This week Sherry chatted to Green Party co-leader James Shaw, on the recent prison voting rights and the greens pushing for all prisoners to have the right the vote. We also speak on the amendments to RMA, to better achieve carbon emissions and climate change goals. Finally we speak about the green’s recent announcement of their povery action plan, which includes a garenteed minimum income. We discuss privilege of the middle class.
Alongside the declaration of a climate enmergency this week, the Government also pledged to make the private sector carbon neutral by 2025. One of the key actions the Government will be taking to achieve this is to purchase electric car, and to lessen their vehicle fleet. Lyric spoke with Professor Susan Krumdieck, from Heriot Watts University and the University of Canterbury, to discuss how much different electric vehicles will actually make.
Feening for Dear Science? You're in luck! This week on The Tuesday Wire, Christina and AUT Professor Allan Blackman spoke about magnets being used to treat cancer, Tasmania achieving carbon-negative status, and Canada's attempt to stamp out crime on the Moon.
This week on Dear Science Joel brings the listeners a fungi special, making a better name for fungi than the hit TV series The Last of Us has. From being forest farmers, food sources and carbon soakers, to in our everyday medicines keeping us alive, Joel delves in to the special world of fungi and all they have to offer!
Welcome to The Green Desk, the podcast that explores innovative approaches to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. In today's episode, we explore a new technique that offers a fresh perspective on combating the climate crisis. Professor Racheal James, an expert in Geochemistry from the University of Southampton in England talks about enhanced rock weathering as a form of carbon capture.
For our bi-weekly segment of GetAction! where we speak to campaigners from ActionStation on their causes, Rosetta spoke to Alex Johnston from Common Grace. Alex has just launched, alongside a coalition of groups, the campaign Don't Subsidise Pollution.
This week Davide joins the crew to discuss the discovery of hidden trees throughout Europe that gives new hope for carbon storage, potentially hazardous litter leaf and the pitfalls of biodegradable bags might not be as good as we thought to recycle organic waste!
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