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The Climate Commission’s 15-year blueprint – Expert Reaction

The Climate Commission’s 15-year blueprint – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 January 202102 February 2021

The Climate Change Commission has outlined its advice on how we should reshape our economy to mitigate the climate crisis. The report says current […]

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NZ keeps getting warmer – Expert Reaction

NZ keeps getting warmer – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 October 202016 October 2020

Climate data shows New Zealand is feeling more heatwaves, fewer frosts, rising sea levels, and a decline in taonga marine […]

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Active transport report – Expert Reaction

Active transport report – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 April 201929 April 2019

A University of Otago-led report has outlined bold ambitions aimed at getting Kiwis out of their cars and into more ‘active […]

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Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 17 December 201811 February 2019

Over the weekend, delegates at COP24 in Katowice, Poland came to a global agreement for a ‘rulebook’ to put the 2015 Paris […]

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Biofuels could lead NZ to a green transport future – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 February 201811 April 2018

New Zealand could build a renewable low-carbon transport fuels industry – but only if the nation decides to act, according […]

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Who to kill? The dilemma of driverless cars – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 June 201603 May 2017

Driverless cars hold the promise of safer transport. But how should they react when loss of life appears inevitable? Should […]

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Govt to kick-start electric vehicle uptake- Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 May 2016

The Government wants to double the number of electric vehicles in New Zealand every year to reach 64,000 by 2021. […]

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Emissions linked to transport, diet – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 November 201528 March 2016

The carbon footprint of the average Kiwi household is getting smaller, but there is still plenty of room for improvement, suggests new […]

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Climate change a ‘medical emergency’ – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 June 201528 March 2016

Climate change threatens to unravel the last 50 years of health gains, but also presents an opportunity to boost global […]

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Crash report highlights at-risk groups

In the News  |  Published: 03 April 201303 April 2013

A report on traffic deaths and injuries in greater Auckland has highlighted the communities most at risk of being harmed […]

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