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The French capital is styling itself as a leader in modern ways to fight climate change and become more resilient. NZ Herald science reporter Jamie Morton looks at what Auckland can learn from Paris. Following a trip to the City of Lights, hosted by the French government, the series highlighted some of the developments in […]

One billion tonnes. That’s how much the global agricultural industry needs to cut its emissions per year by 2030 to achieve the goals set at COP21 in Paris, according to a new study. An international team of scientists – including a New Zealander – calculated the required emissions cuts based on the goal of keeping […]

With a warmer future set to hit our Pacific neighbours hardest, is there still a chance to turn the tide? The first ever conference on climate change and the Pacific, ‘In the Eye of the Storm‘,  is being held this week in Wellington at Victoria University. The conference brings together Pacific community representatives, scientists, artists, politicians […]

After two week of negotiations more than 190 countries have agreed to to an international deal to tackle climate change. The agreement, which was released in the early hours of Sunday morning (NZT), sets the goal of limiting the world’s rise in average temperature to “well below 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts […]

The UN climate conference in Paris is grinding on with negotiators working to reach an agreed document by the weekend. Here’s some of the latest coverage The biggest development in the the Paris climate talks has been the issuing of a new draft agreement this morning, comprising a shorter 29 page document. While a simpler […]

A new draft has been presented to delegates at the at the UN climate conference in Paris, offering a much slimmer version but still with many points of contention – not the least of which is whether the world should be aiming to keep the global rise in temperature under 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius. […]

The UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, which starts this Monday, has not been missed by the New Zealand media. There has been no shortage of commentary from New Zealand researchers, politicians and advocates in anticipation of the talks. Below is a quick wrap-up of recent articles and interviews. If you are wondering what all […]

Despite the tragic attacks in Paris, the French capital is still to host the international negotiations aimed at keeping a warming climate in check. The 21st UN Conference of the Parties, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will, for the first time in over 20 years of UN negotiations, aim to achieve a […]

International representatives are meeting in Paris this month to negotiate an agreement aimed at keeping the Earth’s warming climate in check. The Science Media Centre held an in-person and online briefing with experts to provide media with key information ahead of the COP 21 climate meeting. SPEAKERS: Prof Dave Frame– Director of the Climate Change […]

New Zealand is lagging behind in terms of climate change action, writes Associate Professor Ralph Chapman in an opinion article in today’s Dominion Post. An excerpt (read in full here): Pilots know that there is a brief window of time between losing oxygen and passing out, a period in which some life-saving action is possible. […]