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Dr Kennedy Gollan Montrose Graham (born 1946) is a New Zealand politician and MP for the Green Party. He has served in the New Zealand Foreign Service for sixteen years, and lectured at the University of Canterbury and Victoria University of Wellington.He is the brother of Doug Graham, a former National Party MP.
Early life
Graham has a BCom from the University of Auckland, a MA in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington. He received Fulbright and Fletcher scholarships, and a McCarthy Fellowship in 1986.
Political career
As a New Zealand diplomat, Graham was involved in the negotiation of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone. He worked as Secretary-General of Parliamentarians for Global Action. ...
Green Party: Moment of truth on climateDr Kennedy Graham MP - General Debate Speech
I rise to address what may be the most urgent issue to come before this House in its entire history. The spectre of climate change grows more severe with every passing year.The 2007 IPCC report projected a global temperature increase of some 3 degrees C. over the next half-century, with a consequent sea-level rise of some 0.5 m. The IPCC acknowledged that even more serious scenarios involving ice-melt and thawing of the northern tundra were not included, since the relevant studies had not been peer ...
Green Party: Moment of truth on climateDr Kennedy Graham MP - General Debate Speech
I rise to address what may be the most urgent issue to come before this House in its entire history. The spectre of climate change grows more severe with every passing year.The 2007 IPCC report projected a global temperature increase of some 3 degrees C. over the next half-century, with a consequent sea-level rise of some 0.5 m. The IPCC acknowledged that even more serious scenarios involving ice-melt and thawing of the northern tundra were not included, since the relevant studies had not been peer ...
Two new lignite plants in New Zealand are two lignite plants too many, said Green Party Energy spokesperson, Dr Kennedy Graham today. Dr Graham was commenting on yesterday's announcement that Solid Energy is proceeding with two lignite-conversion plants in Southland next year. The state-owned enterprise would trial one plant to convert lignite and biomass to synthetic crude oil. The second would produce briquettes. "Solid Energy's announcement is further evidence that this country is on the wrong economic path under the John Key Government," said Dr. Graham. "When New Zealand has so much ...
