Climate Column — climate change

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Is Australia More Plastic-Friendly Now?

September 28, 2023

In July 2019, New Zealand’s plastic industry underwent its biggest change to date. Single-use shopping bags were banned at supermarkets nationwide. In the subsequent years, we’ve seen more plastic ...

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Earthquakes in Morocco, Floods in Libya

September 19, 2023

Recent events in the East have proven devastating in terms of human lives lost and communities destroyed. Two enormous cataclysmic events have shaken the globe: the earthquakes in Morocco and the f...

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The Monsoons of India, the Fires of Greece

July 25, 2023

Around this time last year, we reported heavy monsoon weather in Pakistan, with rainfall occurring at a rate ten times heavier than the yearly average. Again, the monsoon weather has descended with...

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The Bees are Dying; Urgent Climate Action & Corruption

July 18, 2023

In this climate article, we look at some ‘known knowns’ of environmental disasters and the recent efforts to halt further declines in the Earth’s ecosystem. We’ll also look at the corruption underl...

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Petroleum Inequality: the Dark Story Behind Developing Nations & Fossil Fuels

June 14, 2023

Last month, we talked (in part) about the current coal crises in South Africa, alluding to a deeper issue in the process. Because behind this crisis lies the horrid rancid skeleton of colonialism. ...

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UN Takes a Stand for Climate Justice, Urged by Vanuatu

March 30, 2023

GOOD NEWS! The United Nations has taken a critical step towards addressing the climate crisis in a just and equitable way, by passing a landmark resolution on climate justice. The resolution, initi...

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Seals Killed by the Thousands for the Fur Trade

March 26, 2023

It may shock you to know that, in this day and age, baby seal hunting is still a thriving trade. And, thanks to climate change, we may continue to see the population of seals dip in a double whammy...

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The Year so far in Review

March 9, 2023

The first two months of 2023 have been incredibly turbulent, with natural and human catastrophes here in New Zealand and across the globe. We’ve watched the onslaught of climate-related events with...

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