The New Zealand Forest Owners Association has joined 17 other forest and timber organisations around the world in launching the International Wood Manifesto in London, to lead into the crucial COP26 UN climate change conference starting in Glasgow on Sunday. The Manifesto is making the strong case for wood, to catch the attention of the…
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COP26 failed to address ocean acidification, but the law of the seas means states must protect the world’s oceans
COP26 failed to address ocean acidification, but the law of the seas means states must protect the world’s oceans In a new article on The Conversation, University of Canterbury’s Professor Karen Scott explains that international treatries require countries to protect marine environments by reducing their CO2 emissions. With the exception of rising sea levels, climate…
UC Engineering PhD student to represent NZ, Commonwealth at COP26
UC Engineering PhD student to represent NZ, Commonwealth at COP26 The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) has chosen University of Canterbury (UC) PhD student Fatma Abdelaal as a rising-star researcher of the Commonwealth Futures Climate Research Cohort. Leading up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November this year, the 26 researchers will build…