8 Oct 2025

Why aren't we adapting quicker to climate change?

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 8 October 2025

The temperature is rising, so are sea levels, and the weather is getting more extreme. So if that iis what the science is showing us, why aren't we adapting more quickly to the risks? That is the question Earth Sciences New Zealand is looking to answer through a new $12 million research programme. Principal Scientist at Earth Sciences New Zealand, Nick Cradock-Henry spoke to Lisa Owen.