Open mike 26/11/2023

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  1. Bearded Git 1
    26 November 2023 at 9:55 am

    This makes sense. Frequent flyers, rather than being rewarded as they are now, in fact should be heavily penalised on climate change grounds. Note it says in the article that “one per cent of people account for half of all flight emissions” and that the private jets of “200 celebrities, oligarchs and billionaires” generated the same total emissions as 40,000 people in Britain.

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/25/poor-pay-net-zero-rishi-sunak-carbon-tax

    • weka 1.1
      26 November 2023 at 8:38 pm

      there's been really poor communication on these issues. Too many people think it's the carbon miles of the flight and they can offset them with carbon credits. But it's also all the extra emissions from fast travel (accommodation, infrastructure build, food, tourism and so on), and well as the economic model of the industry. They have to build more airports, runways, and plans in order to keep the whole thing going. Make the whole thing pay for its pollution and see what happens.

      New Zealander's will have their airpoints clawed out of their cold dead hands.

      We can blame the 1%, but who are burning the other 50% of emissions?

      • Belladonna 1.1.1
        26 November 2023 at 10:43 pm

        We can blame the 1%, but who are burning the other 50% of emissions?

        In NZ, it's the ordinary Kiwis (including many of those active on TS), who believe that it is still their unquestioned right to fly, both locally and internationally.

        And, while politicians and other influencers continue to lead the way in resuming international travel – I really don't see anything changing.

      • Bearded Git 1.1.2
        27 November 2023 at 7:15 am

        Agree Weka (and agree with Bella below)….even one of my sons, recently gone to work in Europe for a few months, searches the web for the cheapest of flights and doesn't pay for CC offsets, despite him being an avid climate change control supporter.

        There needs to be an international agreement where a 50% levy is added to ALL flights and the money pooled and used for CC purposes.

  2. Reality 2
    26 November 2023 at 10:09 am

    Feels depressing looking ahead to the next three years. After years and years of work to lessen cigarette smoking in the community and here is Nicola Willis is rubbing her hands to get hold of more tobacco tax. And roll up, roll up, pseudoephidrine back on the shelves. Sickening. Health and welfare issues are low priorities with this lot.

    John Campbell has written a very insightful article on 1News website. Winston will be vowing to get him the sack along with Jack Tame.

  3. Ad 3
    26 November 2023 at 10:22 am

    Hey team is there an open source document for the National-ACT agreement?

    Tried to get the Stuff one and didn't work.

    Would like to pick the eyes out of it.

  4. Ad 4
    26 November 2023 at 10:26 am

    Not sure Biden is a viable Presidential candidate anymore. His popularity is unrescuable.

    Harris wouldn't make it. AOC is still too young.

    Come in Newsom.

  5. Hunter Thompson II 5
    26 November 2023 at 10:37 am

    We really are totally reliant on electrical energy in our so-called modern lifestyles.

    I was reading about the internet failure in Australia, which affected some 10 million Aussies and disrupted industry, hospitals and other organisations. It seems to have been caused by a network failure at telecom firm Optus. The head of Optus has resigned.

    According to the BBC, one woman found out about the disruption when her cat's automatic wi-fi-enabled feeder failed.

  6. Ad 6
    26 November 2023 at 5:58 pm

    Shoutout to Jill Ovens for 181 hard-won votes in Port Waikato.

    At least you gave democracy a chance, unlike Labour and Greens.

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