its obvious the Young Unicef kiwis where not selected for their science abilities.

Awesome blog post Phoebe. I think it is great that you are thinking about the social consequences as well as the environmental consequences. NZ needs more passionate young people like you.

I always supported the WWF...UNTIL THEY GOT INVOLVED IN GLOBAL WARMING...SORRY CLIMATE CHANGE. I will not support them now while they ram down my thoat repaeated propaganda on how bad I am to live on this planet.Get back to what you were set up to do and dont get involved in the spin doctoring, corrupt, deceptive world of climate, dominated by those who want to make a lot of money out of all this.

for those who claim global warming or 'now' climate change you continued verve demonstrates truly, truly, truly just how sad and how dumbed down society has become. wiki reference....my god. you need help. this global warming cult is the same devisive mechanism that created hitlers 3rd reich. i sense the only time you will come to terms with 'what' this is about - which you have FAILED to do - is when the first mascres occur. YES, when the first mascres occur. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- forever"

Phoebe's article is very well-thought out, I think we do need to challenge today's perception of 'growth', instead of basing in purely on economic 'progress'. Well done Phoebe for having to courage to speak your mind:)

It's a shame that some people resort to personal attacks on issues like this. There's much room for intelligent debate obviously, all part of the awareness raising process. I have read the evidence for anthropogenic climate change and believe that humans are accelerating global warming, however I am open to assessing evidence to say that it's not happening without resorting to name-calling. I challenge the personal attackers here to put forward their cases intelligently, insult-free. This would mean they are taken more seriously for one thing.

It isn't about global warming. It is about climate change. Those who refuse to acknowledge this phenomenon, look at the African continent. They are having droughts and desertification. Look at the Pacific Islands. They are struggling with numerous cyclones and rising sea levels. Go talk to people from outside of New Zealand. Take the time to learn the stories of these people, and see how climate change isn't some abstract future thought - it is something that is affecting people's lives now.

Shows who the real gutless ones are. especially you johnny, haven't seen you writing any blogs and clearly you can't even write a full name on your post. think it's time for people like you to wake up and look at the facts. this stuff just doesn't happen naturally obviously it's not a scam. biased article it may be but any different to what you are posting. at least it's written in a professional manner. Good on tv 3 for publishing this they are obviously not fools like you non believers and understand. there are always two sides to a story but responding in this manner is just cowardly, at least some of us are worthy enough to make into the media, sounds like an uneducated fool that writes this sort of thing in reply. it's people like you who are ruining our clean green image. We don't really want you here so if you have that opinion leave. it'll make New Zealand a better place.

To all those who deny global warming, what do you say to Synthesis Reports, such as the ones mentioned here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change (I know, it's Wikipedia, but the links are valid).

there is a mid-ground. the awareness factor of earth hour is absolutely commendable! but, burning candles and letting off carbon emissions is definately not the way to raise awareness! driving you car to an even to create awareness about stopping carbon emissions is not the way! people need to realise that it isn't sensible to create awareness of carbone emissions by emitting more carbon into the air. but edison hour is a joke! to say that we should be using technology with the deliberate intention to create a greater stress on the planet is a joke. we need to be focussing on what earth hour stands for, but in a completely non-polluting way. unfortunately, to date, all earth hour achieves is "warm-fuzzies" while creating more pollution than is reduced, simply by shifting the problem elsewhere for 1 hour a year.