Ice sheet could melt - study
Sustained levels of moderate warming could melt the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, possibly contributing to up to 19m of sea level rise, researchers, including one from Otago University, say.
Climate change
Calls for action
Calls for action
Melting ice caps, floods, droughts . . . concerned? As the clock ticks down on the Government's Zero Carbon Bill consultation, now's the time to let them know, writes Tom McKinlay.
Putting a price on our emissions
Putting a price on our emissions
Two main methods of controlling greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, using price signals, are being debated in NZ; carbon "fee and dividend" or "cap-and-trade" using an emissions trading scheme.
Making a submission
Making a submission
The Wise Response Society - a coalition of academics, engineers, lawyers, artists, sports people and others - believes the target in the Zero Carbon Bill must be to reduce net emissions across all greenhouse gases to zero by 2050.
Toxic price may be paid for warm summer
Toxic price may be paid for warm summer
High water temperatures could trigger a massive toxic algal bloom in Otago Harbour, decimating aquatic life, a marine ecologist has warned.
Heavyweights lobby Govt on climate action
Heavyweights lobby Govt on climate action
The Government has been urged to get tough on climate change in an open letter signed by groups ranging from Sanford and The Warehouse Group to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and Wellington Zoo.
Inconvenient burps
Inconvenient burps
Because methane is a less persistent greenhouse gas, it has been regarded as a lesser evil. That calculation may need to be reassessed, Colin Campbell-Hunt writes.
Submitting meekly
Submitting meekly
It's crunch time for climate change but the memo does not appear to have reached the Government, writes Tom McKinlay.
NZ 'not ready' for rising seas
NZ 'not ready' for rising seas
New Zealand is unprepared for sea level rises of half a metre by the end of the century that could turn 1-in-100 year flooding events into annual occurrences, an extensive United Nations report on climate change has revealed today.
Facts and fiction
Facts and fiction
Scientist and historian Naomi Oreskes is looking for new ways to explain the urgent threat posed by global warming, writes Tom McKinlay.
'It's the feedbacks, stupid'
'It's the feedbacks, stupid'
Campaign strategist James Carville coined the phrase ''It's the economy, stupid'' to focus the attention of campaign workers on the one key issue that would get Bill Clinton elected president in the 1992 US election.
Oceans of concern
Oceans of concern
Out in the oceans, climate change is pushing marine chemistry towards a critical trigger point, reports Tom McKinlay.
Switching on - Dunedin's energy future
Switching on - Dunedin's energy future
The time is ripe for a Dunedin energy plan. But will the crucial consensus and support be there to give it wings? Bruce Munro takes a look.
Urged to show way on climate
Urged to show way on climate
New Zealand should ''take some leadership'' over climate change issues, American environmentalist and climate change campaigner Bill McKibben urged in Dunedin yesterday.
Climate prophet McKibben brings message to Dunedin
Climate prophet McKibben brings message to Dunedin
One of the prophets of global warming visits Dunedin this week, and you can be assured the message will be chilling, reports Tom McKinlay
Sea level to rise less than feared - study
Sea level to rise less than feared - study
A melt of ice on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less severe than expected this century, limiting sea level rise to a maximum of 69 cm, an international study said today.
Individuals urged to act on climate change
Individuals urged to act on climate change
Individuals need to take action and use their citizenship rights to put pressure on the Government to act on climate change, Victoria University School of Government professor Jonathan Boston says.
Climate change sceptic hits back at critics
Climate change sceptic hits back at critics
Global warming sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton, who will speak in Dunedin next Tuesday, responds to claims made about him.
Climate research plea
Climate research plea
It is in New Zealand's best interests to know much more about how climate change is affecting the Antarctic, University of Otago Prof Gary Wilson says.
Climate change sceptic to speak
Climate change sceptic to speak
A leading global warming sceptic, Lord Christopher Monckton, will speak in Dunedin next month. His visit is part of a national ''Climate Freedom Tour'' and will include a lunch and an evening function on April 23.