Climate change scientist James Hansen is touring New Zealand this month, including public lectures in Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch and Gore. His topic is "Climate Change: a scientific, moral and legal issue":
Dr Hansen will explain why it is impossible to get climate change under control and preserve a decent future for our grandchildren unless we leave most of the remaining coal in the ground. To quote: "Human-made climate change is a moral issue. It pits the rich and the powerful against the young and the unborn, against the defenseless and against nature. Climate change is a political issue. But politics fails when there is a revolving door between government and the fossil fuel-industrial complex. Climate change is a legal issue. The judiciary provides the possibility of holding our governments accountable for their duty to protect the public interest."Moe information, including lecture dates, here.
