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Warming world throws family burden on womenToday 11:00am - In many countries men are often migrating further to find work, leaving the entire burden of maintaining the family on women. |
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Climate models have got it right, study findsThursday - Climate models have accurately predicted global heating for the past 50 years, a study has found. |
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We're heading for the hottest decade on recordWednesday - The past decade is almost certain to be the hottest on record, weather experts have warned, painting a bleak picture of vanishing sea ice, devastating heatwaves and encroaching seas. |
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Race is on to find wild relatives of food plantsWednesday - Seeds from 400 wild relatives of food crops such as bananas, rice and aubergines have been collected to save their valuable genetic diversity before it is lost. |
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Why science and art should work togetherWednesday - It’s no secret that scientists often struggle to explain their research in the most approachable way. |
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Where will the climate refugees go?Tuesday - In the near future, global warming is expected to create millions of climate refugees, and individuals and organisations are already searching for ways to help them. |
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Warming world could bring earlier babiesTuesday - Babies could be born up to two weeks’ earlier as the climate warms. |
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Axa vows to cut ties with coal industry29 Nov 19 - Insurer Axa has promised to sever ties with the coal industry as part of a climate strategy to phase out the group’s multibillion pound investments and insurance underwriting of companies that back... |
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Why fossil fuel divestment won't work27 Nov 19 - Divestment doesn't affect global demand for oil, it just transfers power to state-run oil companies – which have higher carbon footprints. But there are other things we can do. |
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It took a 60-year drought to end ancient Assyrian empire27 Nov 19 - It took only a 60-year drought to lay low one of the first superpowers. It crumbled when harvests withered over two millennia ago. |
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Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high,26 Nov 19 - The concentration of climate-heating greenhouse gases has hit a record high, according to a report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation. |
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World is awash with fossil fuels, says UN25 Nov 19 - Production of oil, gas and coal to 2030 is on track for warming way beyond 1.5deg goal, a UN Environment report warns. |
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'Climate emergency' is Word of the Year22 Nov 19 - Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019, following a hundred-fold increase in usage that it says demonstrated a “greater immediacy” in the way we talk about... |
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BAMBOO BONUS: Plant-based building materials do the job22 Nov 19 - Increasing the use of bamboo in the building sector could play a big role in fighting climate change, researchers believe. |
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Mines belching out as much methane as ships and planes18 Nov 19 - Methane emissions leaking from the world’s coalmines could be stoking the global climate crisis at the same rate as the shipping and aviation industries combined. |
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How climate change will rule the health of future children15 Nov 19 - In a world that has failed to address climate change, children will face increased risk of developing asthma, greater exposure to vector-borne disease, and anxiety. |
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Wildlife is in crisis, but are we seeing a new mass extinction?14 Nov 19 - The Earth is experiencing an extinction crisis largely due to the exploitation of the planet by people. But can this event be called a mass extinction? |
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Formula One pledges to go carbon neutral13 Nov 19 - Formula One has pledged to deliver on an ambitious programme to address the global climate emergency by going carbon neutral within 11 years. |
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Air NZ wins sustainable business award |
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25 Oct 19 - Air New Zealand has been recognised at the New Zealand Tourism Awards for its... |
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YHA celebrates carbon footprint reduction |
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23 Oct 19 - YHA New Zealand has reconfirmed its carboNZero certification by celebrating a... |
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Ports of Auckland buys world-first electric tug |
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5 Aug 19 - Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to... |
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Gene editing has crucial role in cutting emissions |
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30 Jul 19 - Gene editing has a crucial role to play in reducing emissions to deal with... |
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LGNZ gets clear climate message from school activists |
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26 Jul 19 - School Strike 4 Climate NZ organisers Sophie Handford and Raven Maeder... |
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