New Zealand’s Climate Reality: My speech in Town Hall in April 2013
On 29 April 2013, I gave a public Climate Reality presentation in the Council Chambers in Wellington Town Hall. The presentation was supported by Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Sustainability Trust. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown opened the presentation, and Dr James Renwick from Victoria University contributed his technical expertise to the session on questions and answers. I am very grateful for everyone’s support.
Below are the speech notes that were my personal contribution to the core presentation designed by former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore under The Climate Reality Project.
I see a need for us to start a conversation. This conversation is a courageous conversation. It is a conversation about how we can meet the needs of New Zealanders by taking action on climate change. I believe that if we pass up the opportunities that are in front of us today, we will seriously regret that loss. After nearly 20 years of working on these issues, I have never been more concerned than I am today about the choices that we are making without being conscious of their true cost. I have also never been more certain – or more excited – about how much we stand to gain by seizing these opportunities and how important it is for us to do more now. …
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