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Can the world afford salvation by technology?

9 Sep 2019

Ouarzazate solar power station in Morocco is the world's largest

 

A COMMON belief is that we can save modern civilisation if we shift to new technologies. But “technology” is not a magic wand. 

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Forest & Bird slams govt’s biodiversity priorities

Tue 13 May 2025

The country’s biggest environmental organisation is questioning the government’s biodiversity strategy after the announcement yesterday that the government was moving to provide protected status to a feral pest.

Dismissals 'massive win' for climate movement

Tue 13 May 2025

The outstanding charges against 25 climate activists who disrupted traffic in Wellington have been dropped, a move the group calls a win for the climate movement.

Three-year flood map legal dispute ends in win for landowners

Tue 13 May 2025

By Alisha Evans, Local Democracy Reporter | Tauranga property owners have had a “significant win” after the council agreed to update flood maps, a developer says.

Govt needs to get moving to deliver international climate target says commission

Mon 12 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Climate Change Commission is warning that “time is running short” for the government to deliver on its international climate target.

Steady progress for Kāpiti Coast emission reduction

Mon 12 May 2025

Kāpiti Coast District Council's latest audit shows its 2023/24 emissions are down by 11% from the previous year.

Commissioner calls on govt to better manage economic risks of climate change

Mon 12 May 2025

Climate change is creating an inevitable liability for the government which needs to be understood and managed, according to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Owning a green home could cut mortgage payback time by two years

Fri 9 May 2025

A green certified home plus a green mortgage and associated energy bill savings could save Kiwi families up to $98,800 over the course of their mortgage - the equivalent of being mortgage-free several years early, according to new research.

Most Kiwis anxious over extreme weather events

Fri 9 May 2025

More than half of all New Zealanders are worried about storms, heavy rainfall and flooding as New Zealand faces continued wild weather events.

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New book searches for language to connect to the climate crisis

Fri 9 May 2025

Working with Māori communities on climate research for the Deep South National Science Challenge led to many of the stories in new book Slowing the Sun by essayist Nadine Hura.

Northland opens $600k Climate Resilient Communities Fund

Fri 9 May 2025

Northland Regional Council has opened applications to the Climate Resilient Communities Fund.

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