Global Warming
Dr. Pan Conrad: when science meets religion
Her fulltime job is as a priest at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Maryland, Virginia, but in her 'other' life, Rev. Pamela 'Pan' Conrad has worked as a member of the tactical operations team for… Audio
Could global warming slow photosynthesis?
A new study warns photosynthesis could slow with global warning, with forests and plants switching from absorbing carbon to releasing it. Professor Louis Schipper is a soil scientist and Professor at… Audio
New book collects tales of a climate-altered future
It's the burning issue of our time - what to do with a climate that's rapidly warming and threatening the world as we know it. On Monday the Climate Change Commission released a blueprint outlining… Audio
Grass and the science of urban CO2
Jocelyn Turnbull from GNS Science is measuring how much CO2 we're producing in NZ towns - and she's doing it by cutting the grass. Audio
Grass and the science of urban CO2
Jocelyn Turnbull from GNS Science is measuring how much CO2 we're producing in NZ towns - and she's doing it by cutting the grass.
AudioOur Changing World for 22 October 2020
GNS Science is measuring how much carbon dioxide we're producing in different towns as part of the Carbon Watch NZ project. Audio
Carbon Watch & 50 years of CO2 measurements in NZ
Dave Lowe on measuring CO2 in New Zealand for 50 years, and how Carbon Watch NZ is a bird's eye view on our carbon balance. Audio
Carbon Watch & 50 years of CO2 measurements in NZ
Dave Lowe on measuring CO2 in New Zealand for 50 years, and how Carbon Watch NZ is a bird's eye view on our carbon balance.
AudioOur Changing World for 15 October 2020
Fifty years ago Dave Lowe started measuring carbon dioxide in New Zealand's atmosphere. And Gordon Brailsford and Sara Mikaloff Fletcher talk about Carbon Watch NZ project. Audio
Doomsday Glacier and sea level rise
An Antarctic glacier, the size of Great Britain, is melting at an alarming rate, according to new research. Nick-named the Doomsday glacier, Thwaites glacier flows off the west of the Antarctic and is… Audio, Gallery
Amos Nachoum: 'Rather than aim a gun, I aimed a camera.'
"If your picture is not good enough, it's because you're not close enough." That's the mantra of Israeli solider-turned-wildlife-photographer Amos Nachoum. His film, Picture of His Life is screening… Video, Audio
Our Changing World for 14 May 2020
Experts discuss the findings from a recent NIWA report that shows a small amount of sea-level rise will cause more coastal flooding. Audio
Empty Planet: the world's next big population threat
In his book Empty Planet, author Darrell Bricker bucks conventional wisdom by asserting a drastically different prediction for the future of the human species. Bricker believes human population will… Audio
Zero Carbon bill passes unanimously
Yesterday Parliament showed a rare display of cross party unity in all but unanimously enacting the bill designed to make New Zealand net carbon zero by 2050. Audio
Climate scientist warns of 'mayhem' amid growing emissions
If the world continues to emit greenhouse gasses it will lock in a further 3C of global warming and 10m of sea level rise, a world renowned New Zealand climate scientist warns.
Professor Mark Costello - when is a species not a species?
Mark Costello is an Auckland University marine ecologist, who co-leads the world's most comprehensive stocktake of marine life, which has enabled scientists to name all but half a million of all… Audio
Worlds of Music Ep 138 May 25, 2019
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie Audio
ECan declares climate emergency
Environment Canterbury has today declared a 'climate emergency', the first council in the country to acknowledge the threat from global warming on the environment. Audio
James Shaw: Climate change plan sets goal in legislation
Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the government's plan for combating climate change goes far enough, even though it only has a target of reducing methane emissions by 10 percent. He spoke with… Video, Audio
Govt’s plan for climate change condemned as toothless
Proposed legislation on climate change sets a new emissions reduction target for greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, and establishes an independent Climate Commission, but it's already being… Audio