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Coffee is one of Africa’s major exports.

Coffee drinkers beware, your brew will change with the climate

2 Jun 2015

We have known for some time that coffee is a climate-sensitive crop. Now we have the first global evidence that increasing minimum, or night-time, temperatures are having the hardest impact on your daily brew.

Take care with electric vehicles, says academic

2 Jun 2015

Converting New Zealand’s car fleet to electricity needs careful management, a Canterbury University researcher says.

Group sits down to settle cod question

2 Jun 2015

Consultation on new proposals to manage the blue cod fishery in the Marlborough Sounds start today.

A public protest in France against building new nuclear power stations.

New energy policy needed as nuclear giants take a hit

2 Jun 2015

The European nuclear industry, led by France, seems to be in terminal decline as a result of the cancellation of a new Finnish reactor, technical faults in stations already under construction, and severe financial problems.

Health impacts being ignored, say doctors

2 Jun 2015

The Government is ignoring the health impacts of climate change, doctors say.

Budget holds hint of carbon credit auctions

25 May 2015

The Government is developing the architecture to auction carbon credits.

We're overdoing farm fertilisers, says report

25 May 2015

Nitrogen and phosphorus application rates in parts of New Zealand are exceeding known safe limits, a new report shows.

Bob Bingham ... we are very vulnerable.

OPINION: New Zealand should be using its abundant renewable electricity generation capacity to power its transport fleet, argues BOB BINGHAM:

25 May 2015

Oil is a fantastic high energy and very portable fuel and currently it’s very cheap In fact, it has almost always been cheap and plentiful and we have built a good life with it. So what’s the problem?

The potato leafhopper is small, but can inflict big damage on many plants.

Farmers given early warning about hungry crop pest

25 May 2015

It is small, bright green and an unwelcome visitor. But global warming means that this particular agricultural menace arrives earlier than ever − and consumes more than ever.

The skyscrapers of the future will be made of wood

25 May 2015

By PETER WILSON.- Vancouver architect Michael Green was unequivocal at a conference at which I heard him speak a while ago: “We grow trees in British Columbia that are 35 storeys tall, so why do our building codes restrict timber buildings to only five storeys?”

To have any chance of coaxing species like the Secretary bird back from the brink of extinction we must reconcile the pressures of food production with the need for nature conservation

Farmers hold the key to nature conservation ... so give them a break

25 May 2015

The town of Bethlehem in the Free State Province, South Africa, gets its name from the Hebrew words “Beit lechem” - house of bread. It is a fitting name for a town nestled within a patchwork of privately owned commercial farmland. Much can be learnt here about the challenges farmers face when conserving nature.

Brazil leads South American renewable energy charge

25 May 2015

Brazil will spearhead renewable energy development in South America to 2017, as the continent changes its energy profile.

Arahura ... test bed.

Inter-island ferry tests cleaner fuels

25 May 2015

KiwiRail is testing the viability of using cleaner fuels for its ferries.

McDonald's ... old and tired.

In the new war of the worlds, the old world is losing

18 May 2015

The power of traditional companies is declining in the face of sustainable and techno companies, new research shows.

Storm shows we haven't got the message, say weather experts

18 May 2015

Reaction to last week’s Wellington floods shows that New Zealanders are not prepared for the impacts of climate change, scientists say.

Jo Goodhew ... policy revival.

Forest policy action pleases timber industry

18 May 2015

The Government appears to be putting in place the ingredients of a national forestry policy, an industry leader says.

Andrew Little ... houses and milk.

Where's the clean-tech economy talk, Mr Little?

18 May 2015

Labour leader Andrew Little is blasting the Government for failing to diversify the economy, but he is still not talking about a low-carbon, clean-tech economy.

Why lack of leadership breeds lack of concern

18 May 2015

A lack of leadership on climate change is probably behind a drop in public concern over the issue, says a lecturer in science communication.

Nick Pyke ... feeding the world.

You must find a way, academics tell farmers

18 May 2015

Farmers must find ways of farming more sustainably while maintaining production, warns the Foundation for Arable Research.

