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Electric aircraft – coming soon to save us, or all hype and greenwash? 23rd Oct 2021
Climate explained: how much of the world’s energy comes from fossil fuels and could we replace it all with renewables? 15th Sep 2021
Who pays? Who changes? 23rd Aug 2021
Lawyers challenge New Zealand’s proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with the 1.5℃ goal 7th Jul 2021
New plastic ban: Interview with Trisia Farrelly 1st Jul 2021
So it begins: The Climate Change Commission’s advice to government and what happened next 23rd Jun 2021
Jacinda- you beauty! 17th May 2021
Climate explained: when Antarctica melts, will gravity changes lift up land and lower sea levels? 5th May 2021
My favourite Anzac biscuit recipe 21st Apr 2021
Why did New Zealand’s CO2 emissions blow out so spectacularly in 2019? 18th Apr 2021
Recreation Transition: low-carbon recreation in the mountains 7th Apr 2021
Submit! Submit! Submit! 25th Mar 2021
Turning and turning in the widening gyre 24th Mar 2021
Many New Zealand species are already at risk because of predators and habitat loss. Climate change makes things worse 24th Mar 2021
Way to go 4th Feb 2021
Geyserland: Or, What happened at Taupō 5th Jan 2021
We (still) need to talk about cars 15th Dec 2020
New Zealand needs to start doing its fair share of climate action 8th Dec 2020
New Zealand weighs up a nation-sized battery 21st Oct 2020
Carbon neutral jet fuel 9th Oct 2020
New Zealand voters divided on climate 1st Oct 2020
Flight to nowhere sends the wrong message in climate crisis 25th Sep 2020
Greta 19th Aug 2020
How the law can help in the fight for climate action 13th Aug 2020
Podcast with Vincent Heeringa 11th Aug 2020
Climate explained: are we doomed if we don’t manage to curb emissions by 2030? 9th Aug 2020
New airport at Tarras would drive rapid increases in greenhouse gas emissions 9th Aug 2020
Ireland’s sensational climate plan 24th Jul 2020
Up to our necks in fossil fuels: interview with Sir Jonathon Porritt 19th Jun 2020
Saving heritage – the sustainability argument 19th May 2020
Climate explained: why switching to electric transport makes sense even if electricity is not fully renewable 19th May 2020
CAT-astrophe? 1st May 2020
Bunnies are Better 27th Apr 2020
Climate Commission is cleared for takeoff: James Renwick talks ice, snow, and climate action 8th Feb 2020
A multitude of drops: Social tipping points in climate action 23rd Jan 2020
Should I ditch my fossil-fueled car? 28th Dec 2019
Blow, wind of fruitfulness 19th Dec 2019
Climate explained: which countries are likely to meet their Paris Agreement targets 18th Dec 2019
CORSIA, coming soon to an airport near you 7th Dec 2019
On the road to Net Zero, the next step is to update our UN pledge 18th Nov 2019
Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ’s plastic waste crisis 14th Nov 2019
Zero Carbon: It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law 11th Nov 2019
Politics & the Anthropocene 22nd Oct 2019
I’m so fly, I’m #NoFly! 18th Oct 2019
Collins crushes climate 15th Oct 2019
Hopped out 19th Sep 2019
Fly less, Kiwis! 4th Sep 2019
Emission impossible? 23rd Aug 2019
View from the UK: Interview with Julia King of the Committee on Climate Change 16th Aug 2019
If you can make it here… Mike Joy goes to New York 16th Aug 2019
Notes on a New Zealand City: Wellington 12th Aug 2019
On the future: An interview with Martin Rees 3rd Aug 2019
New Zealand poised to introduce clean car standards and incentives to cut emissions 1st Aug 2019
The unexpected and unavoidable consequences of living with climate change 30th Jul 2019
A New Zealand household emissions calculator 4th Jul 2019
100% renewable electricity: A classic kiwi stoush in the making 29th Jun 2019
The tragedy of climate change 6th Jun 2019
It’s high time to rethink low carbon innovation policy in New Zealand 29th May 2019
Green electricity: Is it for real? 25th May 2019
NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane 12th May 2019
A long time between drinks: Mercury will build the Turitea wind farm 1st May 2019
Climate change: a reply to the five most common comments from readers 29th Apr 2019
Climate change is hitting hard across New Zealand 19th Apr 2019
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas update 2017 12th Apr 2019
Robbing the bank: land use change. 4th Apr 2019
We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic pollution history 3rd Apr 2019
Both sides now 29th Mar 2019
Farms, forests, and fossil fuels 28th Mar 2019
Mike Joy tells it like it is 6th Mar 2019
Citizen climate action 6th Mar 2019
The public is ready for environmental change. Now we need a lead from politicians 22nd Feb 2019
Cool spinnable warming map 19th Feb 2019
Climate change in New Zealand 15th Feb 2019
Climate change emergency: Time to slam on the brakes 8th Feb 2019
There’s no easy way to cut aviation emissions, except by flying less 8th Feb 2019
NZ is home to species found nowhere else but biodiversity losses match global crisis 8th Feb 2019
New Zealand’s zero carbon bill: much ado about methane 8th Feb 2019
New Zealand’s productivity commission charts course to low-emission future 8th Feb 2019
A fresh start for climate change mitigation in New Zealand 8th Feb 2019
Let’s talk about cars 8th Feb 2019