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NZ's climate target 'wholly inadequate' to protect health

Today 10:30am - A global organisation has slammed New Zealand's 2035 climate commitment, saying it shows limited mitigation ambition and fails to address health impacts.

Bluegreen leader on the outer

Today 10:30am - The leader of National's Bluegreen caucus, Scott Simpson, has found himself out of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's favour.

Airbus delay signals turbulence for hydrogen-powered aviation

Tuesday - A plan to decarbonise aviation in New Zealand is up in the air after airplane manufacturer Airbus announced significant delays for its development of hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft.

NZ First introduces bill to fight 'woke banks'

Tuesday - The supposed fight between NZ First and banks' lending policies enters another week, with a new Member's Bill hoping to prevent banks from refusing their services to businesses because of the current...

New AI tool to map planted pine

Tuesday - Using AI to map New Zealand's forests could give more accurate and up-to-date data which will benefit policy-makers and infrastructure investments, as well as climate change reporting systems,...

Pulling out of Paris Agreement could impact trade: Watts

Monday - Climate change minister Simon Watts has reiterated the government's commitment to its international climate pledge, following comments from ACT leader and future deputy Prime Minister David Seymour,...

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Earth is already shooting through the 1.5C global warming limit, two major studies show

Today 10:30am - Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet's climate has likely entered a frightening new phase.

Ad giant faces legal action for promoting fossil fuels

Today 10:30am - Climate campaigners have filed a complaint against WPP, the London-based advertising giant, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), stating that it has violated key...

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change

Today 10:30am - Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations' climate chief calls "among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century" -- their plans on how...

UK halves subsidies for wood-burning power plant

Today 10:30am - The UK government has halved subsidies for the Drax power station, which was converted from burning coal to wood biomass. The North Yorkshire power plant has also been ordered it to use 100%...

Hungary tells Brussels to frack off

Today 10:30am - Budapest prefers to bet on a major gas fracking project near its border with Romania instead of following Brussels' drive to replace fossil fuels with renewables.

Falling costs drive US toward green energy - even as political tides shift

Today 10:30am - The U.S. is barreling toward an energy transition as renewables - especially solar - become ever-cheaper sources of energy.

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Today 10:30am - The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
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Looking back...

TEN YEARS AGO...

Today 10:30am - Ten years ago, new research showed waterways - including human drinking supplies - were being poisoned by excessive use of chemical fertilisers.
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Genesis and Foresta in biomass supply negotiation

Today 10:30am - Media release | Genesis Energy Limited (GENESIS) and Foresta (NZ) Limited...

Signs of hope as Whangamarino Wetlands bounces back from fire

Monday - Media release | The internationally significant Whangamarino Wetland has proven...

Clarity on elusive atmospheric 'detergent' reveals climate change realities

Monday - Media release | The Earth's atmosphere has strengthened its ability to remove...

Carbon neutral music video - NZ's first?

Friday - Media release | Celebrated singer and co-writer from iconic NZ band...

More extreme weather predicted for subantarctic islands

4 Feb 25 - Media release | A Department of Conservation study is predicting more extreme...

Hundreds of native species highly vulnerable to climate change

3 Feb 25 - Media release | A major assessment released by DOC shows many of New Zealand's...

Pukekohe rail electrification completed

3 Feb 25 - Media release | The completion of the Papakura to Pukekohe rail electrification...

Insurers welcome govt's climate adaptation response

31 Jan 25 - Media release | The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o...

Lodestone Energy's third and largest solar farm powers up

30 Jan 25 - Media release | Lodestone Energy, Aotearoa's leader in utility-scale solar...

LINZ begins 3D mapping of New Zealand coastline

29 Jan 25 - Media release | A new project is getting underway to map large parts of New...

Reducing the environmental impact of synthetic refrigerants

28 Jan 25 - Media release | The Government is taking action to better manage synthetic...

New flood technology to prepare communities

28 Jan 25 - Media release | UC research is advancing geospatial technologies to improve...

Anti-climate action groups tend to arise in countries with stronger climate change efforts

27 Jan 25 - A new study suggests that counter climate groups emerge as a form of backlash...

Higher temperatures may result in 2.3m extra deaths in European cities by 2100

24 Jan 25 - Temperature-related deaths in European cities could increase by up to 50% to...

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