New Zealand’s use of ‘hot air’ credits from Ukraine and Russia means we are cheating on our climate commitments, says […]
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Wet and dry extremes in climate models questioned – Expert reaction
International scientists have pooled together data from the last 1,200 years on the relationship between water and the climate in […]
Continue readingFailing food production to kill 500,000 in 2050 – Expert reaction
Unchecked climate change will hit food production so severely that an extra half a million people could die through changes […]
Continue readingAntarctic ice may melt faster than expected – In the News
Antarctica’s large land-based ice sheets may be more vulnerable to increasing global temperatures than previously thought, according to new research […]
Continue readingSMC BRIEFING: Climate change and the Pacific
With a warmer future set to hit our Pacific neighbours hardest, is there still a chance to turn the tide? The […]
Continue readingHottest year on record – Expert reaction
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest on record, according to independent analyses by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Continue reading2015 Hottest year on record – NASA, NOAA
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA […]
Continue readingClimate deal reached in Paris – In the News
After two week of negotiations more than 190 countries have agreed to to an international deal to tackle climate change. […]
Continue readingClimate deal agreed in Paris – Expert reaction
UPDATED: After two weeks of negotiating, the representatives of more than 190 nations have settled on a agreed plan to […]
Continue readingPenultimate draft released at COP21 – In the News
The latest draft of the climate agreement in Paris has just been published this morning (NZT). Parties to the conference […]
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