Why do social ties matter to climate politics?
“Traffic Jam. New Zealand style.” by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC0 1.0 Last month, New Zealand was recognised internationally for being the first country planning to charge farmers for agricultural emissions. Meanwhile New Zealand’s farmers...
From farming to fermentation: Could New Zealand ‘brew up’ new foods to reduce agricultural emissions?
Photo by Delphine Ducaruge on Unsplash Ian Mason, University of Canterbury New Zealand agriculture contributed 50% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, an unusually high proportion by world standards. Dairy farming was responsible for about half...
COP27: Breakthrough? Or an inadequate response to the climate crisis?
IAEA Imagebank Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of climate change. As the COP27 climate summit in Egypt wrapped up over...
The cow in the room… A problem of production or consumption?
Photo by Gulfside Mike on Unsplash One of the biggest challenges facing Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental response are its farms. Addressing agriculture is central to reducing New Zealand’s unique emissions profile and combatting the impacts of climate change. New...
What should New Zealand do to commit fully to tackling climate change?
New Zealand’s first wind turbine, built in Brooklyn, Wellington, in 1993. Wikimedia The Big Q is partnering with the University of Auckland’s Climate Systems Laboratory and Ngā Ara Whetū Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society. During this...
COP27: Why can rich countries no longer ignore calls to pay the developing world for climate havoc?
An aerial view of Pakistani flood survivors isolated on a road surrounded by water. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Bushong – https://www.dvidshub.net/image/319323 Lisa Vanhala, UCL Payments from high-emitting countries to mitigate the harm that climate...
What can be expected from COP27?
Sharm El-Sheikh on the Red Sea coast is best known for tourism and conferences. By Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Jen Allan, Cardiff University The world’s leaders are gathering for another global climate meeting, this time in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt....Subscribe by Email
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