What does the outcome of COP26 mean for the future of the planet? 🔊
Earlier this month, world leaders met in Glasgow to negotiate on climate change. With the eyes of the world on COP26, did the meeting meet the needs of the globe to address the climate crisis? Was it successful? Doug Becker speaks with Reynaldo Morales, Klaus Weber,...
Omicron: What do we know about the new Covid variant?
By Wolfgang Presier, Cathrine Scheepers, Jinal Bhiman, Marietjie Venter & Tulio de Oliveira Since early in the COVID pandemic, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2. This was a valuable tool to understand...
Gaining steam or just hot air: What is the role of hydrogen in decarbonising New Zealand’s economy?
By Bronwyn Wilde To make hydrogen competitive with fossil fuels, the Government would need to use a combination of investment, incentivisation and regulation but these benefits should only apply to certified green hydrogen, produced with renewable energy. The history...
Surveillance: What is it good for?
By Gabby Bush, Simon Coghlan, Jeannie Paterson & Tim Miller Online monitoring raises serious questions about privacy and rights, but where justified it can be used for good if organisations consider wider issues like transparency and fairness. Youth, online news...
Is New Zealand’s infrastructure ready for the uptake in electric vehicles?
By Owen Poland Is New Zealand’s infrastructure ready for an increased uptake in electric vehicles? Experts at the University are helping devise the technology needed as well as working to remove barriers to access. The fact that the Huntly Power Station has burned...
What legal systems are really necessary to fix climate change? 🔊
Climate Change is an existential threat that demands bold action and a transformation of how humanity uses its resources. Concepts like “net zero” and “carbon offset” have done little toward decreasing the amount of greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere. Is the...
Will China be number one?
By Stephen Hoadley Will China be Number One, that is, the most powerful and influential state on earth, soon? This Big Question has already been answered in the affirmative by some commentators…but not all. By some economic measures China is already Number One....
What can we learn from past movements to address the climate crisis? ▶
What can we learn from past U.S. climate, youth, and human rights movements to inform our future? Three U.S. experts answer this question following the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26 ). A conference bringing world leaders together to accelerate...
Do we need a right to repair?
By Alex Sims Legislative changes must be made quickly to avoid New Zealand becoming a dumping ground for products unable to be sold overseas. In 2017 each person in New Zealand generated around 20.1 kg per year of e-waste, most of which was not recycled. As e-waste...Subscribe by Email
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