Climate change

Auckland Anniversary Floods: One year on – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 January 202423 February 2024

This weekend marks a year since the floods, landslides, and evacuations caused by a record-breaking and fatal deluge across the upper North Island. […]

Global climate agreement reached at COP28 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 December 202314 December 2023

More than 200 countries have agreed to to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels. The COP28 deal is the first […]

Draft COP28 agreement text criticised for fossil fuel omission – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 December 202313 December 2023

Weak wording around eliminating fossil fuels has prompted criticism of the draft agreement at the COP28 climate change summit. The agreement refers to reducing […]

All eyes on COP28 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 November 202324 November 2023

More than 70,000 delegates are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, which kicks off next […]

Fonterra sets on-farm emissions targets – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 November 202310 November 2023

Dairy co-operative Fonterra has released its plan to reduce on-farm emissions, aiming to reduce its emissions intensity by 30% by […]

The state of our atmosphere and climate – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 October 202311 October 2023

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest report on the state of our atmosphere and […]

NZ scientists sound alarm over Antarctic sea ice lows – SMC Briefing

Expert Q&A | Published: 03 October 202304 October 2023

New Zealand scientists are calling for an immediate and dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, after seeing the record low […]

The first report card on the Paris Agreement – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 September 202311 September 2023

A major UN report has taken stock of how the world is tracking with its Paris Agreement goals. The Synthesis […]

Melting glaciers could create new ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 August 202321 August 2023

Climate change could halve the area covered by glaciers outside the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets by the end of […]

Climate change is taking a toll on every aspect of Antarctica – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 August 202310 August 2023

Extreme events from climate change have influenced every realm in Antarctica, including breeding failures of entire penguin colonies, ice shelf collapse, […]

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