James Renwick
PM's science prize winners include a crime-busting software team
2018 Prime Minister's Science Prizes awarded to crime-busting software used in forensics labs, a climatologist, a young physicist, a primary teacher and a bioengineer.
Video, AudioTaking the nuclear option
Stuff columnist Damian Grant says it's time for the government to reconsider its stance on using nuclear energy, saying it's the only affordable, scaleable, less destructive alternative to fossil… Audio
Council gives build go ahead then stamps flood hazard notice
A local authority has retrospectively stamped a flooding hazard notice on the title of a retirement village complex, despite giving it the go ahead to build an entire new apartment block a year and a… Audio
Thames-Coromandel consent disappointing - climate scientist
A climate scientist is disappointed Thames Coromandel District Council gave a retirement home consent to build an apartment block on its site, then 18 months later slapped a flooding hazard notice on… Audio
Dramatic environment carbon increase
A warning that the global climate could go back to heat levels that the Earth had during the times of the dinosaurs. Climate scientist James Renwick discusses what this mean and how individuals can to… Audio
How people are reacting to the UN climate conference in Poland
Responses to the outcome of COP24 in Poland are a mixed bag, but most agree there is progress. Audio
Climate change: Nations agree to plan at COP24
The Minister for Climate Change James Shaw says an agreement reached at the UN climate conference in Poland is not perfect, but it's a good start. Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a set of rules… Audio
Climate change: CO2 rises for first time in four years
The UN says Global efforts to tackle climate change are way off track. This after the release of the latest global emissions gap report which reveals the first rise in CO2 emissions in four years. The… Audio
Scientist welcomes Forum move on climate as security issue
Pacific Island leaders say climate change is the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of Pacific people. Audio
Stopping rising temperatures is possible - climate scientist
Look around the world today and you'll find raging fires, devastating droughts and smothering heatwaves. A climate scientist from Victoria University, James Renwick, joins us now to talk about how… Audio
Pacific to feel harshest impact of climate change - scientists
Scientists at a recent climate summit in New Zealand's capital gave some stark warnings about the rapidly changing weather patterns facing the Pacific. Audio
Our hottest years
Some of the country may be bracing for wild weather and according the World Meteorological Organisation, that extreme weather is becoming more common. The WMO state of the climate has been released… Audio
Warnings over NZ's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions
A new report on climate change has painted a stark picture of New Zealand's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. It says climate change is already potentially irreversibly affecting the… Audio
Extreme El Niño events likely to become more frequent
Extreme El Niño events are likely to become twice as common,even with global warming limits. Audio
Global temperatures at new record high
For the third year in a row, global temperatures have hit new highs, making 2016 the hottest year on record. Audio
What's going on in the Arctic?
For the first time ever observed in modern history the sea ice around the Arctic circle shrank during the polar winter. It’s a phenomenon which has alarmed climate scientists like Dr James Renwick… Audio
NZ's Environment Roadmap
A leading climate scientist has welcomed a new 20-year Government 'roadmap' that singles out climate change as an environmental research priority for New Zealand. The document set out a range of… Audio
Report brings climate change home
A new report published by the Royal Society of New Zealand highlights six key climate change implications for New Zealand. Audio
Report brings climate change home
A new report published by the Royal Society of New Zealand highlights six key climate change implications for New Zealand.
AudioSea levels could rise 1.1m by end of the century- Royal Society
A new report by leading New Zealand scientists is warning two thirds of New Zealanders are living in flood-prone areas, leaving them at the mercy of climate change. Audio
