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Future of voluntary carbon mitigation – Expert Briefing

Future of voluntary carbon mitigation – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 30 March 2021

Carbon mitigation efforts by some NZ organisations will not work in the new context of the Paris Agreement, according to […]

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US to rejoin Paris climate accord – Expert Reaction

US to rejoin Paris climate accord – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 January 202121 January 2021

Newly inaugurated US President Joseph Biden has signed an executive order re-entering the country into the Paris climate accord. The […]

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NZ keeps getting warmer – Expert Reaction

NZ keeps getting warmer – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 October 202016 October 2020

Climate data shows New Zealand is feeling more heatwaves, fewer frosts, rising sea levels, and a decline in taonga marine […]

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Election 2020 – SMC science Q&A with political parties

Election 2020 – SMC science Q&A with political parties

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 11 August 202017 August 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

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Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 17 December 201811 February 2019

Over the weekend, delegates at COP24 in Katowice, Poland came to a global agreement for a ‘rulebook’ to put the 2015 Paris […]

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Ice sheets under 1.5C warming – Expert Reaction

Ice sheets under 1.5C warming – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 November 201811 February 2019

Under the Paris Agreement, nations agreed to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels, but even that […]

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Earth could enter hothouse climate – In The News

Earth could enter hothouse climate – In The News

In the News  |  Published: 09 August 201811 February 2019

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

Private sector climate change pledges – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 July 201812 February 2019

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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Sea level rise expected even with Paris Agreement – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 February 201811 April 2018

Even if all nations manage to stick to their Paris Agreement targets, we’re still committed to sea level rise. A […]

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Oz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger

Oz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 September 201720 August 2018

2017 has been a sizzler for Australia, showing global warming is alive and well, but as Dr Jim Salinger writes […]

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