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Emissions Reduction Plan – Expert Reaction

Emissions Reduction Plan – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 May 202217 May 2022

The government has released its first plan on how to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Emissions Reduction […]

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Opportunities to act now on climate change – report

In the News  |  Published: 27 April 201603 May 2017

There are numerous ways New Zealand can tackle climate change, says a new report, but we must act now. The […]

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Antarctic ice may melt faster than expected – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 23 February 201623 February 2016

Antarctica’s large land-based ice sheets may be more vulnerable to increasing global temperatures than previously thought, according to new research […]

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Have we reached peak emissions? Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 December 201528 March 2016

As the COP21 climate negotiations gather pace in Paris, new research suggests global carbon emissions are projected to fall in […]

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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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IPCC mitigation report in the news

In the News  |  Published: 17 April 201417 April 2014

The release of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s third and final fifth assessment (AR5) report has garnered […]

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Exploring the side effects of geoengineering – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 February 201428 March 2016

Technological fixes to combat harmful effects of climate change — even if employed on a massive scale — will be […]

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Climate predictions tightened – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 May 201328 March 2016

New research indicates that the latest observations of the climate system’s response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with […]

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Scientists claim success in burying carbon – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 December 201113 December 2011

Australian scientists are claiming success following completion of a New Zealand-backed pilot carbon capture and storage project that saw thousands […]

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Australian ETS bill passed – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 October 201112 October 2011

The Government’s emissions trading legislation – the Clean Energy Future package – was passed the Australian Lower House of Representatives […]

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