Climate Change
The Weekend Panel with Al Gillespie and Lavina Good
Joining us on the panel this morning are Dr Alexander Gillespie and Lavina Good. Among other topics, they'll be discussing the anti-lockdown protest on Auckland's motorway, the All Blacks and Black… Audio
She's a Killer: Imagining an Aotearoa overrun by 'wealthugees'
In the near future, the climate emergency has forced the wealthy to seek refuge in Aotearoa. Water is rationed, and things like coffee and beer are now luxury items - prohibitively expensive for most… Audio
Australia: PM's text tension, and COP26 contribution
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to detail the extraordinary exchanges at COP26 between the French president Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Audio
NZ climate minister promises to amplify Pacific positions
New Zealand's climate change minister says he has reassured Pacific countries who have not been able to make it to COP26 in Glasgow that New Zealand will do its best to amplify their positions in the… Audio
COP26: NZ scientists cutting cow pollution get nod from BoJo
A casual comment from the British Prime Minister about belching cows has put work by clever Kiwi scientists onto the world stage at COP-26.
And for the second day in a row, New Zealand climate… Audio
Dodgy accounting reveals govt emissions target less ambitious - lawyer
Climate activists say the government's pledge to halve emissions by 2030 vastly overstates the effect it will actually have.
Australian government commits to reaching net zero by 2050
Australia has joined the world in promising to make the nation carbon-neutral by 2050, ahead of a global climate change summit.
Nelson art exhibition showcases rangatahi perspective on climate change
A group of scientists, photographers and students are behind a Nelson exhibition showing how rangitahi view climate change.
Time is right for new Cousteau documentary
If eco-warrior Jacques-Yves Cousteau was still alive today, he'd be alarmed by the state of the planet's oceans and the wild creatures in them, says Becoming Cousteau co-writer Pax Wasserman. And he'd… Audio
Jonathan Haidt: Social media model 'is breaking the world'
Named one of the world's top thinkers by both Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines, American social psychologist Professor Jonathan Haidt will feature as the keynote speaker at next month's APEC CEO… Audio
The details behind the data
This week on Our Changing World, Aotearoa Science Agency's Damian Christie speaks to three scientists about the world of data. Video, Audio
The details behind the data
This week on Our Changing World, Aotearoa Science Agency's Damian Christie speaks to three scientists about the world of data.
Video, AudioAfrica's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says
Africa's fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, while 118 million poor people face imminent drought, floods or extreme heat, the UN climate agency has warned.
Climate Leaders Coalition signatories commit $9.5 billion to reduce emissions
The Climate Leaders Coalition's third anniversary snapshot shows Kiwi businesses have invested $9.5b into emissions reduction. Audio
Carbon Zero 2050 discussion document out but clock is ticking
Fewer cars on the roads, more EVs, mass rapid transport in the big cities and congestion charges... Today Climate Change Minister James Shaw revealed an extensive consultation document aimed at… Audio
Chris Dunphy: is there a greener future for logistics in New Zealand?
Coastal shipping and green hydrogen-powered trucking are part of the future for freight in New Zealand believes Chris Dunphy, the new director of Move Logistics - formerly known as TIL Logistics - one… Audio
Physics on ice
Stories of physics research in Antarctica - into, under, and from within the ice. Claire finds out about measuring sea ice thickness and supercooling. Katy Gosset learns how scientists detect… Audio
Physics on ice
Stories of physics research in Antarctica - into, under, and from within the ice. Claire finds out about measuring sea ice thickness and supercooling. Katy Gosset learns how scientists detect…
AudioWhy COP26 is a vital tool in fighting climate change
What is so vital about the Glasgow climate change summit that minister James Shaw weathered a public uproar? Audio
Why COP26 is a vital tool in fighting climate change
What is so vital about the Glasgow climate change summit that minister James Shaw weathered a public uproar?
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