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New company RockXtract tackles cement’s carbon problem at its source
Cement is the second most widely used substance in the world after water, with global demand reaching billions of tonnes each year. Its production also generates an estimated 2.3 to 2.8 billion tonnes of CO₂ each year, which is around 8–9 percent of total global emissions.
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New energy calculator helps glasshouse growers cut fuel risk and future‑proof food production
As New Zealand grapples with rising energy costs and uncertain supply chains, questions about our fuel security and food security are becoming tightly knotted together.
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Research voyage seeks out natural climate regulator
Earth Sciences New Zealand scientists and crew will set out this week on the research vessel Tangaroa to investigate the natural uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) by the ocean.
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Formidable El Niño expected to arrive this winter
Earth Sciences New Zealand meteorologists are anticipating a significant El Niño influence on weather patterns across the country from winter onwards, potentially bringing reduced rainfall for some areas.
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Fifty years of observations, no reversal of glacier climate damage
Fifty years on from the first aerial survey of our Southern Alps glaciers, late snow and variable summer weather delivered a temporary reprieve from rapid ice loss, says Earth Sciences New Zealand.
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Measuring emissions from Picton to Bluff: mobile lab heads south on sampling road trip
The CarbonWatch-Urban mobile lab has completed its second campaign around the South Island, as part of the Earth Sciences New Zealand research programme’s mission to map the carbon dioxide sources and sinks for every town and city in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Have you seen freshwater bubbling up at the coast?
Earth Sciences NZ is asking beachgoers, boaties and divers to help locate freshwater springs in the ocean, contributing to a better understanding of coastal groundwater systems.
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Record-breaking sediment core provides unprecedented evidence of West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat
An Earth Sciences New Zealand co-led international team has drilled the longest-ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a record stretching back millions of years that will help climate scientists forecast the fate of the ice sheet in our warming world.
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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway
An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from the nearest base (Scott Base) to attempt to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.
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Degraded estuaries feel the heat
Degraded estuaries are less resilient to the impacts of heatwaves, new research from Earth Sciences New Zealand shows.
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NZ and US studying “huge unknown” in Antarctic climate science
Scientists are measuring a huge unknown in climate science: how much heat Antarctica emits into space.
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Study provides a step-change in our understanding of New Zealand’s groundwater
Earth Sciences New Zealand has developed a world-first National Groundwater Age Map and a powerful suite of tools to support the sustainable management of our hidden groundwater resources, from national through to local scales.
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