Megan Woods ... bullying tactics.

Why the Government's forestry policies are not working

18 May 2015

Labour Party climate changes spokesperson MEGAN WOODS on why the Government’s forestry policies are failing:

Tesla's Powerwall.

Tesla's battery power could give Nevada a $100b jolt

18 May 2015

The new Tesla Motors factory being built outside Sparks, Nevada, was already on tap to produce 500,000 electric car batteries and become the largest battery factory in the world when chief executive Elon Musk announced last month it would also produce the potentially revolutionary home battery, the Powerwall.

La Rance tidal barrage in France.

Oceans generate rising tide of renewables ideas

18 May 2015

A race is on worldwide to harness the tides and waves for electrical power, with more than 100 different devices being tested by companies hoping to make a commercial breakthrough.

Why falling oil prices should not undermine investment in green energy

18 May 2015

When the price of crude oil dropped from US$110 a barrel in mid-2014 to below US$50 by January 2015, there were fears that it would destroy the “green revolution”.

Penrhyn now powered up.

Islands switch to solar power

18 May 2015

Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna have officially opened solar arrays on the islands of Penrhyn and Manihiki this week, and marked the completion of the Cook Islands Solar Project.

At last, Government reveals cost of gases reduction

11 May 2015

The Government has revealed how much it thinks cutting greenhouse gases might cost the country.

We've got the chance to turn green into gold

11 May 2015

New Zealand could turn “green into gold” by capitalising on emerging clean technologies and showing leadership on climate change.

Forest grants scheme gets $22m injection

11 May 2015

The Government will put $22.5 million into restarting the Afforestation Grant Scheme, it says.

John Key ... interest in bank.

'PM's bank' pulls back from coal investments

11 May 2015

A company in which Prime Minister John Key is a shareholder is reducing coal investment because of the risk of financial exposure.

Andrew Booth ... asking for action.

Why we must join the clean energy race (and quickly)

11 May 2015

SolarCity founder and chief executive ANDREW BOOTH argues for 100 per cent renewable electricity generation in New Zealand by 2025:

You asked for it ... organic milk heads for the shops

11 May 2015

Anchor is launching a new nationwide line of organic milk on the back of strong demand.

Water crisis shows the failure of public-private deals

11 May 2015

São Paulo’s ongoing water crisis has left many of the city’s 20m or more residents without tap water for days on end. Brazil’s largest metropolis is into its third month of water rationing, and some citizens have even taken to drilling through their basements to reach groundwater.

Worth listening to …

11 May 2015

Treasury’s chief economist, Dr Girol Karacaoglu, talks to Radio New Zealand National’s Kim Hill about how sustainability is being factored into the economy.

Public voice to be heard on NZ's 2030 emissions target

7 May 2015

The Government is calling for submissions on New Zealand’s post-2020 emissions reduction target.

It's simple, says action group, coal's day is done

4 May 2015

Just five solar-power installation companies could create as many jobs as the Rotowaru coal mine, a new analysis says.

Southern project shows way with wood-fired boilers

4 May 2015

A pilot project to encourage industrial users to switch to wood-fired boilers could cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 200,000 tonnes.

Dr David Wratt ... in the chair.

Our best brains to take a look at climate change

4 May 2015

New Zealand’s leading scientists are putting their heads together to predict how climate change will affect New Zealanders.

Meat processor aims high to curb emissions

4 May 2015

One of the world’s largest processors of sheep meat, Alliance Group Limited, aims to reduce carbon emissions by 3300 tonnes over the next three years.

Another way to reduce the carbon balance: trees

Rather than divest, advocate for carbon balancing

4 May 2015

At many universities and other institutions, heartfelt campaigns are under way to divest from fossil fuel companies as a way to address climate change.

Tesla Model S ... mean, and green?

Teslas, in one place at least, aren’t greener than diesels

4 May 2015

By NIRAJ LAL.- The Tesla in front of me was shiny, sleek and silent, but my daydreams were interrupted with a question: does a Tesla charged by Australian electricity emit less CO2 per kilometre than an efficient diesel car?

