Climate trends heading in wrong direction, says expert

Professor Kevin Trenberth is a prominent climate change researcher who didn’t sugar coat his message when he spoke in Warkworth as a guest of the U3A science and climate group. A leading climate scientist has criticised NZ’s lack of investment in roof-top solar, saying it is lagging behind almost every other country in the world. Professor Kevin Trenberth was a guest speaker at a Warkworth U3A meeting on August 18. He said the uptake of rooftop solar in Germany, for instance, was about four times per capita the rate of NZ, despite Germany having about 20 per cent less sunshine. Australia, whic...