Last Wednesday over 13,000 NZers tuned in for the Great Climate Voter Debate, and the twittersphere was well and truly alive. Check out some of the highlights of the debate summarised in tweet form. (Watch the full debate here).
The crowd awaits. #climatevoter pic.twitter.com/xl3GZ0Y6rX
— Russel Norman (@RusselNorman) September 3, 2014
"They wont go on buses that aren't there" - Tim Groser. Can we put some there then? #ClimateVoter
— Generation Zero (@GenerationZer0) September 3, 2014
Fact check: There is no "international carbon price" #ClimateVoter pic.twitter.com/9az7nbIDjl
— Generation Zero (@GenerationZer0) September 3, 2014
#climatevoter Groser (Nats) Have we caved in to the ACT party and abolished the ETS? Yes! chorused Parker, Norman and Minto
— Rod Oram (@RodOramNZ) September 3, 2014
At the end of the day, very little of our transport investment is going into smart transport. #ClimateVoter pic.twitter.com/gEwJpxGBPL
— Generation Zero (@GenerationZer0) September 3, 2014
Groser: "You can't hold me to that, I'll be long gone" This is the @NZNationalParty's approach to environmentalism #ClimateVoter
— Matt Russell (@MatthewRussellS) September 3, 2014
"You can't hold me to that because I'll be long gone (in ten years)" Groser draws first applause of the night #climatevoter
— Simon Day (@simondangerday) September 3, 2014
Groser: "You can't hold me to that, I'll be long gone" #ClimateVoter
— Matt Russell (@MatthewRussellS) September 3, 2014
#climatevoter @NotTimGroser says "he'll be long gone" so we can't hold him to his words or policies. #smart #notsmart
— Rebekah Jaung (@r_jaung) September 3, 2014
Groser: let's not get into sheep jokes. #ClimateVoter
— Steve Tripp (@trist020) September 3, 2014
Will your party include reception of forced migration of climate refugees? #ClimateVoter pic.twitter.com/c6gr9pZIAr
— Sam Dyson (@Samrdyson) September 3, 2014
Martin: Kiribati, Tuvalu & other islands are being flooded & NZ has responsibility to neighbours... so we'll discuss more #ClimateVoter
— Tamsin B-G (@Tansy91) September 3, 2014
#climatevoter David Parker identifies risk of rising sea level in Bangladesh "this will cause wars". He's right, hard to overstate urgency.
— Craig Neilson (@exquire) September 3, 2014
"When we look back at NZ's history on climate change, the @NZNationalParty will be villains"- @PhillipMillsCEO #ClimateVoter
— Kathy Cumming (@kathycumming) September 3, 2014
"You emasculated our green growth task force, to the point that no one would serve on it." - @PhillipMillsCEO #ClimateVoter
— David Tong (@Davidxvx) September 3, 2014
#ClimateVoter Mills (Pure Advantage) tells Groser govt "morally repressible", ignoring clean tech & PA's London School Economics research
— Rod Oram (@RodOramNZ) September 3, 2014
Philip Mills giving Minister Groser a dressing down for National's response to climate change #climatevoter pic.twitter.com/4tnh5h5Bsa
— John Hart (@farmgeek) September 3, 2014
Groser: to @pureadvantagenz "Your research was mediocre, with ludicrous examples. Your research didn't cut it" #ClimateVoter
— Matt Russell (@MatthewRussellS) September 3, 2014
Just FYI this is NZ's current projected emissions to 2030 with the governments policies. #climatevoter pic.twitter.com/IIZuBdFCzm
— Ryan Mearns (@ryanmearns) September 3, 2014
"What about the motorways, they don't have to pass that test!" @RusselNorman #ClimateVoter
— Madeleine Duthie (@madeleineduthie) September 3, 2014
.@DavidParkerMP is incorrect. We export all our existing oil and import virtually all of what we use. #ClimateVoter
— Kirk Serpes (@KirkSerpes) September 3, 2014
.@DavidParkerMP wrong that drilling more oil will reduce imports. Here's what @MBIEgovtnz says #CimateVoter pic.twitter.com/k71EAB40xy
— Generation Zero (@GenerationZer0) September 3, 2014
National's anti-renewable energy policies have stifled progress according to Al Yates from the Wind Energy Association at #ClimateVoter
— MiaIoMoi (@Mia_Io_Moi) September 3, 2014
.@Alyatesnz "Your policies are anti renewable energy" Groser: "has your company been denied a subsidy or something" Rude #ClimateVoter
— Matt Russell (@MatthewRussellS) September 3, 2014
Ernst & Young are intuitively ridiculous. I know more than them. I have never heard of their study. I'm right. They're wrong. #climatevoter
— Not Tim Groser (@NotTimGroser) September 3, 2014
#ClimateVoter @nz_first Clearly shooting for UK style climate change act. That's a good outcome from this evening
— Nathan Argent (@nathanargent) September 3, 2014
.@TraceyMartinMP wants cross-party solutions to issues. Nice one @nz_first "Stop finger pointing and get on with solutions' #ClimateVoter
— Matt Russell (@MatthewRussellS) September 3, 2014
Groser's bluntness is astonishing: he's telling everyone they're ridiculous and their research must be ridiculous #climatevoter
— Alec Dawson (@alecnz) September 3, 2014
Tim Groser seems to resort to denial & person attacks when the facts don't go his way. #ClimateVoter
— Kirk Serpes (@KirkSerpes) September 3, 2014
Second time in the #ClimateVoter debate that Groser has resorted to insulting the audience members asking valid questions #Disrespectful
— Emma-Leigh (@Emmeralding) September 3, 2014
Groser: I came here under the assumption we wouldn't get a single party vote from this evening. I like his honesty and humour #ClimateVoter
— Matt Russell (@MatthewRussellS) September 3, 2014
@CJTremain @GarethMP @NZGreens This is MBIE's forward projection on current policies. Only 85% by 2025. pic.twitter.com/3YrP4CzgfK
— Generation Zero (@GenerationZer0) September 3, 2014
I'm a National Party/ centre right supporter & a #ClimateVoter. I want a country with leadership on climate. #outoftouch #groser=gross
— Sam Johnson (@SamJohnsonSVA) September 3, 2014
#ClimateVoter debate ends: Groser was irascible: Parker practical; Norman ambitious; Minto moral; Martin NZF backs climate commission...
— Rod Oram (@RodOramNZ) September 3, 2014
The climate voter debate is really good. Good agreement between everyone other than Groser. #ClimateVoter
— Jonathan Marshall (@jmarshallnz) September 3, 2014
A good wrap up of the important points made last night at the #ClimateVoter debate http://t.co/Baf29vjQ2d pic.twitter.com/KUS0VlmMCJ
— Generation Zero (@GenerationZer0) September 3, 2014
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