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Climate crisis policies are all about power

24 June 2021

Opinion: Professor Robert MacCulloch writes about the issues with the Climate Change Commission chairman's recommendations for a government action plan to fight climate change.
NZ’s clean car discount is a turn in the right direction, but how much will it drive consumer demand?

17 June 2021

Opinion: New Zealand faces challenges if it is to meet its international climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement, says Professor Basil Sharp.
Climate change driving global movement of marine species

7 April 2021

A new study shows for the first time at a global scale and across all kinds of species that marine life has been changing its distribution away from the equator in direct response to climate change.
The ocean is getting noisier

11 February 2021

Human activity is making the world’s oceans noisier and not enough is being done to mitigate the effect on marine life, scientists say.
Whales may be struggling as climate change impacts feeding grounds

16 December 2020

A new study has found that even a change in eating habits may not be enough for southern right whales to keep up their population recovery from whaling.
Trade in tough times: how to do it better

26 November 2020

Indigenous and social rights, gender equality, climate change mitigation and sharing prosperity are all critical issues for future trade policies.
Stunning shearwaters photo wins People’s Choice

3 November 2020

A stunning night-time photo of Buller’s shearwaters/rako captured in the flash of the camera with the Milky Way as a backdrop high above, has been named People’s Choice at this year’s NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year awards.
Dawn Freshwater: our critical role in transitioning to a low-carbon economy

30 October 2020

In her editorial in Ingenio magazine, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater says we must act with urgency and decisiveness in tackling the climate crisis.
Conserving water helps buys insurance for climate surprises

29 October 2020

While climate change is contributing to Auckland's water shortage, it's not the only reason for it.
Beaches won't go extinct but tough decisions ahead

28 October 2020

A claim half the world’s beaches could be extinct by the turn of the century is being disputed by an international team of coastal scientists including Associate Professor Giovanni Coco.
Climate change challenge: all eyes on the blue marble

28 October 2020

Aotearoa has committed to net-zero emissions of all greenhouse gases, other than biogenic methane, by 2050. Is that enough? Finlay Macdonald talks to University scientists, including those involved with the Climate Science Initiative.
Environmental doom and 'eco-anxiety'

24 September 2020

News reports regularly remind us that the environment is under threat from a raft of climate change effects including loss of biodiversity, melting ice sheets and devastating ‘climate fires’.

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