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Current emissions dangerous enough, says study

28 Sep 2016

Current greenhouse gas concentrations could warm the world 3-7deg (and on average 5deg over coming millennia. That’s the finding of a paper just published in Nature.

Mali boosts Paris numbers

28 Sep 2016

Mali is the latest country to ratify the Paris Agreement – bringing the total number of countries to have ratified to 61, together responsible for 47.79 per cent of global emissions.

Why this criminal court is right to focus on environment

28 Sep 2016

The International Criminal Court is not known for prosecuting people responsible for huge oil slicks, chopping down protected rainforests or contaminating pristine land. But these people might now one day find themselves on trial in The Hague.

Carney backs green finance to cut emissions

27 Sep 2016

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has thrown his weight behind the fledgling market in green investments to help cut carbon emissions and boost global economic growth.

A green and happy holiday? You can have it all

27 Sep 2016

When you’re on holiday, relaxing on a beach or soaking up a vibrant city’s culture, the last thing you want to think about is your responsibility to the planet.

Obama orders climate risks be counted

26 Sep 2016

US president Barack Obama has signed a presidential memorandum establishing that climate-change impacts must be factored into the development of all national security-related doctrine, policies and plans.

We can't blame the solar cycle for global warming

26 Sep 2016

European scientists have dug deep to dismiss once again the old argument that climate change might be a consequence of solar radiation rather than atmospheric chemistry.

PARIS PACT: Morganists say NZ must sell units

23 Sep 2016

The Government must cancel all surplus carbon units it’s sitting on in 2020 as part of ratifying the Paris Agreement, says the group that wrote the Climate Cheats report.

PARIS PACT: Farmers play it short and sweet

23 Sep 2016

Federated Farmers has surprisingly little to say about the Paris Agreement – and that’s possibly a good sign for the climate.

PARIS PACT: Gen Zero does the job for MPs

23 Sep 2016

A group of twenty-somethings has fronted up to hardened politicians and told them not to worry, they’re drafting a Zero Carbon Act for them.

Waste crime the new narcotics, says enviro chief

23 Sep 2016

Waste crime is the new narcotics, according to the head of the UK Environment Agency, offering huge profits as the authorities race to catch up with the damage caused to society.

Countries rush to ratify Paris Agreement

22 Sep 2016

A host of countries has ratified the Paris Agreement overnight, pushing the climate change treaty past one of the thresholds that need to be met to bring it into force.

Obama appeals for global climate investment

22 Sep 2016

Barack Obama appealed for a scaling up of climate finance to reduce global inequality in his last speech to the UN General Assembly as US president.

Major banks pledge to go carbon neutral

22 Sep 2016

Bank of America and Amalgamated Bank have vowed to completely power operations with renewable energy by 2020.

Streak of record heat adds another month

22 Sep 2016

The unprecedented streak of record-hot months that the world has experienced over more than a year just tacked on one more month: Data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed last month was easily the hottest August on record.

We've taken 15 million plastic bags out of play

21 Sep 2016

New Zealanders have recycled nearly 15 million soft plastic bags in less than a year.

US and China release fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews

21 Sep 2016

The world’s biggest polluters have released their fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews and the obstacles to reform are clear: the US will wait on Congress, while China will wait on China.

Goff promises his mayoral car will be electric

20 Sep 2016

Auckland mayoral contender Phil Goff says that under him, the city fleet will go electric – including the mayoral car.

Climate-conscious Chloe gets a pass mark for mayor

20 Sep 2016

Young Auckland mayoral candidate Chlöe Swarbrick and frontrunner Phil Goff both get an A-minus, but it’s C for Vic Crone and Mark Thomas, and an E for John Palino, according to a new guide to voting for the climate in the local body elections.

Three ways Trump could abandon Paris pact

20 Sep 2016

The possibility that a climate science denier could soon become America’s president is serving as an urgent motivator for diplomats in New York this week for United Nations meetings.

FIFA first to commit to climate neutrality

20 Sep 2016

World soccer body FIFA is the first international sports organisation to join Climate Neutral Now ¨C an initiative by the UN climate change secretariat.

