Climate Change

A new report by a high level United Nations expert group says too often private sector climate pledges lack credibility and are little more than greenwashing. Chair of the New Zealand Climate… Audio

As the cyclone season gets underway in the South Pacific, it's hoped a new type of insurance on offer could help ease the burden of a storm's aftermath for those on lower-incomes. UNCDF programme… Audio

How do you drill through 600m of thick Antarctic ice? Using hot water, of course. In this episode from the 2020 series Voices from Antarctica, Alison Ballance joins researchers hoping to solve the… Audio

Out on the expanse of ice that is the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, Alison Ballance finds hot water. What will become of all this ice in a warming world?

Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor talks with Kathryn Ryan about the tough choices farmers are facing, including looming emissions pricing, and the temptation to sell into carbon farm forestry. 

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We're in for another marine heatwave - but are we ready for the consequences? Audio

The news is filled with doom and gloom about climate change - is there any reason to be optimistic? Audio

Many contemporary writers and artists are trying very hard to encourage people to think about climate change - in books, in documentaries, in art. So many and so hard that often climate change… Audio, Gallery

Landslides can happen anywhere there is a slope, at any time. Can we stop them? Audio

The government has just put new protections on highly productive land, the best of which makes up only one percent of our soil. Audio

A UK based energy company has been granted approval to develop a solar farm in Waikato which will generate electricity to power 30,000 homes. The Environmental Protection Authority has approved… Audio

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Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has displaced millions of people - why is the country so vulnerable to the impact of climate change? Audio

The Pacific Food Lab is a organisation aiming to change the way we think about, create and consume food with the hopes of improving our health and the environment. Big goals. This week on Voices, we… Audio

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With climate change-induced disasters becoming more frequent around the world, how do insurers weigh up the financial risks? Audio

Packing up their lives and becoming farmers was meant to be fresh start for New Zealand born writer and producer Nicola Harvey and husband Pat. But their move from young, burnt-out Sydney… Audio