Low Carbon Kapiti / July 2022
Low Carbon Kāpiti is a grassroots community organisation made up of local people who want to see more action to reduce the causes of the climate crisis
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Why intercity needs to be part of public transport
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- By Heidi O’Callahan and Paul Callister, 31 July 2022 Long distance coaches, linking communities and reducing emissions Long distance coaches form an existing, widespread transport network that many New Zealanders do not give much thought to. Yet they are an important service for people living in and near towns and smaller cities, connecting them with […]
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My vehicle is ‘bigger than yours’: The David and Goliath struggle on our roads and footpaths
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- By Judith Galtry, 24 July 2022 “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” —E.F. Schumacher I don’t drive very often. Yet I’m experiencing disturbing levels of road rage, both on and off […]
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Wishing for fairy dust – why the NZ Biofuels Obligation is the worst kind of magical thinking
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- By Jake Roos, BSc (Hons), MAppSc Energy Management11 July 2022 Wouldn’t it be great if wishes came true, and all your problems just went away? If all you needed to do is ask for something and it materialised out of thin air before you? Of course it would, but the world doesn’t work like that. […]
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The Poplar Avenue crossing campaign: Some history and future directions
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- By Paul Callister, 8 July 2022 A previous blog has highlighted the success of the Poplar Avenue crossing campaign supported by Low Carbon Kāpiti. Here is some deeper history of the campaign plus some ideas as to how we can conitune to improve our cycling network. So why the campaign? We know we have to […]
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Degrowth – the word to hate and then accept
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- By Deirdre Kent Yes, it’s an awful word but we won’t try and change it because there are already over 500 academic articles on degrowth. The movement is strong in Europe. This diagram shows the occurrence of key words in books since 2010. We have recently started a group called Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ). […]
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