Lisa McLaren

Guest writer

Lisa McLaren (QSM) has worked in climate policy, emergency response and community resilience for the last 15 years. She was previously the national convenor of the Zero Carbon Act campaign for new climate law and is now the co-director of climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa.

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Who to believe in the big gas debate?

Decades of underinvestment by the power companies have landed us in this mess – and gas is not the 'transition fuel' that will get us out of it.

By Lisa McLaren | 27th August, 2024

Vague policies aren’t working. We need a Zero Carbon Act to force real climate change progress

Vague policies aren’t working. We need a Zero Carbon Act to force real climate change progress

The increasing impact of South Pacific cyclones on our own weather systems are the latest evidence that 'kick the can down the road' global warming policies aren't working. Lisa McLaren of youth-led climate change organisation Generation Zero explains why they're campaigning for a legally binding target of net zero carbon by 2050.

By Lisa McLaren | 12th April, 2017