Climate Matters

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Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Wood from Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Climate Matters - Feb 09 2026 - Big Dots Special

    Joining big dots – with great sympathy for slip victims and their families –NZ government complicit in increasing risk of floods and slips –“Tie your tamariki to you” –When should an emergency warning be given and to whom? –dots of a different kind: UK national security report –more big dots on national security –a geeky mind-game on our place in global history https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-joining-big-dots https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/our-work/advice-to-government-topic https://www.resilienz.co.nz/willful-blindness https://biogenicmethane.org/#letter https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/methane-targets-special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7uh192r0 https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_the_tipping_points_of_climate_change_and_where_we_stand https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-_global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/08/national-security-threatened-climate-crisis-uk-defence-chiefs-warn- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5fuMt03zI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale

    27 min

  2. 1 FEB

    Climate Matters - Feb 02 26 - Peter Olorenshaw and Cycle Ways interview part 2

    Cycle ways in front of commercial premises: -Examples of good solutions -Options for trialing solutions before fully implementing them -Making roundabouts work for cyclists as well as motorists -The economics of roads and cycling https://shape.nelson.govt.nz/east-west-cycle-link https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://www.nelsust.org.nz/

    16 min

  3. 25 JAN

    Climate Matters - Jan 26 2026 CM144

    The inspirational young (mostly!) people at Lighthouse Aotearoa - A great collection of user-friendly ways to engage with climate - From the “can you believe it?” files 1: listening to the soil and to animals walk - Announcing our Valentine’s Day “Love letter to the World” poetry competition - From the “Can you believe it?” files 2: who owns the Arctic Ocean? - A hotter Tip for a Cooler Planet - Even more on the great cost/benefit ratio of cycling infrastructure - An insightful retrospective from a lifelong journalist https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-144- https://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/ https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://mailchi.mp/dbd69ed80913/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10353891 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnQ6BbAl3m4 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-145 https://youtu.be/8sa7uh192r0 https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/28/after-a-career-as-an-environment-writer-heres-what-i-have-learned

    17 min

  4. 21 JAN

    Climate Matters - Jan 19 26 - Peter Olorenshaw and Cycle Ways

    Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

    18 min

  5. 11 JAN

    Climate Matters - Jan 12 2026 CM143

    Big issues - Nuclear power: different year, same strategy - “The Story of Everything” - Horse meat revisited (briefly) - Dancing with the Devil: the crazy cost of our indulgences (mid-length read) - Engineering the Earth: time to think the unthinkable? (Longer read) - Quiz: what is SAI? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-mike-joy-8a188b255_in-this-crazy-world-of-delusion-the-carbon-activity-7394928956006723584-cki9 https://e360.yale.edu/features/hannah-ritchie-interview https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/global-market-forecast https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/luxury-cruise-giant-emits-10-times-more-air-pollution-sox-all-europes-cars-study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN8zvljc5EQ https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1510/global-effects-of-mount-pinatubo

    25 min

  6. 4 JAN

    Climate Matters - Jan 05 2026 - Daniela Ramirez interview part 6

    COP 30 – more personal dimensions – The NZ delegation – Aboriginal/indigenous communities including a Māori youth delegation – feature themes and topics – Finance and local government – the selection process for next year’s COP 31.

    20 min

  7. 4 JAN

    Climate Matters - Jan 05 2026 CM142

    Quiz: “What is Kaya decomposition”? - Food for thought: Hannah Ritchie on nuclear power and lots more - Thought for food: something to ruminate on - Big questions we’re not asking - A glimpse into COP30 and “PreCOP” in Brazil - Are plug-in hybrids plug-in hype? https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-142 https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/methane-targets-special https://e360.yale.edu/features/hannah-ritchie-interview https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0737080618306452 https://www.tastingtable.com/1269886/tried-horse-meat-my-thoughts/ https://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/dairy-beef-offers-potential-for-significant-emissions-savings/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X20307976 https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/ https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-134 https://natehagens.substack.com/p/the-great-simplification-19-simon https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/climate-matters/ https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/smoke-screen-the-growing-phev-emissions-scandal https://robbieandrew.github.io/GCB2025/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-report-finds

    22 min

  8. 28/12/2025

    Climate Matters - Dec 29 2025 - Daniela Ramirez interview part 5

    COP30 – contentious issues – The fossil fuel lobby – Nuclear power- geoengineering

    22 min
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Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Wood from Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

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  • Creator
    Fresh FM
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
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