Greenpeace New Zealand Weblog

What does it take to be a climate kiwi?

So World Environment Day has come and gone, and we’re all being encouraged to “kick the carbon habit”. But what does this entail exactly?

The Government has been banging on about carbon neutrality, emissions trading and our Kyoto responsibilities, and while it is slowly making good on its promises much more work is urgently needed.

New Zealand is among the worst countries in the developed world for emission increases. We’re the world’s 12th worst polluter on a per-capita basis, and the greenhouse gas intensity of our economy is fourth-highest in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) by GDP.

In recent years, our emissions have grown even faster than the United States. Not something we can be particularly proud of, but something we can change with the right attitudes. Read more »

Be The Change visits a school in Port Chalmers.

By Francisca Galvez

The issues of sustainability and environmental protection have been gaining greater worldwide attention from the 1990s. New Zealand has acquired a reputation around the globe since then, being perceived as clean and green by other countries.

Even though in many ways this is not so true, we have produced some really good initiatives that worth celebration and imitation by others in the world community. One of those good clean and green ideas is the concept of Enviroschools. Read more »