Future Ready News Round UP
#Climate
?‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy | Climate crisis | The Guardian?UN says a global ‘backlash’ against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies
?David Keith Has an Idea to Slow Global Warming: Geoengineering - The New York Times (nytimes.com)?He wants to spray a pollutant into the sky to block some sunlight. He says the benefits would outweigh the danger.
?Climate change: 80% of Kiwis against development in risky areas (msn.com)? A major climate change poll has delivered a clear call to the Government: most Kiwis don’t want new development in risky areas. Modelling suggests some 750,000 people, 500,000 buildings and billions of dollars of infrastructure are already at risk of extreme flooding, as has been seen in a slew of recent weather disasters.
#Society
Men want to be better allies, yet they often do not know how. When unsure of what to say or do, they might default to inaction, feeling it is safer. Yet, inaction signals the opposite: it signals an agreement with the status quo, rather than inclusion.
?The labour market has softened, not collapsed | interest.co.nz?Wednesday’s labour market data showed the New Zealand economy was still adding jobs in June, though not as quickly as the working-age population had grown.
?‘Appalling’ - NZ Herald faces backlash for selling front page to Hobson’s Pledge ‘ad’ – Te Ao Māori News (teaonews.co.nz)? New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME), the company which owns the New Zealand Herald, is facing intense backlash for running a full front page advertisement from right-wing lobby group Hobson’s Pledge.
#Technology
?Google is facing a bigger threat from Sam Altman's OpenAI even as it awaits a decision on how antitrust regulators in Washington plan to level the playing field in the internet search business.
New Zealand classrooms have seen a significant transformation with the integration of advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), enhancing literacy skills and preparing students for a digitally-driven future.
#Resources
?‘Ultra-cheap energy for every household’: could a different kind of tariff change everything? | Energy | The Guardian? Rising block tariffs and national energy guarantee systems are almost unknown in Europe – but are flourishing elsewhere.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has pointed out that reaching over 11 Terawatts of installed renewables capacity as set at COP28 would necessitate overcoming identified structural barriers. One of those barriers is related to the evolving energy transitions needs that demand skilled workforce.
The Gigante project, led by Cary's Evan Gora, is initiating an innovative new protocol utilizing detailed drone surveys combined with ground truthing to evaluate tropical big tree mortality.