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Electricity Privatisation Delivers “Excess Dividends” At Cost Of People And Planet
Monday, 14 November 2022, 5:54 am | 350 Aotearoa
A new report “Generating Scarcity; How the gentailers hike electricity prices and halt decarbonisation” co-authored by FIRST Union, the NZCTU and 350 AotearoaNZ argues that since the partial-privatisation of our electricity companies, the four ... More >>
350 Aotearoa Reactions To New Zealand Loss & Damage Announcement
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 7:10 am | 350 Aotearoa
This morning the government announced a dedicated allocation of NZ$20 million in climate funding to address loss and damage in developing countries. It is part of the $1.3billion climate finance commitment announced in October 2021 and delivers ... More >>
19,000 New Zealanders Called On The Government To Ban New Fossil Fuel Boilers In The State Sector This Earth Day
Friday, 22 April 2022, 3:24 pm | 350 Aotearoa
On Friday 22nd of April (Earth Day) at 1.30 pm, 350 Aotearoa handed over their petition to the House of Representatives which calls for an immediate ban on new fossil fuel boiler installations in the state sector and gained over 19 000 signatures over the ... More >>
Petition Handover On Earth Day
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 3:51 pm | 350 Aotearoa
On Friday 22nd of April (Earth Day) at 1.30 pm, 350 Aotearoa will hand over their petition to the House of Representatives outside Parliament calling for an immediate ban on new fossil fuel boiler installations in the state sector which has gained ... More >>
New Report Exposes ACC’s Fossil Fuel Investments And Calls For Divestment Commitment
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 7:46 am | 350 Aotearoa
Today, climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa releases a report that exposes the relationship between ACC and the fossil fuel industry. 350 Aotearoa Executive Director Alva Feldmeier said, “The urgency to act on climate change has never been ... More >>
350 Auckland Brings Nation-wide Fortnight Of Action Calling On ACC To Go Fossil Free To Newmarket
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 12:13 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Yesterday Wednesday 14th July local climate group 350 Auckland joined grassroots climate justice groups across Aotearoa in an action calling for Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to immediately halt all investments in coal, oil and gas companies. ... More >>
ACC's Climate Fund A Distraction From $210 Million Investments In The Fossil Fuel Industry
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 5:43 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa is pleased to see that the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is preparing to launch a $50 million climate fund, but is concerned this is a distraction from ACC’s investments in the fossil fuel industry. As of ... More >>
Government’s Increase To Decarbonisation Fund A Disappointment
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 5:13 pm | 350 Aotearoa
The Fossil Free State Sector Coalition , whose members represent tens of thousands of New Zealanders, is disappointed by the government’s announcement today of a limited increase in funding to the State Sector Decarbonisation Fund, which provides ... More >>
Changes To Default Kiwisaver Standards Reflect The Power Of People Demanding Climate Action
Friday, 14 May 2021, 11:35 am | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa welcomes the improvements to default Kiwisaver funds announced today by the government, which mean New Zealanders’ savings in default funds will no longer be invested in fossil fuels. This change will mean that ... More >>
Government Echoes Calls From Climate Movement For ACC To Divest From Fossil Fuels
Friday, 16 April 2021, 9:04 am | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa is celebrating the direction from the government for the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to accelerate its moves to divest from investments in fossil fuels. The direction to ACC to divest ... More >>
Crown Financial Institutions’ Exposure To Climate Risk Back In The Spotlight Following Mandatory Disclosure Announcement
Friday, 12 March 2021, 4:05 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa welcomes today’s announcement by Climate Change Minister, Hon James Shaw, that all Crown Financial Institutions will be required to report on their exposure to climate risk. The announcement from Minister Shaw ... More >>
Financial Sector Reporting On Climate Risks Is A Vital Step
Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 5:32 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Financial sector reporting on climate risks is a vital step to cut off the finance that enables fossil fuel companies to continue emitting Climate action organisation 350 Aotearoa applauds the government’s announcement today that makes Aotearoa the ... More >>
Kiwibank’s policy shows a commitment to climate action
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 10:58 am | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa applauds Kiwibank’s commitment to withhold banking services to companies involved with the extraction, production and manufacturing of coal, oil, and gas. More >>
350 Aotearoa Welcomes The Green Party’s Clean Energy Plan To Build A Fairer, Low-Carbon Future
Sunday, 12 July 2020, 4:25 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa welcomes the Greens' plan to transform Aotearoa’s energy system and set Aotearoa on course towards a fossil-fuel free future in which workers are supported into new jobs, and communities have the power ... More >>
Select Committee Report Fails To Address Climate Groups’ Substantial Concerns With Fast Track Bill
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 6:03 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa is disappointed that the Environment Select Committee has failed to address substantial concerns with the Covid-19 Response (Fast Track Consenting) Bill in its report released today. The Bill currently removes the ... More >>
350 Aotearoa Calls For ACC To Go Further, And End Fossil Fuel Investments By 2021
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 10:29 am | 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa welcomes ACC’s new climate change policy that lays out plans to decarbonise its investments but calls for ACC to commit to full divestment from coal, oil, and gas companies by 2021. 350 Aotearoa Co-Director ... More >>
Westpac Bank Needs To Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is On Climate Change
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 5:34 pm | 350 Aotearoa
350 Aotearoa welcomes Westpac’s announcement to end its financing of thermal coal projects by 2030, and not establish new relationships with new thermal coal customers in the interim. However, the bank needs to extend its phase-out of fossil fuel finance ... More >>
Changes To Kiwisaver Standards A Win For The Climate Over Corporate Interests
Sunday, 1 March 2020, 11:57 am | 350 Aotearoa
“This commitment by the government to ensure that New Zealanders are not financing the climate crisis through our Kiwisaver funds will be welcomed by the thousands of New Zealanders that have come together to push for this change,” said Erica ... More >>
Climate organisations commend Crown Research Institute
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 5:14 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Climate action organisations 350 Aotearoa and Coal Action Network Aotearoa commend New Zealand’s Crown Research Institutes’ phase-out of coal burning in their operations, with the final two users, Plant and Food Research and Landcare Research decommissioning ... More >>
Leaked ANZ policy good news for climate action
Friday, 6 December 2019, 6:29 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Secret plans for ANZ to cut thermal coal mining exposure by 75% by March 2024 have been leaked by internal sources today. This information is at odds with its climate change statement that was released in February 2019, which made no reference to reductions ... More >>
