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Forestry, agriculture may not be in Aussie ETS
18 Mar 2008
Agriculture and forestry may be dumped in the too-hard basket by new Labor Government Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, who yesterday announced a timetable for Australia to launch an emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Does Wal-Mart have a message for Air New Zealand?
18 Mar 2008
Wal-Mart is working to lead an effort by major global retailers to create common social and environmental standards for suppliers, a policy which might interest companies like air New Zealand, currently facing questions over its employment by a sub-contractor of lower-paid Chinese cabin crew.
Nordstrom going for recycled packaging
18 Mar 2008
Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc.has announced it will introduce new environmentally friendly packaging options for customers throughout 2008.
World's glaciers melting at record rate - UN
18 Mar 2008
With global glaciers - a vital water source for millions, or even billions, of people worldwide - melting at a record rate, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) urged countries to agree on a new emissions reduction pact.
EU e-affirms 20% GHG cut by 2020, new energy source goals
17 Mar 2008
European Union countries agreed at a two day summit, ending Saturday NZ time, to climate change goals that include cutting greenhouse emissions by 20 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.
Blair back on big nation campaign for bold global deal
16 Mar 2008
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will lead a major new climate change initiative aiming to "break the deadlock" on achieving a global deal on climate change.
US states set goals for emission caps
15 Mar 2008
Massachusetts on March 11 became the latest US state to legislate for long-term greenhouse gas emission targets.
Warmer seas fuel dangerous ‘weather bomb’ in New South Wales
3 Jul 2025
If the storm shapes up as predicted, we can expect to see damage to houses and trees as well as significant beach erosion – especially in heavily populated areas exposed to the storm’s southern flank.
How Mamdani connects climate policy to his affordability agenda as he runs for New York mayor
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Many of the democratic socialist’s policies aim to slash carbon emissions and boost environmental justice.
EU wants to see China take more ambitious climate action
Today 11:45am
The world needs China to show more leadership on climate action, highlighting the importance of cutting planet-heating emissions and reducing the Chinese economy's reliance on coal.
How heatwaves and soaring temperatures are changing tourism across Europe
Today 11:45am
With unbearable heat and a worsening climate crisis becoming the norm, could the yearly summer holiday be a thing of the past?
HSBC becomes first UK bank to quit industry’s net zero alliance
Today 11:45am
Campaigners condemn ‘troubling’ move that follows departure of six of largest US banks after Trump’s election.
Is Mark Carney turning his back on climate action?
23 Jun 2025
The G7 summit in Alberta, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has ended with only passing mention of fighting climate change, including a statement on wildfires that is silent on the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Urbanization is intensifying India’s summer heat and rain
Fri 11 Jul 2025
When 28-year-old Sonelal Prasad left home on the morning of June 16 for his job at a construction site in Mumbai—the financial capital of India—he didn’t know he’d be digging his own grave.
Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa
27 Jun 2025
With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home.
The struggle for control of the Arctic is accelerating - and it's riskier than ever
Fri 11 Jul 2025
As the battle for one of the world’s coldest places heats up, an increasingly fragile security balance may be breaking down, leading to an escalating arms race.
Africa is not a solar geoengineering test site
8 Jul 2025
This potentially dangerous course of action would divert financing and support from real solutions, while putting the continent’s ecosystems and communities at risk.
Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin.
UN Human Rights Council fails to call out fossil fuels after decision cuts mention
Fri 11 Jul 2025
A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling for a transition away from fossil fuels at the UN Human Rights Council failed to make it into the council’s declaration on climate change and human rights issued on Tuesday.
