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All the bioenergy schemes, ethanol, bio-diesel, wood pellets, biomass burning, represent the death-throes of the dying body of Capitalism. Perhaps 60 years ago, they might have had a purpose while winding down fossil use and excess transportation, but at this point in time, they just add more carbon to the atmosphere, by performing atmospheric disposal of natural areas. It is further theft of Nature to prop up humanity's excesses, and Theft is a defining characteristic of human behaviour.

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It is time to join efforts, minds and finance to stop the burning of our tress and forest to produce energy. This is the most pervasive acuity that destroy our Mother Nature and trample our rights to a healthy environment.

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I subscribed and I support not burning aka incinerating biomass. If it's got a smokestack aka chimneys its out of contention.

However there is another process ~ ZERO EMISSIONS FastOx Gasification of ALL WASTE currently going to landfill, including much biomass here in NZ, to make Biodiestil* or generate Electricity ~ which could be encouraged, supported and/or instigated very LOCALLY in Waste Catchment Areas, to 'Fuel the TraNZsition' out of Fossil-Oilcohol Addiction, create LOCAL employment, repopulate even remote rural areas aka Naturalize Human Settlement even in Cities ~ 'Once We're All Villagers' ~ P. Heke & me ~ (including in our Suburbs, Neighbourhoods, City Blocks and even 'Buildings') ~ and (what I call) 'Harvestore' the Bio-Ethicsphere ~ Restore *much* of the Natural Environment to it's Pre-Colonial Ecology ~ (to a great agreed degree) ~ by replacing Monocultural Introduced Plantation Forest with Indigenous Ngahere AND, PLUS, as 'WELL', molecularly destruct ALL the PLASTICS ~ which is getting to be a BiG *Nano* issue ~ EVERY*Thing currently going to Landfill aka Methane Generators ~ 86 times worse than CO2!

~ after Gasification the PLASTICS are *GONE*!!! Gone for GOOD*. As opposed to 'Fly Ash' aka forever pollution, Gasification produces a 10% by product of 'Inert Stone'.

Radically reduce Imported Carbon Emissions by not importing fuel into the Area, and eventually the Nation, ie diesel, AND save massive Emissions by transporting raw materials ~ ALL WASTE ~ then the product ~ Diesel or Power ~ and precious Human Labour the least possible distance??? LOCALLY. AND, maybe by greatly reducing or even justifiably stopping Importing Carbon Emissions by importing overseas-made vehicles??? Doesn't matter what motor they have, it's still *The Motor Way*???

Instead,, by this very process, TraNZsitional Energy ~ a Core Aspect of "FiX it and pass in on as we found it, or better" ~ will encourage a healthier LOCAL Auto-Engineering, Terrestrial Vehicle Research & Development and LOCAL Car-Manufacturing Industries? Sure, it's a bit Cuban, but Mass-Produced & LOCAL Bespoke Coach-Built micro-ICE-powered vehicles ~ the 4WD Tuk Truk, Stretched-Limo Rich*Shaw, our Kiwi 'Trekka' Mk 21C ???

~ do everything but stop CO2 emissions from the motor vehicles that are already here ~ by a Policy called, "Maintain the Existing Fleet for the Duration!" AOTEAROA NZ's Fleet is reliably predicted to still be 70% ICE vehicles AFTER 2030 ~ Humankind's new Dead*Line I've heard expertly said many times. If we don't do something radically by 2030 we're 'Done' I believe.

In other words nigh-on THREE QUARTERS of the NZ vehicle fleet will remain ICE. Keep *Them* going. Those ones. Don't replace them all with 'Latest New Model' five times over. The Truck*Age is DEAD anyway. We KNOW this. The New Railway is coming. Nex*Government.

And we HAVE TO have them now anyway, to get rid of the Pine Trees & Transport the WASTE, Least-Possible Distance. It's the Least*HARM* model.

*Eliminate* the Pine Trees. Like keeping the Borders *CLOSED* aka VERY*MUCH SAFER ~ MiQ & MAF protected ~ may have Eliminated Covid-19??? We'll never know now. Gotta wait now until Nex*Pandemic.

On the other side of 'The Duration' ~ 15-50 years ~ a 'car' doesn't look much like a car does now. Nearest we have is probably the Little Offroad Farm Truck Agri-Vehicle: 4 Seats can be Enclosed, with a tray, can be covered. Max speed 50kph from maximum capacity ... How much??? 250cc? 150? 50cc. Honda Scooter-sized.

If it comes down to the Choice between 'The Motor Way' as we know it and being able to maintain a global internet connection, which would WE choose??? Such Choices, if it comes to the KRunch, must be made by the People in the Public Domain.

Across the Duration? HOW do we get there??? ORDERED TraNZsition. Tailored to suit each Nation ~ Indigenous Nations included : and in the lead! Toitu te Tiriti !!!

"If all Life is sacrosanct aka sacred or holy, with equal rights to and equally worthy of development, then Love requires a *NATURAL GOOD* ORDER by which the development of each and every one is possible."

~ Ernst Frankenstein (1881-1959) – Lawyer, philosopher & international jurist – father of Natural Ethics – as Frank E Warner in ‘Future of Man’ (London 1944) & *me*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPRa31dS0vA

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"World Changer" ~ as described by Barak Obama ~ Mike Hart of Sierra Energy ~ speaking at Edmund Hillary Fellowship's 2019 'New Frontiers' Conference ~ this is the way for AOTEAROA New Zealand ~

The Pine Plantation Industry and it's Wildings have already committed us to another horrible Deforestation followed by Stumping ~ during which multiple crops of Industrial Hemp can be grown for MORE LOCAL SME & 'Cottage' industries ~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TEKOAzNKrE&t=2s

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It is difficult to not conclude the elite see the disposal of most humanity as the solution to the climate crisis and overshoot. They'll point to some solar and wind projects and tell us fossil fuels are necessary to transition. In the meantime climate driven catastrophes will mount as well as accompanying migration, growing refugee camps, and deaths through disease and starvation. The people who attend these COP industry swap meets aren't stupid, they are evil. Everything points to a grand conspiracy or at the least synergy to plummet the global population and hoard the remaining resources for the elite. The disaster called Trump will speed all of this along nicely.

After three and one half years of studying these crises, the election of the Orange One and the progenitors of Project 2025 has left me without hope. I dread what's coming and the stunning rapidity with which it will destroy lives.

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In Germany we say: making the fox guarding the hen stall. Petrol states should never head a climate summit. They are the perpetrators of buz as usual, not the solution.

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Thank you for your important work calling attention to these issues

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