UN expects 20 nations to join pact this week

19 Sep 2016

At least 20 countries have indicated they will join the Paris climate change agreement at a United Nations event this week, raising hopes the deal will enter into force by the end of the year.

Arctic sea ice shrinks to second-lowest level

19 Sep 2016

Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming.

US military stresses climate security risks

19 Sep 2016

A group of senior defence experts in the US has warned that climate change is a threat to the country’s security, with the stark message that “the impacts of climate change present significant and direct risks to US military readiness, operations and strategy”.

Why Scotland won’t take the soft option on climate

19 Sep 2016

Like the EU, Scotland met its 2020 climate target six years early. Unlike the EU, Scotland plans to increase its target to maintain momentum.

Will the planet really profit from natural capital?

19 Sep 2016

What is natural capital and why use it to refer to nature?

Amsterdam has big plans to go green

19 Sep 2016

Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has committed a Sustainability Fund of nearly NZ$80 million, on top of the existing $60 million Climate and Energy Fund.

Investors fear next financial crisis will be climate-related

16 Sep 2016

A rushed transition to clean energy triggered by extreme weather events linked to global warming “will be very expensive” to swallow for the economy, investors have warned. | Read more

Humanity driving unprecedented marine extinction

16 Sep 2016

Humanity is driving an unprecedented extinction of sealife unlike any in the fossil record, hunting and killing larger species in a way that will disrupt ocean ecosystems for millions of years, scientists have found.

Is the Joshua tree jinxed?

16 Sep 2016

Joshua trees could soon follow polar bears as one of the first species to be listed as threatened by climate change.

UK pitches China for climate-friendly trillions

15 Sep 2016

The UK is pitching itself as a climate finance leader and a natural partner for China as the country’s central bank plans a US$45.6 billion green bond release through 2016.

Brazil ratifies Paris Agreement (with promises)

14 Sep 2016

The Brazilian government has ratified its participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change, a significant step by Latin America’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases that could spur other countries to follow suit.

August ties July as the hottest month on record

14 Sep 2016

Last month ranked as the hottest August on record -- and the month tied July as the hottest month the world has seen in the past 136 years.

Ocean warming intensifies power of typhoons

14 Sep 2016

The typhoons that have slammed into the coasts of east and southeast Asia have become more violent, increasing in intensity by between 12 per cent and 15 per cent over the past four decades, according to a new study.

Reykjavík aims to be carbon neutral by 2040

14 Sep 2016

The Iceland capital Reykjavík, where all electricity is produced with hydroelectric power and houses are geothermally heated, has adopted a plan to be carbon neutral by 2040.

The fossil fuel divestment game is getting bigger

13 Sep 2016

Fossil fuel divestment is gathering pace around Australia and the world. More and more individuals and organisations are pulling their investment assets out of companies involved with the exploration, extraction, production or financing of fossil fuels.

Renewables are getting cheaper all the time

13 Sep 2016

The stars are aligning for Australia to transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity.

Low-lying coral atolls like the Solomon Islands are vulnerable

Asia and Pacific must spearhead climate fight

13 Sep 2016

Asia and the Pacific has been rocked by intense and unstable weather, bringing into even greater focus the need to build resilience against climate change.

Electrolux acts to feed the world

13 Sep 2016

The Electrolux Group is putting 10 million Swedish krona ($NZ1.6 million) foundation toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on food.

Logged forests could be wildlife refuges

13 Sep 2016

Even in degraded forests, wild animals can survive. Selectively logged forests in Borneo can still be home for the clouded leopard and the civet, the orangutan and the bearded pig.

Amazon burns as Brazil signs Paris pledge

12 Sep 2016

Brazil’s new president, Michel Temer, will this week sign up to the Paris Agreement on climate change by committing Brazil to a reduction of 37 per cent of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, and of 43 per cent by 2030.

California sets strictest GHG reduction targets

12 Sep 2016

Ten years after California adopted the toughest greenhouse gas emission reduction goals in the nation, Governor Jerry Brown late last week strengthened that commitment, signing two bills that require the state to cut emissions at least 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030.