Q+A: Is it time to stop using cars?
A recent report from a team of researchers based at the University of Otago has found that our use of cars is harming both our health and our environment. The report, titled Turning the Tide, claims that urgent steps are needed to encourage New Zealanders to walk,...
Q+A: How are our diets damaging the planet?
A rise in the global consumption of meat will have major consequences for both the environment and for our own health, according to a new paper published in Science. 95bFM’s Jack Marshall spoke to Massey University Professor Ralph Sims about the report and what eating...
Has climate change led to an increase in mosquitoes?
By Max Levy Bugs like it hot and evolve faster when there’s lots of carbon dioxide, meaning more mosquitoes, according to Max Levy. We often think of climate change in terms of extreme weather, but the impacts of global warming will extend far beyond natural...
Q+A: How does climate change impact our mental health?
We all know climate change is a problem. It is generally portrayed as an exclusively bio-physical issue that will impact things like our weather and oceans, agriculture and water availability. But climate change also has an impact on mental health. 95bFM’s Ella...
Q+A: Is New Zealand ready to go carbon zero?
Late last year, the United Nations Inter-Governmental Panel on climate change released a special report on with alarming warnings: a global response unprecedented in scale and speed is needed to avert catastrophe. They warn that the global community has only one...
Who is leading the way to zero carbon?
By Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quere, Glen Peters, Jan Ivar Korsbakken & Robbie Andrew Eighteen countries from developed economies have had declining carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels for at least a decade. While every nation is unique, they share some...
How will climate change impact Aotearoa? ▶
The debate is over. All life on planet Earth is threatened by man-made climate change. Within our lifetimes, the oceans will rise, weather will get more extreme, our air, soil, and water will become more tainted and toxic. Animals will perish en masse – and humans are...
Why are radical environmentalists being persecuted?
By Heather Alberro Radical environmentalists are fighting climate change, so why are they being persecuted? Climate change, deforestation, widespread pollution and the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity all define living in our world today – an era that has come to...
How can ancient cultures help us survive the coming climate crisis?
By Brittany Ward Paleoclimatologists are digging into the connections between the collapse of Mayan Civilization and extreme droughts. Over 1,000 years ago, droughts plagued the Yucatan peninsula. The Yucatan was home to the Classic Lowland Maya Civilization, of...Subscribe by Email
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