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Cliff Mail
Aug 1, 20241 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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