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An Anniversary Day that needs to be removed from the calendar

Cliff Mail

Aug 11 min read

An Anniversary Day that needs to be removed from the calendar

April was the day that New Zealand reached its least celebratory anniversary - our Earth Overshoot Day. We reached it 112 days before the...

Cliff Mail

Jun 8, 20231 min read

Changes in climate will impact NZ

A senior climate scientist says New Zealand may be relatively insulated from the extremes of future weather changes, but is urging the...

10 Big Findings From The 2023 IPCC Report On Climate Change

Cliff Mail

Apr 9, 20231 min read

10 Big Findings From The 2023 IPCC Report On Climate Change

March 20 marked the release of the final installment of the Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), an eight-year...

Not that we need it - but yet another reason to bring more urgency to emissions reduction

Cliff Mail

Mar 30, 20231 min read

Not that we need it - but yet another reason to bring more urgency to emissions reduction

Off the coast of Antarctica, trillions of tonnes of cold salty water sink to great depths. As the water sinks, it drives the deepest...

Cliff Mail

Oct 29, 20221 min read

What 3°C of Global Warming looks like

Arise of 3°C in global temperatures above pre-industrial levels by 2100 would be disastrous. Its effects would be felt differently around...

A memo from Bill Gates:The state of the energy transition

Cliff Mail

Oct 26, 20221 min read

A memo from Bill Gates:The state of the energy transition

The world still needs to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions from 51 billion tons to zero, but global emissions continue to increase...

CNT (Waiheke) receives grant for marine sequestration research

Cliff Mail

Aug 15, 20221 min read

CNT (Waiheke) receives grant for marine sequestration research

A survey of marine carbon sequestered (captured and stored) in the Waiheke marine environment will be carried out over the next few...

A draft plan for climate adaptation in NZ

Cliff Mail

Apr 28, 20221 min read

A draft plan for climate adaptation in NZ

The Government has released its draft National (Climate) Adaptation Plan. In his covering note, James Shaw commented. "As I write this,...

"It's now or never" - to keep warming below 1.5c

Cliff Mail

Apr 6, 20221 min read

"It's now or never" - to keep warming below 1.5c

The last instalment of the IPCC trio of reports was released early Tuesday our time. In short, it is saying that the climate can no...

Cliff Mail

Aug 26, 20211 min read

The Zero Emissions Tractor

AgLocos - the zero emissions tractor.

Sequestration secrets of Northland’s coastline

Cliff Mail

Feb 20, 20212 min read

Sequestration secrets of Northland’s coastline

Here in Northland we tend to take for granted the sizeable acreage of subtropical marine habitat such as mangroves, salt marshes and...

Waiheke goes electric with its bus fleet but...

Cliff Mail

Nov 17, 20202 min read

Waiheke goes electric with its bus fleet but...

Alex Braae recently covered the launch of Waiheke's new electric bus fleet on The Spinoff. While exciting, the move by Auckland City...

Cliff Mail

Nov 5, 20201 min read

A kiwi guide to climate change

Climate Change NZ has created a simple but effective guide to all aspects of climate change and mitigation, with the context being New...

How does the world view climate
change in the context of COVID-19?

inge655

Jul 21, 20201 min read

How does the world view climate change in the context of COVID-19?

28,029 online adults were surveyed on their attitudes to climate change in this IPSOS survey conducted between February 21 and March 6,...

By Cliff Mail

Mar 1, 20202 min read

Is the tide starting to turn?

A few snippets of good news from the frontlines in the climate battle. Major infrastructure projects may need to start considering...

Helping to avert the looming crises: tweak your diet and cut food waste

By Cliff Mail

Aug 11, 20191 min read

Helping to avert the looming crises: tweak your diet and cut food waste

The latest ICCP report on Climate Change and Land that was released this week was a further stark reminder that we are facing a 'perfect...

Climate change - time to call it what it is - an EMERGENCY

by Rolf Mueller Glodde

May 28, 20192 min read

Climate change - time to call it what it is - an EMERGENCY

The UK newspaper, The Guardian, recently announced the update of its "style guide” to reflect the extremely worrisome situation more...

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