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A major review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fourth assessment report by the Netherlands Environment Agency wrapped up this week, finding no significant errors in the report’s main conclusions on regional impacts of climate change. It is the latest in a series of reviews that have largely validated mainstream climate science conclusions, while [...]

Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp has announced that the country’s Crown Research Institutes are going to be intensively reviewed. A “high-powered taskforce” will be employed to find out whether the CRIs are their purpose. An excerpt: (read in full here) “Dr Mapp said they were a crucial part of New Zealand’s research sector. [...]