Climate Change
Mark Watts - Cities Unite for Climate Change Action
Auckland City has been admitted to C40, a local government climate change action network of 80 cities around the world that have committed to addressing climate change. Mark Watts is the chief… Audio
Nights Overseas Report - Canada
it's the second-largest country by total area and the northernmost country of the North America continent, journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports from Canada, pop. 35,675,834 (est… Audio
Tuvalu man case uses climate change factors
A man from Tuvalu has become the lastest person from the Pacific to climate change factors should be considered in his bid for refugee status. Audio
February the hottest month on record
Record global temperatures in February show significant climate change is happening right now, a New Zealand scientist says. Audio
Expert lambasts new green plane tech
Hype about the sustainability of new flying technologies is overstated, a tourism expert says. Audio
Survival of the oldest
Palaeontologists studying an ancient group of extinct marine plankton find surprising results about which species are vulnerable to extinction. Audio
Survival of the oldest
Palaeontologists studying an ancient group of extinct marine plankton find surprising results about which species are vulnerable to extinction.
AudioRebecca Priestley: anthologising Antarctica
Senior Lecturer in the Science in Society Group, Victoria University of Wellington, and editor of Dispatches from Continent Seven: an Anthology of Antarctic Science, a new collection of writings by… Audio
Antarctica's ice sheets more sensitive to warming
An international team of scientists found that Antarctica's land-based ice sheets are more vulnerable to rising temperatures than they previously thought. Audio
Antarctica's ice sheets more sensitive to warming
An international team of scientists found that Antarctica's land-based ice sheets are more vulnerable to rising temperatures than they previously thought.
AudioUniversity VC lambasts inaction over climate change
The Vice Chancellor Of Victoria University Grant Guildford, is calling on politicians to abandon their myopic focus on the cost of mitigating climate change. Audio
Investors agitate for fuller disclosure
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it is developing a strategy to deal with the impact of climate change on its investments. Audio
TPP's environmental chapter slammed
The environment will suffer under the final text of the Trans Pacific Partnership, according to the Sustainability Council.
NASA records show 2015 the hottest year on their books
Space agency Nasa and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed 2015 was the hottest year for the world since records began in 1880. Audio
2015 hottest year for the world since records began
Space agency Nasa and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed 2015 was the hottest year for the world since records began in 1880. Audio
Cost of carbon going up
The cost of pouring greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere has reached the highest level in four years.
Gearhead Granny
Science communication student Siana Fitzjohn talks with climate activist Rosemary Penwarden about living a low carbon lifestyle and the 'electric-ute' car converted to run on electricity Audio
Gearhead Granny
Science communication student Siana Fitzjohn talks with climate activist Rosemary Penwarden about living a low carbon lifestyle and the 'electric-ute' car converted to run on electricity
AudioDelhi begins car rationing to curb pollution
Authorities in India's capital Delhi have launched major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.
Hot, dry weather sparks warnings
Hot, dry weather is prompting water restrictions, and a warning for motorists to be conscious of the fire risk posed by engine heat.
