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Wellington, New Zealand What do you do in the world? I am a transport engineer in between being a social butterfly and an adventure bunny. In one sentence, what is climate change? The largest challenge ever facing mankind. How does climate change affect your life? Each day the impacts become more obvious. I see climate change as the pieces of plastic that are found on the beach (never found 15 years ago), the increasing temperature, the more frequent occurrence of natural disaster, the overuse of the world's finite resources. What do you feel you can do about it? Create change, encourage people to make some personal change- demand change to be made at a large-scale by politicians. Do you feel there is more you could do? If so, what is stopping you from doing those things? I could give up meat. I am trying to reduce my in-take but I really would like to see policy changes which will impact everyone to make positive changes. What's your favourite Sunday afternoon activity? Biking, skiing, hanging with my friends and laughing. Free space: write anything you like, nothing at all, or ask us a question Let's get people educated, let's demand that our politicians are bold.
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Where in the world are you?
Wellington, New Zealand What do you do in the world? Programming, Climate Activism, Food Waste Collection By Bike, Turn Awesome Ideas into Awesome Things. In one sentence, what is climate change? A terrible reality which we need to address immediately. How does climate change affect your life? Currently I don't see or observe any physical affects from climate change as the major effects - sea level rise, temperature rise, extreme weather patterns, crop health and yield, etc - are still a predicted future. However the realisation of our uncertain future on this planet, coming to terms with the changes I need to make, and trying to help other people come to these realisations are definitely things that affect me everyday. What do you feel you can do about it? In essence, make conscious, mindful and meaningful changes in my everyday actions and decisions. Consume less. Reuse more. Learn and discuss climate solutions. Do you feel there is more you could do? If so, what is stopping you from doing those things? Personal change, like climate change, is a slow process - however, we need to change faster. The biggest barrier to personal change, in my mind, is the views held by society and the norms that surround that - it's hard to act in a way that is contrary to societies actions. By creating new positive social norms, everyone is more likely to undertake positive climate actions. What's your favourite Sunday afternoon activity? Depends what the day brings. Where in the world are you?
Dunedin, New Zealand What do you do in the world? Masters student and part-timer at Thankyou Payroll In one sentence, what is climate change? A cesspool of short-sighted decision making, powerful lobbying and a great big opportunity to do things better. How does climate change affect your life? It makes me pretty scared. I often don't know what the future will hold for us and find it hard to make life decisions because of that. It makes me wonder what could I do that would make a difference, in a hopeful way not a hopeless way. It was also the catalyst for a whole heap of skill development which made me a more useful human, so maybe, in a weird way- thankful? What do you feel you can do about it? Depends what day it is honestly! Good days I want to take on our top decision makers and get them to take more urgent action on climate change. Bad days I want to hide in bed. Do you feel there is more you could do? If so, what is stopping you from doing those things? Yes I could do more. Whats stopping me is how long it takes to see change happen and being OK with that (given the urgency with which we need to transition to more sustainable energy systems). What's your favourite Sunday afternoon activity? Having a delicious beer and talking with friends. Walking around in my pyjamas all day. Extra for experts: Do you remember how you first became active in climate change? Was there something specific that triggered you to act? How old were you then? How old are you now? I was 22 and we had just learnt about eco-system collapse in the ocean due to climate change and ocean acidification (in class). It was really terrifying, so I joined Generation Zero. From there I slowly discovered the political side of climate change and how influencing this part of the issue could create some momentum in our political system, so that NZ could be zero net carbon by 2050. |
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