David Frame
Private investment 'crucial' to hit 100% renewable energy
A climate policy expert says for New Zealand to hit 100% renewable energy, private investment is crucial.
One of the world's largest investment companies has launched a major new climate fund to help… Audio
European Commission research into idea of weather manipulation
Have you heard of geoengineering, or weather manipulation?
According to a report in the Financial Times, the European Commission will this week call for international cooperation on launching… Audio
Scientist analyses farm emissions pricing proposal
The Government's proposed a farm-level emissions pricing scheme to be introduced from 2025, which will have farmers paying for methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
Professor of physics at Canterbury… Audio
Report looks into planting forests to make up for methane
A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment was released yesterday.
It found a 50 percent increase in forestry would be required by 2050 to achieve the temperature reduction… Audio
Agriculture front and centre in climate change recommendations
Earlier today the government released two reports from the Interim Climate Change Committee, with recommendations on how to curb the harmful effects of climate change. Audio
New international call for action on climate change
The leading international body of climate change researchers will today outline whether they think global temperatures can be kept from rising by more than 1.5 degrees this century. The report from… Audio
Methane less of problem than C02 for the climate
New research suggests there is a better way to account for how methane and other gases contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. This could have a huge impact on how emission targets are set for… Audio
NZ warned of fuel, energy price rises in low carbon move
Households are being warned to expect substantial jumps in fuel and energy prices from any shift to a low carbon economy. In a 508 page draft discussion document, the Productivity Commission estimates… Audio
The USA is out...
President Donald Trump has announced the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement saying the deal would hamstring the economy, weaken American workers and undermine US sovereignty.
…The Age of Resilience: The Anthropocene Challenge
Experts argue that we are living in the age of the Anthropocene - the epoch when humanity has irrevocably altered the planet. Predictions of climate change impacts are dire - mass extinction of… Audio
UN report issues grim warning on greenhouse gas levels
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a major summary of its last three reports. It warns greenhouse-gas levels are at their highest point in 800-thousand years… Audio
Climate Change and Generation Zero
Record global carbon dioxide levels, Generation Zero's hopes for a low carbon future and upcoming conference Audio
Climate Change
Big Issue - Climate Change: Join scientists and policy makers in a discussion about climate change research in Antarctica. Audio