Man-made climate change increases extinction dangers

4 May 2015

Climate change threatens one in six of the world’s species with extinction, according to new research.

Commitment to end flaring is boost for climate talks

4 May 2015

Companies and governments responsible for 40 per cent of global gas flaring have made a commitment to stop their climate-damaging activities within the next 15 years.

Why we must remember our debt to the natural world

28 Apr 2015

New Zealand might fail to recognise just how economically dependent it is on the natural world until it’s too late, a new Government report warns.

The word is out ... dairying costs more than income

28 Apr 2015

Research claiming New Zealand’s dairy industry could be costing the country more than it is making it has been published in an international science journal.

Factory smoke and winter smog above Christchurch.

Apparently, we're going to slash thousands of tonnes of emissions by 2020

28 Apr 2015

The Government expects the Emissions Trading Scheme to cut New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 10,000 kilotonnes in 2020.

NZ emissions figures worse than average, says report

28 Apr 2015

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions trend from energy is worse than the OECD average, a new report says.

LanzaTech lines up more commercial plants

28 Apr 2015

LanzaTech, the New Zealand-founded carbon recycling company, says it has other full-scale commercial plants in the pipeline following this week’s announcement that China Steel Corp will invest US$46 million in a commercial scale ethanol facility in Taiwan.

Storage reservoir for a pumped-water hydroelectricity plant on Zar mountain, southern Poland.

Major changes in store for electricity industry

28 Apr 2015

Inventors are in a race to find the best way of storing electricity to make the most of renewables and cut the use of fossil fuels.

Scientists again raise carbon storage hopes

28 Apr 2015

Two groups of US scientists are exploring new ways of capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Skincare firm calls for ban on microbeads

28 Apr 2015

A multimillion dollar Kiwi supplement and skincare company is calling on the New Zealand Government to prohibit the use of plastic microbeads in all personal care and consumer products.

Consultants win award for bridge work

28 Apr 2015

Opus International Consultants’ work on reducing the environmental impact of maintaining the Auckland Harbour Bridge has bagged it an award.

Politics
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‘Pathetic': experts slam govt’s approach to adaptation

Mon 20 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has signalled it will step back from full property buyouts if assets are hit by climate disasters, a move adaptation experts say will condemn hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders to a “dismal” future.

Energy
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Electricity Authority proposes doubling solar export limits to 10 kW

Mon 20 Oct 2025

The Electricity Authority is proposing a default 10kW export limit for small-scale generation, saying new inverter standards and voltage settings allow homes and businesses to feed more power into local networks without compromising safety.

Agriculture
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All carrot, no stick for farmers on methane

Fri 17 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | COMMENT: The abandonment of methane emissions pricing and the adoption of a weaker target is effectively the last nail in the coffin of the historic cross-parliamentary consensus embedded in the Zero Carbon Act 2019.

Carbon emissions
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Govt releases updated emissions projections

13 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Ministry for the Environment has released updated emissions projections to 2050, which show significant differences to the Climate Change Commission's recent projections for the same period.

Transport
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Air NZ inks deal for its first internationally verified carbon credits

9 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | Air New Zealand has committed to buying 8000 tonnes of carbon removals by 2030, in partnership with local native forest investment platform My Native Forest.

Forestry
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Emails show forestry lobby fought Gisborne crackdown as slash clean-up drags on

26 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Sustainable land use advocates are accusing Eastland Wood Council of stonewalling efforts to tighten forestry rules, after correspondence between the group and the local council was released under the Official Information Act.

Business
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Eraring power station is a black coal-fired power station on the shores of Lake Macquarie, southeast of Newcastle, NSW

Climate credibility gap widening for Aussie firms

1 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Australian public companies’ climate change commitments are in retreat, reflecting difficulty in achieving stated targets and increased fossil use, but not because of any pressure to make less effort, according to a study of major companies’ ESG reporting.

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