Despite the negative effects temperature rises have on our biodiversity and built environments, there is often resistance to decarbonise, with cries of "But we in New Zealand are so small! We can't make a difference!" Tell that to the suffragettes, to the proponents of a nuclear-free New Zealand, to the elderly, immune compromised, and healthcare workers who stood to face the heaviest weight of the wrecking ball of COVID19. This Government led the world in an iterative and transparent way to the COVID challenge. We can take the same values-driven, evidence-based, iterative approach to decarbonising. And if we want to lead the world in agriculture and tourism, I believe we must aggressively decarbonise our country. And our Pacific neighbours need us to do our best.