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Hello Auckland? Anyone home on climate change?
7 Apr 2008
The City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz announced on the first of April that the City would join the international organization The °Climate Group.
A message from Bulgaria: a sign of ETS things to come?
4 Apr 2008
Ninety four of 175 companies are late reporting their verified carbon dioxied emissions.
18 states due EPA to force vehicle emission regulation
4 Apr 2008
Eighteen states are suing the EPA in an attempt to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling in April that found the EPA has authority to regulate vehicle emissions, AP reports.
Bangkok talks warned little time remains for climate change solution
2 Apr 2008
UN Climate Change Talks began Monday in Bangkok with warnings that little time remains for international community to negotiate 2009 Copenhagen agreement.
Gore-backed group to launch US$300 million climate change campaign
27 Mar 2008
The Alliance for Climate Change Protection will spend $300 million over the next three years on a global warming marketing campaign, USA Today reports.
Arithmetic Of Food Miles Flawed
26 Mar 2008
Thousands of people in the UK have bought in to the idea that eating local produce can help save the planet, but “only local is good” has come under attack, according to an article in the Guardian.
US Air Force goes supersonic on synthetic fuel
26 Mar 2008
While New Zealand waits for Air New Zealand to announce its bio fuel flight trials, a B-1B Lancer from the 9th Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force base recently became the first Air Force aircraft to fly at supersonic speed using an alternate fuel, the Air Force News Agency reports.
Investors File 54 Global Warming-Related Shareholder Resolutions
26 Mar 2008
U.S. investors have filed 54 global warming shareholder resolutions with U.S. companies, nearly doubling the number filed two years ago
Biggest US emissions rise in nine years
25 Mar 2008
The biggest hike in nine years in United States greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation occurred in 2007, a new analysis from the independent Environmental Integrity Project suggests.
Would the Soviet's planners been proud of Aussie's ETS?
20 Mar 2008
If you thnk the debate over emissions trading can get a little tense here, it can be characeristically colourful in Australia.
MAJOR NEW EPA REPORT: Emissions trading will cut emissions 56%, won't damage economy
19 Mar 2008
A United States' Environmental Protection Agency's report into the impact of the front-running Senate bill - introduce an emissions trading - says it will cut GDP by 1% only by 2030 - but see emissions fall 56% by 2050.
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.
Transport will make or break Australia’s new climate plan – and time is running out to fix it
1 Oct 2025
Australia has a new climate target: cutting emissions by 62-70% below 2005 levels by 2035. Meeting even the lower end means halving emissions in a decade.
In a new era of climate disaster, a tiny, resilient mountain village in New Mexico is teaching the world how to adapt
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Rather than risk the destruction of their village with every flood, Ruidoso’s leaders are plotting for survival.
China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship
Mon 6 Oct 2025
China’s campaign to contain the expansion of deserts due to intensive farming, grazing, mining and climate change has increased available pastures, but also “erodes traditional farming practices and culture.”
‘This is real progress’: Airlines on sustainable aviation fuels and the chances of net zero flying
Tue 7 Oct 2025
The EU and UK have imposed mandates, and investors see its value – but the industry has mixed views.
UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised over plan to scrap climate change act
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Campaigners said it will put the Tories on the side of "conspiracy theorists and far right extremists".
Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat
Thu 2 Oct 2025
Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen
Fri 3 Oct 2025
A few years ago, one of us (Myles Allen) asked a Chinese delegate at a climate conference why Beijing had gone for “carbon neutrality” for its 2060 target rather than “climate neutrality” or “net zero”, both of which were more fashionable terms at the time.
Familiar tensions emerge at the Pacific Islands Forum
26 Sep 2025
With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around.
Antarctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is third smallest on record
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Provisional data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that Antarctic sea ice reached a winter maximum of 17.81m square kilometres (km2) on 17 September.
African countries gear up for major push on climate innovation, climate financing and climate change laws
Tue 7 Oct 2025
A major topic of discussion at the summit was how to increase the money available to fund Africa’s adaptation to the new, rapidly heating climate.
Brazil implores businesses to attend COP30 climate summit, despite 'second thoughts' amid Trump backlash
5 Sep 2025
November's COP30 summit comes at a precarious time for climate action, as companies back away from environmental initiatives, and attacks on green energy by President Trump.
UN-backed climate banking alliance ceases operations
Tue 7 Oct 2025
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time of faltering climate commitments in the United States and Europe.
