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We aim to share and communicate our research, to benefit New Zealand and the international community. You can browse, filter by category or type, or search by keywords.

Pressure Ridges Kitty Niven

On the Precipice

Authors: GNS Science—Te Pū Ao, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Antarctic Science Platform
Year Published: 2021
Document Type: Reports, Papers
Ownership: GNS Science—Te Pū Ao
Summary: The numbers are sharp and the repercussions alarming — but it’s not too late. We still have a chance to curb CO2 emissions before we reach a climate tipping point.
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COP26, the IPCC Report and Antarctic Research

Authors: James Renwick, Nick Golledge and Rowan Howard-Williams
Year Published: 2021
Document Type: Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Key findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report released in August 2021, highlighting Antarctic research and the key role of the continent in Earth’s climate system.
Antarctic landcape from the air

Case Study: ASP researchers contribute the IPCC Assessment Report 6

Authors: Antarctic Science Platform
Year Published: 2021
Document Type: Case Studies
Summary: Platform researchers have contributed to the sixth IPCC Assessment Report.
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Antarctic Research and New Zealand’s Climate Future

Authors: James Renwick and Rowan Howard-Williams
Year Published: 2021
Document Type: Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Climate change will be a major policy challenge over the coming decades. New Zealand society will be faced with major changes as we work to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to the changes that are already inevitable
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The Changing Antarctic and Southern Ocean and Pathway to Policy

Authors: Craig Stevens with support from Rowan Howard-Williams
Year Published: 2021
Document Type: Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: The Southern Ocean plays a major role in global climate. What happens in this fast-changing region will have huge impacts on New Zealand in the coming decades.
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Connecting Antarctic Science and Policy Workshop

Authors: Natasha Gardiner, Neil Gilbert, Daniela Liggett
Year Published: 2021
Document Type: Reports
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Report of an Antarctic Science Platform Stakeholder Workshop held 9 February 2021 to develop a shared understanding of the Antarctic science-policy interface in a New Zealand context and to identify opportunities and barriers for achieving successful science-policy interactions.
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Ross Sea Marine Protected Area - Report of an Antarctic Science Platform Stakeholder Workshop

Authors: Neil Gilbert, Daniela Liggett, Natasha Gardiner.
Year Published: 2021
Document Type: Reports
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Report of an Antarctic Science Platform Stakeholder Workshop held 19 November 2020 to identify the opportunities for the Platform to support the research needs of the Ross Sea Region MPA.
Nansen Ice Shelf Won Sang Lee Korean Polar Research Institute

cPolicy implications of Antarctic ice sheet melting and global sea-level research

Authors: Richard Levy, Tim Naish
Year Published: 2020
Document Type: Cold Call Articles
Ownership: ASP
Summary: This Cold Call article (Nov 2020) outlines how understanding the melting of Antarctica’s ice sheets, a major driver of sea-level rise, is crucial for future planning and policy decision-making.