The latest national climate change risk assessment says the costs of repeated disasters will make it harder to pay for […]
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2025 one of the hottest years on record – Expert Reaction
The World Meteorological Organisation has confirmed 2025 as the second or third hottest year on record, and 2015-2025 as the […]
Continue readingClimate deal reached at COP30 – Expert Reaction
Wealthy countries have tripled their financial support to help vulnerable nations adapt to the impacts of climate change, but the […]
Continue readingCOP30 to focus on limiting warming, climate finance – Expert Reaction
The 30th UN climate conference will run from 10-21 November local time in Belém, Brazil. Key issues for COP30 include limiting global […]
Continue readingNZ’s first Climate Adaptation Framework – Expert Reaction
The Government has laid out its long-term approach to prepare New Zealand for the changing climate ahead. The just-released National […]
Continue readingWill the world overshoot its climate targets? – Expert Q&A
We’re edging closer to exceeding 1.5°C of warming globally, and scientists will soon gather to understand the implications of missing […]
Continue readingPolar geoengineering ideas “dangerous” – Expert Reaction
Five well-publicised geoengineering proposals to reduce the impact of climate change in the polar regions are “extremely unlikely” to work, and […]
Continue readingOffshore oil & gas exploration ban set to be overturned – Expert Reaction
The 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration is facing a repeal, with part of the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill […]
Continue readingMajor climate report shows our world is melting – Expert Reaction
Antarctic sea ice levels have been at record lows for the last three years, a global report shows. The World Meteorological […]
Continue readingCarbon capture and storage in Aotearoa – Expert Q+A
The government recently announced decisions on a new framework to incentivise carbon capture, utilisation, and storage by New Zealand companies. […]
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