Julian Oliver

This needs to be said in a loop until it sticks.

"What people are not getting is that we can’t turn this back – the CO2 to a large part remains in the air for thousands of years,” said Rahmstorf. “Some people think we can wait and, when it gets too bad, then we reduce emissions and things will get better again. People don’t realise that we can’t make it get better again. We can only prevent it from getting much worse.”

• Stefan Rahmstorf, Climatologist.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/30/europe-wildfires-climate-crisis-heat-summer

#climate

Overlooked as the obituaries come in is Sam Neill's fight against a goldmine project in Central Otago, South Island, a few clicks from his home. The mine would make a hole 1km long & 300m deep, and risk poisoning surrounding ecosystems.

Referring to the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga (to be a custodian for future generations) he said:

"I own land, but I’m not a land owner. The land is part of me, and I’m a part of the land".

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=UNung9Gw5MQ

R.I.P

#conservation #aotearoa

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