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![B. “Middle” New Zealand
“[Y]ou don’t have to be a crazy leftie or have a pile of dreadlocks or
anything to be opposed to deep sea drilling. You’ve got reverends and
professors and ministers and old women” (Edie)
Versus
“[A] few people wandering around”, "pretty underwhelming. I was
actually surprised by how few people turned up”, “Greenpeace rent-a-
crowd” (John Key)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/3amandathomasthomasetalenergytransitionsfromthegrassrootsup7july2016-161124071942/75/Amanda-Thomas-Energy-transitions-from-the-grassroots-up-opportunities-and-barriers-to-oil-free-and-climate-justice-groups-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand-6-2048.jpg)
![C. Framing
“Oil spill is kind of the frontline, the shop window, so to speak” (Kate)
“It’s values based campaigning and the values have been deemed that New
Zealanders want to go to the beach, they want to put up their – have a
picnic, they want to catch a fish for dinner, and these are values that all New
Zealanders hold dear. It cuts across left/right spectrum, it doesn’t matter
who you are, we all want to go to the beach and we’ve all got memories of
spending our childhoods at the bach or camping ...” (Dan)
“[Focus on the risk of a spill] is something you feel, that it appeals to people’s
values, you can be emotional about it … whereas climate change is quite
theoretical” (Kate)
“I think people are always scared to bring up climate” (Olivia)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/3amandathomasthomasetalenergytransitionsfromthegrassrootsup7july2016-161124071942/75/Amanda-Thomas-Energy-transitions-from-the-grassroots-up-opportunities-and-barriers-to-oil-free-and-climate-justice-groups-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand-7-2048.jpg)
![“[T]here is no way to confront the climate crisis as a technocratic
problem, in isolation. It must be seen in the context of austerity and
privatisation, of colonialism and militarism, and of the various systems
of othering needed to sustain them all” (Klein, 2016).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/3amandathomasthomasetalenergytransitionsfromthegrassrootsup7july2016-161124071942/75/Amanda-Thomas-Energy-transitions-from-the-grassroots-up-opportunities-and-barriers-to-oil-free-and-climate-justice-groups-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand-8-2048.jpg)
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Amanda Thomas “Energy transitions from the grassroots up: opportunities and barriers to oil free and climate justice groups in Aotearoa New Zealand.”
The document discusses grassroots energy transitions in Aotearoa, highlighting opportunities and challenges faced by oil-free and climate justice groups. It emphasizes public engagement and activism against deep-sea drilling, showcasing differing perspectives on the movements' support and impact. The narrative calls for a holistic view of climate issues, linking them to broader social and political contexts.
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- 1. Energy transitions fromthe grassroots up: opportunities and barriers to oil free and climate justice groups in Aotearoa Amanda Thomas, VUW Sophie Bond, University of Otago Gradon Diprose, Open Polytechnic The Energy Cultures Conference, 6 July 2016 Sustainable Energy Futures: Understanding Behaviour and Supporting Transitions
- 2. Democracy Democratic politics contestclosure, and create space for alternative visions for a future that is more equitable and just, both environmentally and socially.
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- 5. A. Public engagement “Youare not welcome in our waters. Accordingly and as an expression of our mana in these waters and our deep concern for the adverse effects of deep sea drilling, we will be positioning the Te Whānau-ā- Apanui vessel directly in your path, approximately one and a half nautical miles in front of you. We will not be moving, we will be doing some fishing. We wish to reiterate that this is not a protest. We are defending tribal waters and our rights from reckless Government policies and the threat of deep sea drilling, which our hapū have not consented to and continue to oppose. We have a duty to uphold the mana of our hapū here in our territorial waters” (Rikirangi Gage, CEO of Te Rūnunga o Te Whānau, quoted in Peace Movement Aotearoa, 2011). Greenpeace NZ
- 6. B. “Middle” NewZealand “[Y]ou don’t have to be a crazy leftie or have a pile of dreadlocks or anything to be opposed to deep sea drilling. You’ve got reverends and professors and ministers and old women” (Edie) Versus “[A] few people wandering around”, "pretty underwhelming. I was actually surprised by how few people turned up”, “Greenpeace rent-a- crowd” (John Key)
- 7. C. Framing “Oil spillis kind of the frontline, the shop window, so to speak” (Kate) “It’s values based campaigning and the values have been deemed that New Zealanders want to go to the beach, they want to put up their – have a picnic, they want to catch a fish for dinner, and these are values that all New Zealanders hold dear. It cuts across left/right spectrum, it doesn’t matter who you are, we all want to go to the beach and we’ve all got memories of spending our childhoods at the bach or camping ...” (Dan) “[Focus on the risk of a spill] is something you feel, that it appeals to people’s values, you can be emotional about it … whereas climate change is quite theoretical” (Kate) “I think people are always scared to bring up climate” (Olivia)
- 8. “[T]here is noway to confront the climate crisis as a technocratic problem, in isolation. It must be seen in the context of austerity and privatisation, of colonialism and militarism, and of the various systems of othering needed to sustain them all” (Klein, 2016).
- 9.