On the Brink - UN Emissions Gap Report

On the eve of a year in which nations are due to strengthen their Paris climate pledges, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns that unless global greenhouse gas emissions fall by 7.6 per cent each year between 2020 and 2030, the world will miss the opportunity to get on track towards the 1.5°C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.

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Change is coming

If anyone in the audience for Dr Kristina Hill’s NZILA Firth conference presentation was house hunting they’d be heading for the hills, not the coastline. An associate professor at University of California, Berkeley, Dr Hill provides design expertise and strategic advice to clients looking to adapt to challenges associated with climate change.

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Restoring civic pride in Lower Hutt

Isthmus and Hutt City Council have pulled off a vision for a vibrant urban park which has seen them win the Parks Category at this year’s Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards. Riddiford Gardens and Civic Park Park in Lower Hutt has been reimagined as a place to celebrate the heritage and contemporary culture of the community.

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