Nov 28, 2023 | Politics & Society
“Exxon Knew” by Johnny Silvercloud is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 By Ben Goldson As public concern over climate change grew towards the end of the 20th century, a sprawling network of denialist groups emerged. Financed by major fossil fuel companies, the...
Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Words by Tyra Horngren, ClimateWorks Centre Photo by Karsten Würth on Unsplash Green hydrogen could be a fossil fuels replacement in some sectors if Australia takes the immediate steps to embrace it. In a world grappling with the complex problem of...
Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Words by Julianne Evans Photo by Thomas Schweighofer on Unsplash Covid has fundamentally changed how people view the environment, their relationship to it and their vision for the future, according to new research from Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of...
Oct 2, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Ruapehu has had a great ski season – but we need to reimagine the future of NZ’s iconic volcano Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato As a former competitive snowboarder and instructor, and later a researcher of snow sports, I’ve been lucky to enjoy ski resorts...
Aug 29, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Philip Laird, University of Wollongong Photo by Eddie Bugajewski on Unsplash Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads. The cost and priority...
Aug 17, 2023 | Business & Economics, Featured
Mike Joy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Christian on Unsplash You may not have noticed, but earlier this month we passed Earth overshoot day, when humanity’s demands for ecological resources and services exceeded what our planet...
Aug 10, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland Photo by American Public Power The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting...
Jul 20, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
William Sheard is a PhD student at the University of Auckland and holds a scholarship from Ngā Ara Whetū. William’s research hopes to transform how we see e-waste and save billions of dollars of rare metals lost yearly. Some of the rarest and most expensive...
Jul 13, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Biodegradable plastic could change the future of consumerism and its impact on climate change, thinks Dr. Heon Park, a Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Canterbury. While acknowledging that petroleum-based plastic poses long-term...
Jun 28, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology, Uncategorized
Words by David Dempsey, University of Canterbury; Karan Titus, University of Canterbury, and Rebecca Peer, University of Canterbury Photo by Federica Bisso on Unsplash We know putting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is bad for the climate. But should...