About the documentary
The documentary brings to light fascinating stories about climate action, strategies for adaptation and mitigation in Aotearoa New Zealand. The film is a realistic account of our journey to find answers to the following questions:
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Are there any practical solutions to climate change?
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What can we do individually and collectively as communities, businesses and governments to address the climate change impacts?
We bring key insights from ordinary people, climate scientists, indigenous leaders, academics, economists, businesses, and local government officials who have been leading the way in tackling climate change. We would like to share these stories to create awareness and accelerate widespread societal action and system change to address the climate crisis.
Background
The reality of climate change is undeniable. With extreme weather events, rising sea levels, more intense heat waves and destructive sea surges, it is clear that climate change will continue to affect our environment, impact our economy and daily lives. There are many climate solutions that have the potential to reduce these impacts. However, these initiatives are poorly coordinated, and therefore there is a huge opportunity for synergies to be identified for collective action, scale up and expansion these climate solutions for enhanced climate mitigation.
People, initiatives, strategies
The documentary features people, initiatives and successful strategies that lay a roadmap for Aotearoa to progress towards a sustainable and equitable future. Along with inspiring stories, we have also tried to capture the passion and vision of inspiring climate action leaders including:
Shaun Awatere (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research), James Watson (DEANZ), William Wright (MNZM) Kaipara Moana Remediation, Jennifer Nickel (Regional Councillor,Waikato),Thomas Nash (Regional Councillor,Wellington), Margaret Barbour (University of Waikato), Lara Tailor (Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research), Zoe Studd (Love Rimurimu), Tane Bradley & Clare Bradley (Agrisea), Nicki Douglas (Te Arawa Lakes Trust), James Renwick (Climate Scientist), Jo Wrigley (Go Eco), Clyde Sutton (Environmentalist) and Kate Raworth (Economist & Author-Doughnut Economics).
What are we trying to achieve?
Practical climate action
We are featuring practical climate initiatives and successful models that can inspire people to come together and collectively aim for making a positive impact.
Scale up solutions
Scope, create and scale-up solutions that accelerate recovery from the climate crisis and reduce emissions
Education and awareness creation
Share positive stories of climate action and create awareness on the benefits of just transition to a ‘carbon positive’ economy.
Collective action to achieve national goals
Help communities and regional businesses develop strategies that are aligned with the national goal for net zero emissions and catalyse widespread societal action and system change.
Who is behind Climate Commons?
We are an autonomous group of passionate educators, environmentalists and social reformers who are deeply concerned about climate change and social equity.
For support, please contact us on +64272627627, sija@climatecommons.co.nz
Climate Commons is a registered charitable trust that help people connect with the right resources and agencies to scale their initiatives and projects to accelerate climate action and make a positive impact on the climate and our lives.
See more here: www.climatecommons.co.nz