Carbon Emissions

Extreme storms and unbelievable heat. Climate science pioneer, Michael Oppenheimer, tells Guyon how weather events will change as the atmosphere heats up - and what we need to do to prepare ourselves… Video, Audio

Airline passengers landing in Wellington yesterday afternoon may've noticed an alteration to the capital's hillside sign.  Audio

A look inside an Auckland building that's an incubator for the deep tech sector, aimed at finding solutions for some of the world's biggest carbon-emitting materials. Audio

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling-back the government's measures to reduce carbon emissions, including pushing back the ban on the sale of new… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

NZ Steel's done a deal with the government that'll cut its carbon emissions. Will the country's other big emitters follow their lead? Audio

New Zealand's electricity sector can deliver massive reductions in our carbon emissions but rapid transformation must start now - according to a new report. Report co-author Richard Hobbs joins… Audio

Zinc is widely used to galvanise steel and iron, putting a protective layer over it to make the metals non-corrosive. But the process creates a lot of waste, and recycling zinc is more… Audio

The head of a property funds management group is calling out his own industry as one that needs to lift its green game and do more to reduce its carbon footprint. Scott McKenzie is the chief executive… Audio

Most of us probably like the idea of second hand and upcycling, but it can be hard to consistently live that way. When you need something, you don't always have the energy to trawl Trade Me and scour… Audio

The government has proposed a change to the Emission Trading Scheme that would mean permanent pine forests won't earn carbon credits. Forest and Bird spokesperson Dean Baigent-Mercer talks to Jesse. Audio

AgResearch scientists who successfully bred low methane emitting sheep, were this week recognised for their world-first research at the Science New Zealand Awards. Audio

This week the government announced a levy on new utes to help pay for subsidies for electric vehicles. Four of the top ten best-selling new vehicles in New Zealand in 2020 were double cab utes. Yet… Audio

Bernard Hickey has been looking at the Climate Change Commissions latest recommendations. He says that while the Government is dragging its heels, businesses will need to forge ahead on their own to… Audio

The government has until the end of the year to respond to the final report of the Climate Change Commission as to how the country will transition to carbon neutrality by 2050. The final report of the… Audio

A gap has been identified in why New Zealand businesses are way off the pace when it comes to reducing their carbon emissions. DETA carbon and engineering consultant Jonathan Pooch talks to Jesse. Audio

A leading architecture firm says the key to reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry will be to repurpose existing buildings, rather than building new structures. Jasmax is behind some… Audio

The clothing and textiles industry is among the world's worst carbon-emitters - now the government is being urged to consider bringing textile recycling within its product stewardship scheme… Audio

A blueprint to bring down our carbon emissions by 2050  - and change the way we all live - came out this week. There was excellent media coverage of the detail but some journalists complained they… Video, Audio