Turn up the heat on emissions goals: Short-changed on climate in year of disaster after disaste

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Turn up the heat on emissions goals: Short-changed on climate in year of disaster after disaste

Dermot Coffey and Summer Wright
Jemima Jones Nelson flood
Flooding in Te Tau Ihu (top of the south) forced people out of their homes (pictured, Jemima Jones, Nelson) [Image: NZD]

Despite an increasing awareness of the worsening health impacts of climate change, not enough is being done both domestically and globally, write Dermot Coffey and Summer Wright

The year 2022 was one of climate-related disasters – from a heatwave in Europe and a record high temperature in the UK to floods that devastated Pakis, Summer Wright, Summer Wright [Image: NZD]