Climate change: How damaging is methane?
By Zebedee Nicholls & Tim Baxter Methane is a shorter-lived greenhouse gas – why do we average it out over 100 years? By doing so, do we risk emitting so much in the upcoming decades that we reach climate tipping points? The climate conversation is often...
What do mass protests mean for the future of Belarus?
By Ben Goldson With demonstrations ongoing despite government repression, longtime Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko is faced with a rare challenge to his leadership. With demonstrations ongoing despite government repression, longtime Belarussian President...
Climate anxiety: What is it and how can we cope?
By Peter Kalmus Climate change is 100% human-caused, so it’s 100% human-solvable. Don’t surrender to anxiety. Sometimes a wave of climate grief breaks over me. It happens unexpectedly, perhaps during a book talk, or while on the phone with a congressional...
Can you trust political polls?
By Andrew Balemi From now until October 17, Election Day in New Zealand, voters will be getting election poll information from multiple directions. So which ones can be trusted? The easy answer is: none of them. However, some polls are worth more than others. Assess...
Is the 2020 campaign leaving a gap for a return to dirty politics?
By Mark Boyd Mark Boyd has studied New Zealand elections for three decades and wonders if media coverage of the 2020 election campaign will be a replay of 2014’s ‘dirty politics’. Mainstream media is still the main source of election news for most voters in New...
Is Aotearoa ready to legalise cannabis? 🔊
At this year’s general election, New Zealand voters will have the opportunity to directly influence the future of cannabis policy in Aotearoa via a referendum. The Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill aims to provides a regulatory framework for the legal production,...Subscribe by Email
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