10 Aug 2021

Stop hitting the snooze button on climate action

From Midday Report, 12:13 pm on 10 August 2021

It's time to stop hitting the snooze button and start drastic cuts to carbon emissions, say climate scientists. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued what it calls a 'code red' warning that global warming is unfolding more quickly than feared, and humanity is almost entirely to blame. Māni Dunlop spoke to Dr Naomi Simmonds - who works extensively with Māori communities around geography and environmental planning and is the Kaitakawaenga for Deep South Challange, about the IPCC's code red warning.