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Spinoff op-ed: The climate and human rights crises are indelibly intertwined
The United Nations climate conference, COP29, is currently underway from 11-22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dr. Maria Armoudian, Co-director of Ngā Ara Whetū, questions the choice of Azerbaijan as host country due to its poor human rights record and plans to expand...
RNZ: ‘Stark difference’ in climate issues if Trump wins vote – NZ expert
With the US election underway, there are a lot of implications for global approaches to climate, biodiversity, and human rights on the line. Dr Maria Armoudian, Co-director of Ngā Ara Whetū and expert in politics and international relations, shares her insights with...
Newsroom op-ed: Government sidesteps world talks to save species
The world's largest biodiversity summit, COP16, concluded on Friday in Colombia with ministerial negotiations, but where was the New Zealand government? In an article published by Newsroom, Dr Pauline Herbst (School of Social Sciences) and Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng...
Sustain Episode 11: How effective is climate litigation?
In recent years, thousands of lawsuits have been filed around the world by private individuals, NGOs and state governments in an attempt to force greater action on climate change through the legal system. They have taken their cases to both national and international...
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Our centre is offering two PhD scholarships to undertake world-class research that drives just and ethical action on climate change and the environment for thriving peoples and planetary wellbeing. Please share this opportunity on your networks. We are accepting...
Students decarbonising schools – a Mana Ora project
Students from Meadowbank Primary both organised active modes of transport – like biking and scootering – and measured their positive impact on airborne carbon at the school. Credit: Auckland Council and GNS. The article below is by PhD student Dan Kelly. In the latest...
Project transforming waste into electricity wins prestigious IChemE award
A project capturing landfill gases and turning them into renewable energy, by the team from the Circular Innovations Research Centre (CIRCUIT) at the University of Auckland and Enviro NZ, has brought home the prestigious IChemE Australasia Sustainability Award 2024....
Climate adaptation project receives Horizon Europe funding
An international project to improve disaster and climate resilience has received funding through Horizon Europe, the EU’s largest research and innovation programme. This climate adaptation project is a collaboration between the University of Auckland, partners in New...
Sustain Episodes 9 & 10: Inclusive capitalism? Inequality and environmental degradation through an economics lens
Ngā Ara Whetū - Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society co-hosted a symposium on the challenges of inequality and environmental degradation with Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism, a research centre based in the Business School at the University of...
Inequality, pollution by the ultra-wealthy, climate change, power of corporations, and economic solutions debated during symposium
On 13th September, Ngā Ara Whetū co-hosted a symposium on the challenges of inequality and environmental degradation with Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism, a research centre based in the Business School at the University of Auckland. Held in the Sir Owen G...
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