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Leaf fossils hold clues for melting Antarctic ice – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 21 October 201611 April 2018

Buried in sediment under an ancient crater lake in Central Otago, fossilised leaves have helped Kiwi researchers find the long-term […]

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Plants capture more CO2 than expected – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 October 201414 October 2014

A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has suggested that current climate models have underestimated […]

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Global carbon budget – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 September 201428 March 2016

Carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, are set to rise again in 2014 – reaching a record […]

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IPCC global climate report – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 September 201328 March 2016

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]

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Coverage of the Pike River mine explosion

In the News  |  Published: 22 November 201022 November 2010

On Friday evening, the Pike River mine outside the South Island town of Greymouth experienced an explosion which trapped 29 […]

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Sunday News: NZ view on global warming

In the News  |  Published: 30 August 2010

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Auckland, has found that there was a sudden release […]

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Dom Post: NZ can’t stick to Copenhagen deal, say scientists

In the News  |  Published: 22 April 2010

Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about a new report in Nature which says that loopholes in the Copenhagen […]

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TVNZ: Sir Peter Gluckman interviewed by Paul Holmes

In the News  |  Published: 19 April 2010

Q+A’s Paul Holmes interviews the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman about the Global Research Alliance, an […]

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Dom Post: Carter hails ‘debunking’ of food miles argument

In the News  |  Published: 07 April 201007 April 2010

John Hartevelt writes in the Dominion Post about a new report debunking the belief that New Zealand’s exporting of lamb […]

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