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International law has failed the global environment: what's next?
20 March 2023
A look back over the past 50 years shows that international environmental law has ignored its overarching objective to protect the global environment, says Professor Klaus Bosselmann.
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Climate change reparations, who pays for what?
2 November 2022
Opinion: Damages and disasters only arise because people and infrastructure have developed and placed themselves in a region that is vulnerable, and perhaps they should not have been there in the first place, argues Kevin Trenberth.
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A sustainable oasis of nature at the heart of the University
18 October 2022
The vision for the University's campuses is to create a series of green oases in the midst of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest city.
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Citizen assemblies offer hope for democracy and climate change challenges
30 September 2022
Opinion: Watercare has used a ‘deliberative democracy’ process to get input from Aucklanders on future water sources for the region. Tatjana Buklijas explains.
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Rapid transit and the case for a congestion charge
28 September 2022
Improving Auckland’s public transit network isn't enough to reduce vehicle travel. Further deterrents to driving, such as a congestion charge, will help meet the city’s emissions reduction goals, say researchers.
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Fuelled or fooled by biofuels
7 September 2022
Opinion: The Government’s sustainable biofuels mandate is likely to have unintended consequences, argues Professor Basil Sharp.
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How to up the trust in sustainability reporting
7 July 2022
Transparent reporting on SDGs is problematic, but a recent framework helps businesses harness the internet of things and blockchain to improve outcomes.
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Universities must support more students with refugee backgrounds
20 June 2022
Offering students with refugee backgrounds targeted support to enter higher education is now a bottom line for universities hoping to top a prestigious global performance table.
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Meet experts behind NZ’s first national space mission
18 May 2022
Experts on NZ’s first government-funded space mission talk science and technology in a free Techweek event at the Faculty of Engineering on Friday (20 May).
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Anne Salmond: IPCC report condemns forestry use planned by NZ
1 March 2022
Opinion: If ever there was doubt NZ was up a blind climate alley with large plantings of pine trees, the IPCC report has laid that to rest, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
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Denying science with opinions and fairy tales
1 February 2022
Opinion: Why have so many climate change deniers emerged as Covid anti-vaxxers, and why are so many people listening to their false fairytales, asks Kevin Trenberth.
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Climate: NZ’s role on spaceship Earth
26 January 2022
Opinion: Climate change is a global problem requiring a global solution, but individual nations like New Zealand can play a role and must do so, writes Kevin Trenberth.
