Part of the NZ's zero-Carbon goal, NZ thru the Minister for Climate Change issued the Guidance for Voluntary Emissions Offsetting until 31 December 2020.
Category: Environment
Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation
This article is connected to our previous post on the Asia-Pacific Resilience Prospectus, from the 100 Resilient Cities project by the Rockefeller Foundation. The project aims to support cities in the Asia Pacific to achieve urban resilience. Urban resilience refers to how cities answer the challenges they are facing like climate change, rapid population growth,...
The Asia-Pacific Resilience Prospectus
Resilience building happens when cities respond to their challenges and problems. The Asia-Pacific Resilience Prospectus looks into how this can be done.
Australian Bushfires and the Climate Connection
The Australian bushfires have become a serious concern because of its severity, its damage and impacts on people, animals, ecosystems, properties, and land.
FAO Report Cites Food Security Risk Due to Climatic Extremes and Other Factors
The Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides a quarterly report on the major disasters that threaten food security and agriculture...
Health Co-Benefits and Mitigation Costs – A Climate Change Policy Study
Climate policies applying mitigating actions to lower greenhouse gas using alternative energy supply can also offer health benefits according to the study.
Warm Ocean Water is Melting the Doomsday Glacier
A team of scientist have discovered that the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting rapidly. Know how polar glaciers react to climate change.
Early Spring Climate Change Triggers Can Cause Dry Soils in Summer
Climate change can shift the life cycle of plants and all living organisms, like early greening can lead to soil dryness, resulting in adverse conditions.
There is a Climate Emergency Going On, Rapid Response Needed
Sir David Attenborough said ‘the moment of crisis has come” and that “we have been putting things off year after year.” Let's act on the climate emergency.
Poverty, Climate Condition, and Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa
A study on climate and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals the world’s extremely poor population that is very vulnerable to extreme climate conditions.