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Generation Zero
Young New Zealanders working to cut carbon pollution through smarter transport, liveable cities and independence from fossil fuels.
Generation Zero is a rapidly growing nationwide network of thousands of young people passionate about the solutions to climate change. To implement these solutions and build a low carbon economy for New Zealand, Generation Zero believe cross-party political consensus on climate change is needed. Its members are working to achieve this.
Generation Zero - Latest News [Page 4]
Survey: Young New Zealanders want stronger climate action
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 12:44 pm | Generation Zero
Youth organisation Generation Zero says the next Parliament must heed the call of New Zealanders and fast-track New Zealand to the forefront of global carbon reduction efforts. More >>
Next Parliament must heed call for new climate law
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 3:40 pm | Generation Zero
Youth organisation Generation Zero is calling for Parliament to heed the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s recommendations to establish a historic new climate change law, which align very closely with the group’s Zero Carbon Act proposal ... More >>
Generation Zero Applauds Young Nats’ Support for Zero Carbon
Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 10:20 am | Generation Zero
Youth organisation Generation Zero is celebrating the Young Nats’ endorsement of its proposed Zero Carbon Act: a powerful new law to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and deliver a long-term climate change plan. More >>
Road pricing refuses to acknowledge funding crisis
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 11:10 am | Generation Zero
Road pricing announcement refuses to acknowledge "infrastructure funding crisis" Auckland Director of Generation Zero, Leroy Beckett, says the road pricing announcement refuses to acknowledge the need to address the infrastructure funding crisis and ... More >>
Generation Zero are disappointed by the 2017 budget
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:49 pm | Generation Zero
Youth lobby group Generation Zero are disappointed by the 2017 budget which ‘ignores Auckland’ “The Government continues to ignore the infrastructure problems facing Auckland” Says Leroy Beckett, the groups Auckland Director. “There is no new ... More >>
Generation Zero launches blueprint for Zero Carbon Act
Monday, 10 April 2017, 9:49 am | Generation Zero
Youth organisation Generation Zero is today launching its blueprint for a powerful new climate change law to get New Zealand to zero carbon by 2050 or sooner, and is calling for cross-party support. More >>
Climate report highlights opportunity for Zero Carbon Act
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 1:26 pm | Generation Zero
A new climate change report released today shows New Zealand can get to net zero emissions and highlights the opportunity for cross-party legislation to make it happen, said youth climate advocacy organisation Generation Zero. More >>
Govt refusal to allow regional petrol tax slammed
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 5:16 pm | Generation Zero
Generation Zero is disappointed that the Government refuses to allow Auckland to address its transport funding deficit. More >>
Generation Zero Open Letter Gaining Momentum
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 2:57 pm | Generation Zero
The open letter (available at representus.at ) is addressed to the Auckland Council Appointments and Performance Committee, who are soon to be deciding on three new members to join the board at Auckland Transport. More >>
Generation Zero Launches Election Scorecards
Monday, 19 September 2016, 8:58 am | Generation Zero
Youth Climate Change group Generation Zero have launched online scorecards for council and mayoral candidates across the country. More >>
Generation Zero responds to release of ATAP report
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 5:10 pm | Generation Zero
Generation Zero welcomes the release of the Auckland Transport Alignment report, which was publically released this afternoon. More >>
NZ needs Zero Carbon Act to honour Paris Agreement
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 5:22 pm | Generation Zero
Youth organisation Generation Zero has welcomed today’s announcement by the Government to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of the year, but reiterated that New Zealand needs a Zero Carbon Act to live up to the agreement. More >>
Generation Zero response to the Unitary Plan Passing
Monday, 15 August 2016, 3:11 pm | Generation Zero
Today the Auckland Council governing body finalized the Unitary Plan, the end of a five year process to create a new rulebook for the next 30 years of housing in the city. It will be notified Friday. More >>
Generation Zero response to first day of unitary plan debate
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 11:13 am | Generation Zero
Generation Zero urges the Auckland Council to make minimal changes to the Unitary Plan as it is debated by the Governing Body over the next several days. More >>
Road-only harbour crossing has extremely low public support
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 1:15 pm | Generation Zero
A poll of 500 Aucklanders conducted by UMR research, on behalf of Generation Zero, has found a road-only harbour crossing has extremely low public support with only 22% supportive. More >>
Young New Zealanders announce plan to write Zero Carbon Act
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 3:09 pm | Generation Zero
Fed up with politicians’ failure to meaningfully tackle climate change, youth organisation Generation Zero is announcing plans today to draft a law that commits New Zealand to being zero carbon by 2050: the Zero Carbon Act. More >>
Generation Zero Response to NPS on Urban Development
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 3:04 pm | Generation Zero
Today Building and Housing Minister Dr. Nick Smith released the Government's National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity. Youth led environmental lobby group Generation Zero are largely supportive of this policy and its attempts at tackling ... More >>
Generation Zero congratulates Council on City Rail Link
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 10:43 am | Generation Zero
Transport lobby group Generation Zero congratulates the Auckland Council on beginning the construction of the City Rail Link. More >>
Slow phaseout of ETS pollution subsidy a let down
Friday, 27 May 2016, 11:14 am | Generation Zero
Youth climate change organisation Generation Zero is pleased the Government is at last removing the two-for-one pollution subsidy in the Emissions Trading Scheme, but says the slow phase-out and the indefinite extension of the $25 per tonne price ... More >>
Generation Zero responds to “Band-Aid Budget”
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 3:01 pm | Generation Zero
The 2016 Budget has been met with a muted response by youth lobby group Generation Zero, labeling the budget the “Band-Aid Budget” More >>
