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Why using more fertiliser and feed does not necessarily raise dairy farm profits but does increase harm to the climate
New Zealand is in an unusual position in the developed world when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. About half of all emissions come from agriculture, and almost a quarter…
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Is National’s ‘Electrify NZ’ renewable energy policy any good?
After years of nothing but crickets from National on climate change, party leader Christopher Luxon finally launched a policy promising to deal with the greatest existential threat of our time - but is it any good?
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Deep sea mining industry stalks, while government talks
The world is waking up to the significance of the threat from deep sea mining,. but governments have squandered a major opportunity to take action at the 28th Session of…
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Who’s farming the farmers?
What was dairy farming like before Fonterra? Wendy Reid remembers back to what it was like growing up on a mixed dairy, pig, sheep farm.
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The Auckland Council Budget should invest in people and resilience
The Auckland region urgently needs to invest and expand this city’s transition for a safe climate future in a way that is just for all.
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Deep Sea Mining: a threat to the Pacific Ocean despite recent Global Oceans Treaty win
The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean is home to an incredible array of marine life and resources that are vital for our planet. However, a dangerous threat looms beneath…
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Action at sea against deep sea mining
I’m back on board the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise now, but earlier today I leapt from a Greenpeace boat into the sea, and swam in front of a giant deep…
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The Fossil Fuel Crime File: breaking the law is in fossil fuel companies’ DNA
Fossil fuel companies have lied for decades about the climate crisis, and humanity is paying the price. But lies and deception are only part of the story.
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Ecology and habitability
Russel Norman's address to the Environmental Defence Society Conference on 24 March 2023
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When climate scientists set the graphs on fire
The IPCC has developed a diagram that would illustrate, in one color-coded graph, their overall assessment on how global risks and impacts increase as temperature increases.