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The Week in Detail: Pasifika MPs, 95bFM, and comic books
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: The MethaneSAT saga
By Eloise Gibson: How did New Zealand come to invest $29 million in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan? Audio
'Methane munching' microbes developing at Canterbury University
Scientists at the University of Canterbury are testing theories about how to remove methane produced by cows from the atmosphere. They're working on biofilters, which are micro-organisms that can… Audio
An eye in the sky to detect methane emissions
MethaneSAT is the first New Zealand government funded space mission. A joint project between the United States' Environmental Defense Fund and New Zealand, the project will see a methane sensing… Audio
Monitoring methane - A New Zealand space mission
How can a methane-detecting satellite help us tackle our agricultural emissions and detect gas leaking from pipelines, wetlands, farms and crops across the world? Peter Griffin speaks to the project… Audio
Secrets of Antarctic microbes
The most extreme places in Antarctica give rise to the toughest and weirdest types of life. From creatures living a very different chemical life to ours at underwater methane seeps to the secret tools… Audio
Applying technology from low-methane sheep to cattle
Technology behind breeding low-methane emitting sheep has the potential to be applied to cattle, with huge potential for reducing New Zealand's greenhouse gasses. Scientists at AgResearch have found… Audio
Cool cows a challenge for scientists
LIC has identified a gene that helps cows cope better in the heat of summer. Audio
Why eating animals is our moral duty
If we truly care about animals, says British philosopher Nick Zangwill, then the right thing to do is breed them, kill them, and eat them. Professor Zangill is with us to discuss why eating animals… Audio
'It's not too hard' - DairyNZ Climate Change Ambassador
Dairy farmer George Moss used to be a climate change skeptic, now he's a climate change ambassador the dairy industry. Audio
Big moove: Using biofilters to remove methane
A chemical engineering team in Canterbury are working on some promising technology that could be a gamechanger for the dairy industry and the environment. Audio
Alternative Proteins: It's An 'And' Story
The talk around Alternative Proteins is maturing. Meat and dairy operators say they're complimentary nutrition and shouldn't be viewed as a threat, but rather an opportunity to provide customers with… Audio
Choosing Calves
New Zealand's largest dairy genetics company LIC says more and more farmers are choosing the sex of their calves. They don't want to put bobby calves on the truck so are happy to pay more so ensure… Audio
Measuring methane from space a step closer
A joint US-NZ space mission operation, MethaneSat aims to help tackle climate change through a methane-tracking satellite. It is the first New Zealand government funded space mission, with a $26… Audio
Farming is a Gas
A Waikato Regional Council sustainability expert, and agricultural economist explain the three greenhouse gases caused by farming in clear, straightforward ways. Can farmers alter their farming… Audio
Climate change plan: 'Setting the bar so low'
The government's move to tackle climate change is being characterised as hopeful but flawed.
Calling Home: Jim Salinger in the US
This week's Calling Home guest is Dr Jim Salinger who's currently in Pennsylvania in the U.S. Audio
Insight: Farming and the Fight Against Climate Change
If New Zealand is to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, agriculture will have to reinvent itself. Veronika Meduna looks at new options for farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
Powering Japan: mining undersea 'fire ice'
Currently, Japan imports the bulk of its oil, coal and gas from overseas. Now, in an effort to become more energy self-sufficient, the Japanese government is making big investments in mining undersea… Audio
Livestock to blame for 19% of global warming - study
Livestock emissions are responsible for almost a a fifth of total global warming, a new study has revealed.