Climate Change
"Godfather of Coral"
The Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing the worst bleaching event in its history, with 22% of corals dead according to government agencies. Former chief scientist of the Australian Institute… Audio
Scrapped ETS subsidy may cause energy price rises
Changes to the ETS in the Budget could cost households up to $40 a year, Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett says.
How will the Paris Agreement ambitions be fullfiled?
The Paris Agreement on climate change has set ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to pull back the long-term global temperature rises. But how will those ambitions be achieved… Audio
Plan needed to tackle climate change - Greens
There has been a total policy failure during the past decade to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party says.
Timing the Anthropocene
Later in 2016, an international group will decide if the Holocene has given way to a new geological period marked by our impact. NIWA geochemist Helen Bostok gives a Southern Hemisphere perspective on… Audio
Timing the Anthropocene
Later in 2016, an international group will decide if the Holocene has given way to a new geological period marked by our impact. NIWA geochemist Helen Bostok gives a Southern Hemisphere perspective on…
Audio390,900 plants known to science
More than 2000 new species of plants were discovered last year, and 21 percent of all plant species are at risk of extinction, a new tally shows.
'Zero' international support for displaced Soloman Islanders
New Zealand needs to do more to help Solomon Islanders forced from their homes by rising seas caused by climate change, a researcher says. Audio
Author says disconnect on climate change
The author of a new report on climate change says Solomon Islanders forced to flee their homes because of rising sea levels have had zero help from the international community. Audio
Solomon Islanders displaced by rising waters
A scientist who has discovered startlingly high rates of sea level rise in the Solomon Islands due to climate change says inhabitants displaced by rising waters are getting no assistance from the… Audio
Tim Flannery: an atmosphere of hope
Tim Flannery discusses his latest book, Atmosphere of Hope, and why he is hopeful that we will tackle climate change. Audio
Tim Flannery: an atmosphere of hope
Tim Flannery discusses his latest book, Atmosphere of Hope, and why he is hopeful that we will tackle climate change.
AudioNights' Pundit - Left Thinking
The UN climate talks in Paris last year - "COP 21" - gave rise to the Paris Climate Agreement, hailed by world leaders as an historic breakthrough towards preventing catastrophic climate change. But… Audio
Push for Pacific nations to engage with IPCC
There's a push for Pacific countries to have a stronger engagement with the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC. Audio
Changing the journalism of climate change
Claims that the government "cheated" on carbon emissions made headlines recently, but those in the know said this was actually old news. An international expert in climate change journalism tells Medi… Audio
Changing the journalism of climate change
Claims that the government "cheated" on carbon emissions made headlines recently, but those in the know said this was actually old news. An international expert in climate change journalism tells Medi…
AudioMediawatch for 1 May 2016
Journalists locked out of lockups; a call for change in coverage of climate change, and; mixed messages and home truths on money and housing. Audio
Corey Bradshaw: Population Limits
Jim Mora talks to the Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Adelaide, whose research interests include population dynamics, extinction… Audio
Royal Society suggests fuel for change
ANALYSIS: New Zealand can and should wean its economy off fossil fuels to tackle climate change, a Royal Society of New Zealand report says. Veronika Meduna sorts through the facts.
Acting on climate change - Royal Society of NZ report
In its latest report on climate change, the Royal Society of New Zealand lays out options for how we coudl reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
