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Paris as a model for Auckland? – In the News
The French capital is styling itself as a leader in modern ways to fight climate change and become more resilient. […]
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After weeks of teasing, a trillion-tonne iceberg has calved off the Larsen C ice shelf into the sea. A UK […]
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As temperatures rise, plants head up mountainsides, with weeds spreading to higher altitudes twice as fast as their native counterparts, […]
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Hamilton law student Sarah Thomson has taken the Government to court this week over what she says is New Zealand’s […]
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Two environmental issues have dominated the news so far this election year, both focused on waterways, writes Massey University’s Associate […]
Continue readingThe psychology of climate change denial – In the News
In the wake of US President Donald Trump withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, Victoria University of Wellington […]
Continue readingTrump pulls out of Paris Agreement – Expert Reaction
News this morning that US President Donald Trump has decided to pull the USA out of the Paris Agreement was […]
Continue readingPractical ways to change the ETS – Expert Reaction + Q&A
Practical changes to New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) would ensure emitters reduce their greenhouse gases quicker than the current […]
Continue readingYellow-eyed penguins could disappear from mainland – In the News
One of New Zealand’s iconic species, the yellow-eyed penguin or hoiho, could disappear from the mainland within decades unless there […]
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