.Dr Rod Carr, Chairperson Climate Change Commission (Aotearoa NZ’s eminent leader on climate), brings the statistics and numbers we hear about with climate change into perspective. Whether the earth heats to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius doesn’t seem real until it impacts our backyard. He speaks to the reasons that we need to make rapid change and provides an overview of the realities and opportunities in areas such as electricity, transportation and agriculture.