Ze la benefit by attracting investment in low carbon industries and innovation. inno t n. I want the Government to establish a cross-party climate working group an programme wo i up and a n ongoing ngoi gra m to t engage e ge meaningfully with New Zealanders on climate change solutions. s lut ns. We can’t a ’t wait. w t An for A exciting e c ing zero z ro carbon c rbo future ur is waiting a ti fo us if we e choose c o e it. it We e need to start building it today. Previous generations didn’t understand the gravity problem t avit of the t ob m and didn’t didn t have ha e the t e technologies te hno og s to t solve o v it,, but the current generation in charge has neither excuse. Delaying action ac io makes ke itt harder ha r to t meet ee our ur targets t rge s and nd lumps mps more o costs ost onto nto young people to deal with in the future. There are many beneficial actions Government take ac io s the t over e could o t ke now no together o t r with w h businesses us ness s and nd communities to kick-start the transition. I want wa to see e meaningful e ningful policy licy changes c nges that ha will wil start rt cutting ting New Zealand's emissions, during this term of government. Further comments: The Government has to take Climate Change issues more seriously. While Whil we e are ar a small m ll nation at on we w need ed to t be playing ying our ur part pa t to t reduce duc green house gas emissions. The fact that we recently reduced our emissions other em s io s target t rg t while w t r countries co nt s were e increasing re sing theirs h rs was as shameful. Any initiatives we take will need to make up the deficiet of inaction ina t n by setting s t ing higher high r targets a gets so s that h t we w can n have ave a chance cha ce of o keeping the average global temperature chance under 2degrees by 2050. 3/3