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The government has released its first plan on how to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Emissions Reduction […]
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The government’s first formal plan for adapting to climate change – including effects like floods, fire, drought and sea-level rise – is now out for […]
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The third and final section of the latest IPCC report outlines how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well […]
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A major report on climate adaptation calls for indigenous knowledge and science to be brought together to help secure a […]
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The second section of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report outlines how we can adapt to climate […]
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The fast-moving, complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic showed no signs of slowing this year – from the first vaccine […]
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International climate change negotiations came to an end yesterday with the Glasgow Climate Pact, an agreement among nearly 200 countries […]
Continue readingPledge to halve emissions by 2030 – Expert Reaction
Halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is Aotearoa’s new climate pledge, signalled as the Glasgow climate conference kicks off. The […]
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The UN climate change conference in Glasgow has four goals: setting ambitious emissions reductions targets, adapting to protect communities and ecosystems, mobilising climate […]
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