Lyttelton Community Carbon Coach

14/08/2022

Free online film screening available for the next 2 days - Check it out and please share through your networks..

Can we feed the world without destroying it?! Rosario Dawson’s award-winning film The Need To GROW shows the SOLUTIONS — and the real stories of the game-changing innovators behind them.

08/08/2022

https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions

Project Drawdown has developed a table of solutions for reducing our CO2 emissions - I'm a geek for maps so I love the efficient ocean shipping link, which details the ways we can lower our emissions during transportation.

How to make one of the biggest impacts? Eating a locally sourced, plant based diet!

Table of Solutions Here, we present the individual solutions reviewed and assessed by Project Drawdown, including their relevant sector(s) and their impact on reducing heat-trapping gases. This list is extensive but not exhaustive, and we continue to add to it as a living project. Project Drawdown u...

07/08/2022

https://www.sharewaste.org.nz

I love this initiative, there is an interactive map so you can become a host and receive food waste or, donate to someone who has the space and capacity to process it.

Tired of filling up yet another garbage bag with scraps? Sign up for ShareWaste and give your waste a second chance!

05/07/2022

Loving this project to capture carbon through seaweed spore collection and regeneration of seaweeds at our coasts!

A research project looking at the marine ecosystem's resilience to climate-change has secured funding for its second year.

29/06/2022

The Public Service Association is launching a climate campaign focused around the upcoming local elections.

Let’s make sure our local candidates know how important climate action is for the people of Lyttelton!

But Auckland mayoral candidate Viv Beck says having more reliable transport should be prioritised.

27/06/2022

Buying what you need and meal planning are great ways we can reduce our food waste at home.

If you'd like some support with reducing your food waste, and your carbon footprint, I'd be happy to come and share some ideas... contact me through [email protected]

New Zealanders are throwing away more food than ever before - with an estimated $3.1 billion heading for the tip each year.

23/06/2022

This petition to keep our passenger rail network will be handed to Govt soon - please sign and share with your networks.

We need more passenger rail services now!

Tell KiwiRail and the Government that you support keeping our national passenger rail network by signing the petition https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/save-our-national-passenger-rail-network

15/06/2022

Plenty of news here and action!

On lobbying, big and small

15/06/2022

$15 Fruit and Veg available weekly in Lyttelton

Project Lyttelton co-ordinates a weekly delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables to the Community Church on Wi******er st.

The boxes are made up by volunteers each Wednesday and are very good value - you can see today's box in the image below. Pick up time is each Wednesday 12:30-4pm.
Half boxes also available for $7.50

For more info contact 021 047 6144

15/06/2022

Better Ancestors Film screening - WEA Chch.

https://www.betterancestors.org

This Friday 17 June from 7.30-9pm 350 Christchurch Warren Begley, the producer of the Better Ancestor series of short films, will introduce us to a curated selection of 5 of the films (all less than 10 minutes) that were released weekly last year.

The first three are to do with fresh water ecosystems and the impact of industrial farming and nitrates.
After a break for discussion these will be followed by two that are specific to CO2 in the atmosphere.
The land use change driven by policy settings (like the Forestry settings (ETS) and agricultural emissions mitigation strategies) that are playing out right now will have the most significant impact upon Aotearoa NZ’s ecological footprint for centuries to come.

Each short film communicates aspects of the story of our agriculture, natural environment and links to climate. There will be time for sharing, learning and discussion. Join us for a drink and bite to eat after the meeting.

Koha appreciated.

You are very welcome to send this onto anyone you know who may also be interested.

Regards

Margaret Taylor
Admin/Marketing
WEA