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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent

Wednesday - Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent greenhouse gas, when it is grown in flooded fields.

Paris Agreement no longer relevant for Indonesia, says envoy

Tuesday - Indonesia's special envoy for climate change and energy, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, said he considers the Paris Agreement no longer relevant for Indonesia following the US withdrawal from the deal.

Shell dodges paying compensation for sham carbon credits in China

Tuesday - The energy giant exited the failed projects after Verra asked for redress, but a legal expert says Shell should be held responsible.

Saving surf breaks to fight climate change

Tuesday - The places where epic waves break store millions of tons of carbon. Preserving them protects a sport and the planet.

Elon Musk earns record amount from carbon trading

31 Jan 25 - Elon Musk's Tesla earned a record 2.8 billion dollars in 2024 from trading in regulatory carbon credits, according to figures published late on Wednesday.

Court papers link Exxon to climate hacking ring for first time

30 Jan 25 - A man charged with conspiring to steal information from climate advocates alleged that Exxon and one of its lobbying firms were involved with the hacking campaign.

The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action

29 Jan 25 - New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.


We live in times of multiple entwined crises - but our policy responses aren't keeping up

29 Jan 25 - Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying...

Green Climate Fund looks at capital-market borrowing to meet COP29 goal

29 Jan 25 - A GCF official says the fund needs new sources of money but campaigners worry the move could undermine climate justice.

Climate crises disrupted schooling for 242 million children in 2024

28 Jan 25 - A new UNICEF report finds that heat waves, cyclones, floods and storms impacted education most severely in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan and the Philippines.

World's addiction to fossil fuels is 'Frankenstein's monster', says UN chief

28 Jan 25 - The world's addiction to fossil fuels is a 'Frankenstein's monster sparing nothing and no one', the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, told leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on...

COP30 in Brazil set to spotlight developing countries' climate finance needs

27 Jan 25 - As world leaders grapple with the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Brazil, the host of this year’s COP30 global climate summit, sees an opportunity to amplify the voices of developing...

How super pollutants harm human health and worsen climate change

27 Jan 25 - While the primary focus of tackling climate change is on carbon dioxide (CO2), a group of other greenhouse gases and aerosols - known as 'super pollutants' - is having a profound impact on both...

Donald Trump's plan to leave Paris climate deal could hand competitors advantage in clean energy race

24 Jan 25 - Experts warn US withdrawal could slow progress, boosting rivals in the global push for sustainability.

Current climate policies risk catastrophic societal and economic impacts

24 Jan 25 - The global economy could face a 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 unless immediate policy action on risks posed by the climate crisis is taken, warns a new report by the Institute and Faculty of...

Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal

24 Jan 25 - Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by...

"Drill, baby, drill" – local experts slam Trump's move to quit Paris Agreement

23 Jan 25 - President Donald Trump's move withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement has been greeted with criticism in Aotearoa, with experts and politicians voicing concern.

What did Trump just do to the environment?

23 Jan 25 - Within hours of being sworn into office on Monday, President Donald Trump announced a spate of executive orders and policies to boost oil and gas production, roll back environmental protections,...

Carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount last year

23 Jan 25 - Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before, putting hopes of limiting warming in jeopardy.


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More extreme weather predicted for subantarctic islands

Tuesday - Media release | A Department of Conservation study is predicting more extreme...

Hundreds of native species highly vulnerable to climate change

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

Pukekohe rail electrification completed

Monday - 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...

International trade law needs overhaul to address climate change: expert

23 Jan 25 - Media release | As wildfires ravage Los Angeles, oceans warm and carbon dioxide...

'A death sentence for our islands' - Pacific leaders respond to Australia approving new coal mines

20 Dec 24 - Media release | Despite making multiple international commitments to...

Govt seeks partnerships to plant trees on Crown-owned-land

19 Dec 24 - Media release | The Government has released a request for information (RFI) to...

Warmer seas chief suspect for seabird ‘wreck’

18 Dec 24 - Media release | Hundreds of seabirds found washed up along the west coast of...

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