In today’s New Zealand Herald, meteorologist Jim Hessell describes the complexity of the earth’s atmosphere and how it will react […]
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Controversy over climate change course
A University lecturer may be stretching academic freedom too far when it comes to examining climate change in his classes. […]
Continue readingClimate change and extreme weather in the news
Following the Science Media Centre’s briefing with experts yesterday, several media outlets have reported on the connections between rising global […]
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How can we gauge the impact on weather of global warming above and beyond natural variation in weather patterns?
Continue readingWill ‘Playing God’ be our saviour?
In an article published in the Dominion Post , environmental author Mark Lynas explains why mankind must embrace technologies like […]
Continue readingAustralia puts a price on carbon
The Australian government yesterday unveiled plans to impose a “carbon price” on industrial emissions in a bid to combat climate […]
Continue readingIs geo-engineering an inevitability?
As the effects of climate change become more apparent and severe, what steps will we be forced to take to […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Future of Coal in New Zealand – audio
Recordings from a day-long symposium on the Future of coal in New Zealand, hosted by VUW Institute of Policy Studies, […]
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The future of coal and proposed lignite developments in Southland, and their role in feeding growing energy needs here and […]
Continue readingHansen lectures heat up coal mining issue
Climate change expert James Hansen kicked off his nation wide lecture tour last night in Auckland. His pointed analysis of […]
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