This article, first published 14 July by Anastassia Makarieva, reveals some of the early science consistent with the biotic pump. Anastassia and her colleague, the late Victor Gorshov of the Petersberg Nuclear Physics Institute developed the biotic pump theory, critical to a more nuanced understanding of atmospheric and water cycle dynamics. It is published here … Continue reading Biotic Pump Miscellaneous: Jean-André Deluc, Heinrich Hertz, Meteorological Crosswinds, and the Drinking Bird
I am writing this on the day the Hīkoi mō ti Tiriti arrived at Parliament. Here are two reasons we need te Tiriti. 1. Te Tiriti is the foundation of our partnership At the beginning of the hīkoi, Eru Kapa-Kingi was talking beyond those assembled to the wider nation. Te Tiriti is actually your friend. … Continue reading Ti Tiriti and The Climate
The industrial food system is causing climate chaos and biodiversity loss, but most of us still support it. Just witness the multitudes that frequent corporate fast food outlets, or the millions of dollars spent in supermarkets every day. Profit rather than nutrition drives the food system. Being a conscious consumer As I have gotten older … Continue reading Kai communities
There is a big hole in climate discourse. Mitigation policy is focussed almost entirely on greenhouse gases (GHGs) ignoring opportunities to cool the panet by increasing vegetation. A paper from the Earth's Future Journal, A Century of Reforestation Reduced AnthropogenicWarming in the Eastern United States identifies that increased levels of reforestation in the Eastern US … Continue reading MOre evidence for local cooling
The Climate Commission is seeking feedback on three topics relating to emissions reductions. You can access them here. I requested a list of the questions as typically, when entered into an online feedback form it is difficult to save a draft or share your thinking with others. The questions for the three consultations are here. … Continue reading Submissions to the 2024 Review of Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2050 emissions reduction target
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