Greenpeace New Zealand keeping tabs on the climate

Climate report gives warning to leaders, say NZ scientists – Environment – NZ Herald News

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:09:19 +0000

Countries gearing up for the next round of top-level climate talks have been warned the agreement hashed out in the dying minutes of the Copenhagen conference could lead to 3C warming or more. via Climate report gives warning to leaders, say NZ scientists – Environment – NZ Herald News.

Auckland heading for driest quarter in more than 50 years – National – NZ Herald News

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:52:32 +0000

Auckland is headed for the driest three months since records began more than 50 years ago. via Auckland heading for driest quarter in more than 50 years – National – NZ Herald News.

China takes lead in clean-power investment – chicagotribune.com

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:12:04 +0000

Reporting from Washington – China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of clean energy, according to a comprehensive new report that raises questions about American competitiveness in a booming global market. via China takes lead in clean-power investment – chicagotribune.com.

Excavation jars with pure image: expert – Environment – NZ Herald News

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:26:07 +0000

New Zealand should be prepared for international criticism for its plan to open conservation land to mining, a tourism expert says NZ Herald News.

US to lobby for endangered species listing for polar bear | Environment | guardian.co.uk

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:40:01 +0000

Melting sea ice in the Arctic will kill thousands of bears in coming years, the US says, and continued commercial trade must not be allowed to make the situation worse guardian.co.uk.

Arctic Shelf Leaking Potent Greenhouse Gas

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:45 +0000

The frozen cap trapping billions of tonnes of methane under the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean is leaking and venting the powerful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, new research shows. IPS ipsnews.net

U.N. says emissions vows not enough to avoid rise of 2 degrees C | Reuters

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:59:29 +0000

Emission cuts pledges made by 60 countries will not be enough to keep the average global temperature rise at 2 degrees Celsius or less, modeling released on Tuesday by the United Nations says. Reuters

Bill Gates: the Most Important Climate Speech of the Year

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:43:56 +0000

On Friday, the world's most successful businessperson and most powerful philanthropist did something outstandingly bold, that went almost unremarked: Bill Gates announced that his top priority is getting the world to zero climate emissions. Worldchanging

Skeptical Science: Examining Global Warming Skepticism

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:07:50 +0000

Scientific skepticism is healthy. Scientists should always challenge themselves to expand their knowledge and improve their understanding. Yet this isn’t what happens in global warming skepticism. Skeptics vigorously criticise any evidence that supports man-made global warming and yet eagerly, even blindly embrace any argument, op-ed piece, blog or study that refutes global warming. So this website gets skeptical [...]

10 big questions on climate change answered

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:09:41 +0000

WeatherWatch weather analyst Philip Duncan's blogs on climate change have attracted a lot of reader interest. He took readers' 10 most commonly asked questions and put them to Dr James Renwick, Principal Scientist, Climate Variability & Change at Niwa. NZ Herald

Interview with Tuvalu Climate Negotiator Ian Fry

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:13:14 +0000

an Fry, the chief climate change negotiator for Tuvalu, fought on behalf of low-lying island nations during the United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, last month. °Celsius.

Government declares drought in Northland

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:46:33 +0000

The Government is coming to the aid of drought-stricken farmers in Northland, says Agriculture Minister David Carter. “The Government has declared Northland as a medium-level drought zone, following a recent meeting of the Northland Rural Support Trust, and a drought recovery package is now in place to help affected farmers,” says Mr Carter. Scoop

NZ not ready to meet Accord deadline – Copenhagen Summit 2009

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:05:19 +0000

Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand will not be signing a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the post-2012 period under the Copenhagen Accord's deadline of February 1. NZ Herald News

Counting burps – it’s a gas

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:04:48 +0000

Hundreds of Australian sheep are to have their burp outputs measured by scientists who are hoping to breed a burp-less variety. NZ Herald News.

Beyond Copenhagen: Dialogue, not diktat | Comment is free | The Guardian

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:01:51 +0000

As it drifts from the present into the past, the Copenhagen climate change conference looks both better and worse. Worse, because a considered reading of the accord, which was its only tangible output, reveals that it is not just inadequate but in fact utterly empty. Better, because of the novel manner in which this ultimate [...]