The Productivity Commission has completed its report into transitioning to a low-emissions economy and recommends three crucial shifts: switching to […]
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How does methane contribute to global warming – Expert Reaction
New research released by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton highlights the impact methane from New Zealand’s livestock […]
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It’s going to be abnormally warm till 2022 – Expert Reaction
As a heatwave tapers off in parts of the northern hemisphere, a new forecast system has predicted the years 2018 […]
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Earth could enter hothouse climate – In The News
The possibility Earth could enter an irreversible ‘hothouse climate’ with rising sea levels of between 10 and 60 metres has […]
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Private sector climate change pledges – Expert Reaction
Sixty private sector chief executives have come together to form the Climate Leaders Coalition, signing a joint statement which commits their companies to climate change […]
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Antarctic ice loss – Expert Reaction
Antarctica has lost about 3 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, which corresponds to a sea-level rise of around 8 […]
Continue readingProductivity Commission on a low-emissions economy – Expert reaction
A draft report from the Productivity Commission has made a series of recommendations for how New Zealand can transition to […]
Continue readingInterim climate committee announced – In the News
Climate Change Minister James Shaw has announced the members of the Interim Climate Change Committee, which will begin work while […]
Continue readingGreenhouse gas emission rise and offshore oil and gas permits axed – Expert reaction
The latest inventory of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions shows that there has been a 20 per cent increase in […]
Continue readingHotter, longer marine heatwaves over past century – Expert reaction
Marine heatwaves have been increasing in length, number and intensity over the past century, according to a study investigating global […]
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