Sanitation authorities need to prepare for climate change impacts from sea-level rise and coastal erosions aside from regular issues.
Category: Environment
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Climate Change Impacts and the Cost to New Zealand’s Economy
The report aims to show the costs associated with climate change, a cost-benefit analysis of resilience investments, and recommend policies.
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Webinars on Growing Food Amid Increasing Dry Conditions
Together with other New Zealand science programs, the Deep South Challenge offers three webinars on growing kai (Maori word for "food").
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Who Has the Bigger Carbon Footprint, Rural or Urban Dwellers?
The answer might surprise you. Is it vast pasture lands against rows of high-rise apartments or fewer population than crowded city streets?
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Carsharing Apps, Car Design and Emission Reduction
Do the threats of climate change and the need to reduce emissions influence this shift and the increasing uptake of more electric vehicles?
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Climate Change Mitigation through the Bamboo
According to the project, growing Bamboo can rapidly capture CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in biomass and the soil.
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Reducing CO2 Levels in the Atmosphere is Doable
Solving the climate crises involves reducing emissions from the FALU sector and enhancing the lands' carbon sequestration capacity.
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Climate Adaptation Action Urged After Australia’s Severe Flooding
Severe floods have affected several parts of Australia, their worst in more than 50 years due to intense rainfall on Australia's east coast.
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Impacts and Mitigation of Treatment Plants and Landfills Methane Emissions
Though it does not stay long in the atmosphere, methane emissions are 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide to cause damage to our climate.
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NZ Converting Used Tyres to Cement Mitigates Emissions and Waste
A cement plant in New Zealand uses car tyres to fuel its kilns, aiming to reduce coal use by 15%, iron sand use, and carbon emissions.