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Action now for a flurry later
ODT Resilient. 22 Jun 2020
Nicolas Cullen looking over the Garden of Eden, Southern Alps. Photo credit: Angus Dowson.
Prospects for the ski season are looking good. Longer term, the future is still in our hands.
Dr. Nicolas Cullen, Associate Professor, School of Geography
Wellington flooding a Covid recovery reminder
Newsroom’s Greenroom. 22 Apr 2020
Photo credit: Lyn, Grieveson
Last week’s flooding is a timely reminder for New Zealand to include adaptation risk in Covid-19 recovery planning, write a team of University of Otago academics…
Dr Lisa Ellis, Professor of Philosophy, director of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme
Dr Janet Stephenson, Associate Professor, Centre for Sustainability
Dr Ben France-Hudson, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law
Benjamin Dudley Tombs, PhD student
Recovery a chance for real change
ODT Resilient. 16 Apr 2020
Rebuilding New Zealand’s economy after Covid-19 will require a bold, localised and resilient approach, write Associate Prof Sara Walton, Dr Diane Ruwhiu and Prof Lisa Ellis.
Dr Sara Walton, Associate Professor, Department of Management
Dr Diane Ruwhiu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management
Dr Lisa Ellis, Professor of Philosophy, director of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme
A glimpse of aviation’s future?
ODT Resilient. 13 Apr 2020
Covid-19 has drastically reduced the number of international flights to and from New Zealand, so how much difference will this make to the percentage of New Zealand’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory total that comes from international transport? None.
Dr Inga Smith, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics
Addressing flight’s baggage
ODT Resilient. 2 Dec 2019
Recently, people in Sweden have chosen to fly less and take the train more. They have coined a new word, “flygskam”, for the shame associated with flying and its climate impact. When Swedes want to visit other countries without flying, they have options. For New Zealanders, flying is the only practical option.
Dr Lisa Ellis, Professor of Philosophy, director of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme
Will we be less healthy because of climate change?
Sciblogs. 15 August 2019
Some of the negative health effects of climate change are already upon us, but it’s not all doom and gloom. There is a huge opportunity for better health through well designed action to reduce our emissions and by adapting to the changes we are facing…
Dr Alex MacMillan, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventative and Social Medicine, and co-Director of the Climate Change and Health research theme.
Dr Macmillan responds to the question “Do you expect an increase in health issues due to the effects of climate change?”
‘Transition’ fuel not a solution
Otago Daily Times. 30 July 2018
Increased use of methane risks speeding our progress towards a more volatile climate, writes Colin Campbell-Hunt.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
A stifling effect
Otago Daily Times. 25 June 2018
Sometimes it is too hot to be very productive, a circumstance more of us will encounter more often, writes Colin Campbell-Hunt.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
Where Britain goes
Otago Daily Times. 21 May 2018
New Zealand must now run to catch up on emission reductions. Do we have the legs? Colin Campbell-Hunt asks.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
Basking in an untapped flow
Otago Daily Times. 16 Apr 2018
The sun provides all the energy we’ll ever need. We just need to plug into its current output, writes Colin Campbell-Hunt.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
Facing up to the future
Otago Daily Times. 12 Mar 2018
Dunedin is facing up to change, providing the opportunity for everyone to contribute to building a shared long-term vision, writes Colin Campbell-Hunt.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
A pasteurised picture
Otago Daily Times.25 Dec 2017
The picture presented by the dairy industry’s marketing unhelpfully glosses over some realities.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
With the future in mind
Otago Daily Times. 11 Sep 2017
If the voters of the future could be polled today, what issues would they want us to act on now? writes Colin Campbell-Hunt.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
Signs of a power switch
Otago Daily Times. 31 Jul 2017
Both international diplomacy and new research give cause for cautious optimism about the prospect of progress on addressing climate change, writes Colin Campbell-Hunt.
Dr Colin Campbell-Hunt, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Sustainability
