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factory pollution — The Morgan Foundation’s first report, Climate Cheats, showed that NZ was the biggest user of fraudulent carbon credits from Ukraine and Russia The Government responded by saying that they didn’t purchase the credits, companies did. This is despite NZ being the only Emissions Trading Scheme in the world that allowed […]

Business Dirty Dozen

15/08/2016 in Environment Downloads tagged Downloads / New Zealand by akina

climate change drought — The Great Dying wiped out at least 90% of the species on Earth due to an abrupt rise in global-average temperature about 252 million years ago. The vast majority of complex life became extinct. Based on information from the most conservative sources available, Earth is headed for a similar or […]

Climate Change Summary

02/08/2016 in Environment Downloads tagged Downloads by akina

co2 emissions — An important scientific milestone was reached on a windswept point at the bottom of the North Island this week. NIWA atmospheric researchers run a Clean Air Monitoring Station at Baring Head, about 15 minutes’ drive from Wainuiomata, and have been closely watching the carbon dioxide readings as they edged towards […]

New Zealand Reaches Climate Change Milestone

07/06/2016 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

yoga — Yoga is a mind and body practice with historical origins in ancient Indian philosophy. Various styles of yoga combine physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation. Yoga has become popular as a form of physical exercise based upon asanas (physical poses) to promote improved control of mind and body […]

Yoga

29/04/2016 in Health Alternatives by akina

coastal flooding — After New Zealand – A Climate Change Update “I’m Paul Smith, a Fellow of the IET and a, one time, promoter of the real science behind Climate Change. I last did my last talk of a series over five years ago in New Zealand and much has happened since then […]

After New Zealand

26/04/2016 in Environment Videos tagged New Zealand by akina

Climate change weather - big changes are needed — The Government’s climate change policy has been a failure and will have to be rebuilt. There needs to be a fundamental change in the Emissions Trading Scheme, the subject this week of a damning report by the Gareth Morgan Foundation. But other changes are also needed. The Morgan report confirmed […]

Big Changes Needed in NZ Govt.’s Climate Change Plan

20/04/2016 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

climate cheats — This report, produced by the Morgan Foundation, shows that New Zealand was by far the biggest buyer of fraudulent foreign carbon credits from the Ukraine. Now the Government is handing over these fraudulent credits to meet our international emissions reduction targets. Executive Summary The Government’s plan for meeting our Kyoto […]

Climate Cheats Report

18/04/2016 in Environment Downloads tagged Downloads / New Zealand by akina

glacial melt — Higher temperatures caused by climate change are melting two of New Zealand’s most famous glaciers. For a hundred years tourists have climbed the peaks from the valley floor, but the retreat of the ice has made it too treacherous to traverse. Associated Press – 16 March 2016

Melting Glaciers Concern for New Zealand Tourism

16/03/2016 in Environment Videos tagged New Zealand by akina

tornado — 2015 is officially the hottest year on record according to NASA, news which the executive director of Greenpeace NZ calls “disturbing” for an island nation like New Zealand. In the last couple of hours, climate experts from the space agency made the announcement about what they call “record-shattering” global temperatures […]

“Record Shattering” NASA Announcement indicates New Zealand faces Extreme Weather ...

21/01/2016 in Climate News tagged Extreme Weather / New Zealand by akina

The greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for the 2020s the Government intends to pledge has been rated inadequate by Climate Action Tracker, and as falling short of a fair share of the international effort required. If most other countries were to follow New Zealand’s approach, global warming would exceed 3 […]

New Zealand Climate Change Reduction Target ‘Inadequate’

13/07/2015 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina