Climate: Explained

Featured image: Methane is short-lived in the atmosphere but leaves long-term damage

Methane is short-lived in the atmosphere but leaves long-term damage

Guest Author • Sep 09, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz Methane is a shorter-lived greenhouse gas – why do we average it out over 100 years? By … Read More

Featured image: Sunspots do affect our weather, a bit, but not as much as other things

Sunspots do affect our weather, a bit, but not as much as other things

Guest Author • Sep 02, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz Are we headed for a period with lower Solar activity, i.e. sunspots? How long will it last? … Read More

Featured image: Why does geothermal electricity count as renewable?

Why does geothermal electricity count as renewable?

Guest Author • Aug 12, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz Geothermal electricity produces emissions but is categorised with wind and solar power as a renewable source of power. Read More

Featured image: Are we doomed if we don’t manage to curb emissions by 2030?

Are we doomed if we don’t manage to curb emissions by 2030?

Robert McLachlan • Jul 29, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz Is humanity doomed? If in 2030 we have not reduced emissions in a way that means we stay … Read More

Featured image: What if we took all farm animals off the land and planted crops and trees instead?

What if we took all farm animals off the land and planted crops and trees instead?

Guest Author • Jul 15, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz I would like to know how much difference we could make to our commitment under the Paris Agreement … Read More

Featured image: What the world was like the last time carbon dioxide levels were at 400ppm

What the world was like the last time carbon dioxide levels were at 400ppm

Guest Author • Jul 08, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz What was the climate and sea level like at times in Earth’s history when carbon dioxide in the … Read More

Featured image: Will the COVID-19 lockdown slow the effects of climate change?

Will the COVID-19 lockdown slow the effects of climate change?

Guest Author • Jul 03, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz Do you think the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown will slow or possibly reverse the effects of climate change (due … Read More

Featured image: What Earth would be like if we hadn’t pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

What Earth would be like if we hadn’t pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

Guest Author • Jun 24, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz This week, Climate Explained answers two similar questions. If humans had not contributed to greenhouses gases in any … Read More

Featured image: Does your driving speed make any difference to your car’s emissions?

Does your driving speed make any difference to your car’s emissions?

Guest Author • Jun 11, 2020

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz Does reducing speed reduce emissions from the average car? Ralph Sims, Massey University Every car has an optimal … Read More