Here you will find resources, information and multimedia available to aid the media in the coverage of the COP15 climate […]
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Text-based Q&As and media briefings with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.
Briefing: Dietary supplements – the good, the bad and the ineffectual
Dietary supplements are an increasingly common part of our lives, but should they be? A sophisticated, multibillion dollar industry exists […]
Continue readingAre carbon sinks keeping up with emissions increase?
While natural carbon sinks have historically been able to absorb over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, this may no […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Climate science – preparing for Copenhagen
Next month, the world will gather in Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference (7 – 18 December) to negotiate […]
Continue readingClimate science and Copenhagen — media update
SMC ONLINE BRIEFING: 10 am Wednesday 11 November Next month, the world will gather in Copenhagen for the UN Climate […]
Continue readingShould we put biowaste on our agricultural land?
Biowaste is the unavoidable end-point of our civilisation. It’s made up of all of our waste, including biosolids (sewage sludge) […]
Continue readingThe P problem – is banning pseudoephedrine the answer?
The Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, has been tasked with finding ways to fight New Zealand’s worsening methamphetamine […]
Continue readingVirtual water – what is it, and what does it mean for NZ?
Virtual water – defined as the total amount of water used in the production of anything from a cup of […]
Continue readingNZ Scientists urge complete rethink on sustainability
New Zealand’s approach to sustainability is fundamentally flawed according to a group of experts who say a radical overhaul of […]
Continue readingTackling methane emissions – the science involved
As the world’s governments prepare to gather in Copenhagen to hammer out an agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions, New […]
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