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Youth Say Climate Film a Call to Action
Youth Say Climate Film a Call to Action
Youth from
Generation Zero, a nationwide organisation of young people
concerned about climate change, say a new film about climate
science sends a message to all New Zealanders to take
action.
Thin Ice, a documentary project which offers
“The inside story of climate science” premieres at Te
Papa in Wellington tonight.
The film, a collaboration
between Oxford and Victoria Universities, is being screened
in more than 200 places around the world today as part of
its global launch, planned to coincide with Earth
Day.
The film’s Co-producer, Simon Lamb says: “The
main message of the film is that climate scientists can be
trusted because their quest is to understand the planet’s
climate as fully and accurately as possible.”
But
Lamb also warns: “The film does not set out to tell the
audience what we should do about climate
change.”
Generation Zero’s spokesperson Louis
Chambers says: “This is where the public comes in. Thin
Ice lays out the scientific case in detail, but it’s up
to New Zealanders to reduce our emissions and avoid the
worst effects of climate change.”
“Thankfully, we
know that reducing New Zealand’s emissions is possible. In
fact, it’s 100% Possible.”
Generation Zero points
to recent calculations by Geoff Kelly at the University of
Wollongong showing that the New Zealand’s wind energy
potential is three times more than the electricity we
require.
And Ministry of Transport data shows that New
Zealanders’ passion for private cars may be changing: New
Zealanders are driving eight percent less per capita than we
were five years ago.
Chambers: “Generation Zero is
calling for a conversation about our future, and this film
is an important part of that conversation.”
As the
first step in this conversation, Generation Zero’s
collaboration with 350 has produced a photo wall with over
400 photographs. Each image has a New Zealander expressing
their vision for the future.
Anyone interested in
learning more or getting involved in further action is
encouraged to do so.
Thin Ice can be watched for free
on the 22nd and 23rd of April:
http://thiniceclimate.org/launch.
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