A total of 133 research projects have been funded in the latest round of the Marsden Fund, for a total […]
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Ten year target to boost research & development – Expert reaction
The Labour-New Zealand First coalition will undertake to increase spending on research & development to 2% of GDP over ten […]
Continue readingKeeping climate change to 1.5C still possible – In the News
It might still be possible to meet the 1.5°C temperature target set by the Paris Agreement, scientists say, but we […]
Continue readingElection 2017 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
Continue readingPCE report on climate change law — In The News
The environment watchdog has proposed that New Zealand should follow the UK by putting climate change action into law. In […]
Continue readingAnother ozone-depleting substance on the rise – Expert Reaction
Now that CFCs and HFCs have been phased out, some smaller ozone-depleting substances are on the red list, with dichloromethane […]
Continue readingThis is the start of a quality conversation
There’s a new media movement run out of Australia that has been gathering momentum in recent years and which now […]
Continue readingNative birds in dire straits – Expert Reaction
A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment highlights the desperate situation for many native birds, despite concerted […]
Continue readingOECD rates NZ’s environmental performance – Expert Reaction
The OECD’s latest report on New Zealand’s environmental performance warns that the country’s growth is starting to show environmental limits, […]
Continue readingIn the face of the mind-boggling peril of climate change, feel the despair, then work harder – James Renwick
With the, somewhat signposted, news that 2016 was the warmest year on record globally, and the warmest in New Zealand […]
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