Climate Change
PNG's Government verging on collapse
RNZ Pacific journalist Johnny Blades talks to Kathryn about the shaky situation in the PNG parliament, with a series of defections from PM Peter O'Neill's government. MPs say he has become… Audio
Māori seek direct input into govt's climate change policy
Māori leaders in the fight for climate change say the government needs to let Māori determine climate change policy - not just be consulted.
Climate change plan: 'Setting the bar so low'
The government's move to tackle climate change is being characterised as hopeful but flawed.
James Shaw: Climate change plan sets goal in legislation
Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the government's plan for combating climate change goes far enough, even though it only has a target of reducing methane emissions by 10 percent. He spoke with… Video, Audio
Govt’s plan for climate change condemned as toothless
Proposed legislation on climate change sets a new emissions reduction target for greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, and establishes an independent Climate Commission, but it's already being… Audio
Russel Norman: Climate change targets 'just pieces of paper'
Former Green party co-leader Russel Norman says while the government’s new Zero Carbon Bill set some targets, they’re not enforceable and there’s no plan in place to reach them. He told Lisa Owen it’s… Video, Audio
Govt settles on 'split gas' approach to reduce emissions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described climate change as New Zealand's 'nuclear free moment' - but does the plan unveiled today live up to the rhetoric? Political Editor Jane Patterson reports. Audio
The plan to tackle climate change
The Government has set out its plan to tackle climate change for the next 30 years in its Zero Carbon bill. New emissions targets have been set for all greenhouse gases, except methane, to net zero by… Audio
Pacific disaster preparedness the goal for a new fund
Ireland and the Asian Development Bank have committed $US13.5 million to boost climate and disaster resilience in the Pacific.
Banksy possible artist of mural found at climate activists' London base
Speculation is mounting that street artist Banksy was at Extinction Rebellion's London protests after the appearance of a mural at the group's Marble Arch base.
Shaun Hendy and Quentin Atkinson - Grounded for climate change
Criticism is piling up for politicians and climate change scientists for the carbon emissions they use flying to conferences. In 2017, two Auckland University professors made the decision not to fly… Audio
Turning up the heat on enzymes
Biology professor Vic Arcus is trying to tease out how enzymes are able to speed chemical reactions up. Audio
Turning up the heat on enzymes
Biology professor Vic Arcus is trying to tease out how enzymes are able to speed chemical reactions up.
AudioOur Changing World for 11 April 2019
Research into how enzymes are able to speed up reactions as much as they do, and the chemical element cadmium. Audio
Tangaroa reference in council paper causes conflict
Wellington City councillors were divided today over the reference of the Māori god of the sea, Tangaroa, in a document referencing climate change.
Researcher calls for Pacific awareness on coral reefs
A team of researchers from three Australian universities and two government agencies worked together last month to investigate and document the bleaching on Lord Howe Island's reefs - just off the… Audio
Climate change action 'a no-brainer' for council - protester
The Thames-Coromandel District mayor says climate change is still a priority for the council - despite it not signing a nationwide declaration.
Council feels heat over signing climate change statement
Pressure is piling on the Thames Coromandel District Council to sign a declaration on climate change after figures revealing ratepayers could end up forking out millions of dollars to replace…
Caves reveal past climate change
Caves are a subterranean library of past climate change records, captured as water dripping from above creates flowstones and stalactites. Audio
Caves reveal past climate change
Caves are a subterranean library of past climate change records, captured as water dripping from above creates flowstones and stalactites.
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