After reading last week’s column, “Global warming is here and getting worse,” my brother, who is president of a Jesuit high school, responded, “Great article, but you just describe the problems. I’d never let you out of my office until you gave me a solution.” The good news is there are ways to reduce and Read more
Anyone who does not believe in global warming after what we endured during July is so deep in denial they would not flee a burning house if their clothes were on fire. And yet millions of Americans still do not accept the facts revealed by science. Rather, they continue to believe the lies propagated by Read more
It’s just possible that New Zealand has passed peak climate pollution. The country’s greenhouse gas emissions are dropping, according to newly-released statistics. As a country, our emissions’ decline, initially catalysed by the Covid-19 movement restrictions, continued after the restrictions were lifted. Figures Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ) released on Thursday show our country’s climate pollution Read more
Europe is currently in the midst of a heatwave.Italy, in particular, is expected to face blistering heat, with temperatures projected to reach 40℃ to 45℃. There’s even a chance that the current European temperature record of 48.8℃, set in Sicily in 2021, could be surpassed. Searing temperatures have spread to other countries in southern and Read more
Nelson architect Nathan Edmondston and his wife, Yuki Fukuda, are enjoying a warm and energy-efficient winter in their home, which recently achieved New Zealand’s highest sustainability rating. Since moving into their three-bedroom house in Nelson a year ago, the temperature inside has never dropped below 19 degrees Celsius, thanks to its exceptional design and adherence Read more
Climate change isn’t something most clergy in New Zealand are actively working on, says Marilyn Yurjevich of 350 Aotearoa. 350 Aotearoa is the New Zealand arm of the international climate movement 350.org, which aims to unite the world around climate change solutions. “Regrettably, the response to the call for action has been strikingly low, leading Read more
US climate envoy John Kerry told senior Chinese officials on Tuesday that Beijing and Washington could use cooperation on climate change to redefine their difficult relationship. Kerry, who is on a three-day visit to China, said both countries — the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters — could together show global leadership in tackling global Read more
There is “no way on Earth that man can change the climate”. That is the opinion of American Tom Sheahen, who was in Gore recently speaking about climate change. Dr Sheahen has a PhD in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. About 170 people listened to Dr Sheahen at the Croydon Lodge during his Read more
Global temperature rises took off in the mid-1970s when the rise in global mean surface temperature exceeded natural variability. Every decade after the 1960s has been warmer than the one before and the 2010s were the warmest on record. But there can be a lot of variability from one year to the next. Now, in Read more
Kiwis do not understand how best to fight climate change. A recent Ipsos poll reveals a significant disconnect between New Zealanders’ perceptions and the actual impact of individual actions on greenhouse gas emissions. As reported by Newsroom, the survey was conducted among 1002 participants in New Zealand, compared with responses from 21,231 individuals across 29 Read more