Researchers from the University of Auckland have shown how cows can successfully be toilet trained and how it could help reduce Greenhouse Emissions and Water Contamination. Joe speaks to one of the researchers, Douglas Elliffe, on the matter.
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The OECD released a report yesterday which looked at the environmental performance of New Zealand. The report provides independent assessments of countries' progress in achieving environmental policy goals, as well as making policy recommendations. The report warns that New Zealand’s high environmental quality of life is under threat from a lack of long-term planning.The country's growth is starting to show environmental limits, including increased greenhouse gas emissions, freshwater contamination and threats to biodiversity. 95bFM reporter Hannah Ross speaks to Otago University freshwater scientist Marc Schallenberg and Forest and Bird Chief Executive Kevin Hague about the findings of the report.
Covering all things extreme weather and climate, Ella brings you Under the Weather. This week she covers flash flooding across the world, record cold temperatures and a new record for the global average greenhouse gas concentrations.
For this week's Green Desk, Mitchell spoke to Hinewai Reserve Manager Hugh Wilson about the Hinewai Reserve, a regenerating area of native forest on the Banks Peninsula.
They discuss its carbon credit system which has become increasingly popular with large businesses allowing them to offset unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions.
The system has allowed the reserve to expand and encompass a significant area on the peninsula which has rejuvenated naturally without planting and minimal pest control. Mitchell begins by asking Wilson a little bit about the history of the Reserve and how its arrived at where it is today.
Just how much does the US military pollute the environment? What is its role in climate change causing greenhouse gas emissions? The US military has taken some measures to reduce its impact on the environment and green gas emissions, but some researchers say these measures do little to assuage the military’s bigger effects on climate change. What are these effects and what can be done about them? Maria Armoudian speaks with Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher, and Neta C. Crawford.
The government recently announced its agreement with the agricultural sector to have agircultural emissions at a farm level to be priced by 2025. This gives the sector five years to calculate and reduce their own emissions until the government can decide to bring them under Emissions Trading Scheme. Jemima spoke to Green Party co-leader and Climate Minister James Shaw about the agreement and whether agriculture will be left off the hook again under the reformed Emissions Trading Scheme and when it comes to the global work to reduce green-house gas emissions.
Statistics New Zealand has recently put out a report into their updated ocean acidification indicator.
This data has come from a partnership withThe National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, as well as their New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network.
The data provider said there has been a decrease in the our waters PH level, Meaning seawater has undergone more absorption of carbon dioxide.
As the rate of greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise due to climate change, more of our water has become effected leading to the risk of losing certain sea life.
I had a chat to Michele Lloyd, the senior manager of Environmental and Agricultural Statistics at Stas NZ about their report.
Despite their strong reputation for sustainability, New Zealand’s vineyards and orchards still use large amounts of fungicide to fight plant diseases. These chemicals carry environmental risks, including the greenhouse gases emitted through their manufacture and transportation, and the toxic run-off which they can cause when applied.
Newsteamer Alex spoke with Nikolai Siimes, a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Auckland who says we should be looking at alternatives — not just developing better pesticides, but rethinking our fruit farming practices from the ground up.
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