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CM153b Prof Colin Butler
14 June 2026

CM153b Prof Colin Butler

Climate Matters

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Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Low income communities – iron fist in the embroidered glove metaphor - official hypocrisy on supporting poorer communities - need sincerity in attempts to elevate low incomes – the myth of “The Cornucopian Enchantment” under market economy – risk of selective mainstream media and of social media misinformation – challenge of understanding the massive problem of climate change – carbon tax worked well – vested industry obstructing progress – time and the climate crisis – fear and hope – false hope with technology – military apprehension of what is coming – social vaccine for transformation – importance of discussion and “benign uproar” – Substack CM 152 – Community fridge networks – same nitrogen plot different actors – Kiwis in Climate book – Nicola Willis earns herself a Goon Gong – CCC National Climate Risk Assessment – hotter tip for a cooler planet – a quest for “Anthropocene intelligence” in university education

https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-152
https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/bmore-community-fridge-network-free-food-pantries-baltimore-city-fighting-food-insecurity/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/12/i-couldnt-breathe-the-sinister-spread-of-frances-killer-seaweed
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-21/how-nitrogen-fertilizers-changed-the-food-system-part-1/
https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/NCCRA/finals/2026-NCCRA-A3-snapshot-v2.pdf
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australian-journal-of-environmental-education/article/from-miserable-pedagogies-to-anthropocene-intelligence-for-universities-in-the-metacrisis/3F88B03A8ADBE857E634642A21BE6946