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How climate change traps poor countries between poverty and disaster

2 Nov 2021

As world leaders meet at COP26 to confront climate change, low-income nations have a dilemma: How can they develop without raising carbon emissions?

Australia's emissions projections are a farce based on technological pipe dreams: opinion

2 Nov 2021

If you examine the figures rather than the media release, it’s clear the Coalition has given up on the Paris agreement, argues Greg Jericho.

Climate reparations

2 Nov 2021

A trillion tons of carbon hangs in the air, put there by the world’s rich, an existential threat to its poor. Can we remove it?

Extreme weather events are 'the new norm'

1 Nov 2021

Extreme weather events - including powerful heat waves and devastating floods - are now the new normal, says the World Meteorological Organisation.

G-20 leaders struggle to secure climate breakthrough at Rome summit

1 Nov 2021

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies holding their first face-to-face summit in two years, struggled on Sunday to bridge differences over how to combat global warming ahead of a crucial United Nations conference on climate change.

Who’s going to the COP26 climate summit? Meet the key players at the UN talks

1 Nov 2021

The COP26 climate summit begins on Sunday, with world leaders from more than 100 countries set to take part in what is regarded as humanity’s last and best chance to secure a livable future amid dramatic climate change.

Why planting trees is no silver bullet against climate change

1 Nov 2021

“Nature-based solutions” are gaining traction as a means of fighting climate change while protecting biodiversity. Tree planting, a key part of several countries’ COP26 pledges, is one such proposal – but experts say that reforestation, while essential, is far from a silver bullet against climate crises.

Antarctica gets a Glasgow Glacier ahead of climate summit

1 Nov 2021

Britain is naming a thinning Antarctic ice mass the Glasgow Glacier, to symbolize the vast implications for the world of a climate conference that starts Sunday in the Scottish city.

Reasons to be hopeful: the climate solutions available now

1 Nov 2021

The climate emergency is the biggest threat to civilisation we have ever faced. But there is good news: we already have every tool we need to beat it. The challenge is not identifying the solutions, but rolling them out with great speed.

Polls shows rising demand for government action on climate

29 Oct 2021

Popular support for governments to take tough action on climate change is growing around the world, according to a BBC World Service opinion poll.

India rejects target for net zero emissions ahead of COP26 climate conference

29 Oct 2021

India has rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and says it is more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.

World's most highly protected forests are now net emitters of carbon

29 Oct 2021

Humans and climate change have transformed 10 of the world’s most highly protected forests into net emitters of carbon over the past 20 years, according to a new report

What big oil knew about climate change, in its own words

29 Oct 2021

Stanford University PhD candidate Benjamin Franta uncovered a trove of documents revealing Big Oil's knowledge of climate change and its efforts to seed doubt of the science behind it. He tells the story in this piece on The Conversation.

Could a technological fix save the planet from climate change?

29 Oct 2021

Pessimism is growing about humanity’s ability to save the planet as world leaders prepare to convene for climate change talks at the COP26 summit in Glasgow on Sunday. Faced with increasingly apocalyptic projections, some scientists are calling for plans to cool the planet with geoengineering. But is this a realistic path out of the nightmare?

Bottom-up change could be only hope as governments repeatedly fail to deliver: experts

29 Oct 2021

A NEW study sees the lack of environmental justice considerations in climate negotiations as a root cause of the failure of international talks to slow climate change.

There’s still time to fix climate — about 11 years: Scientific American

28 Oct 2021

ON October 31 world leaders will descend on Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, in a last-ditch effort to defuse the climate emergency by limiting global warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Reaching that level would still bring violent storms, deep flooding, gripping droughts and problematic sea-level rise, but it would avert even more severe consequences. Global temperature has risen by nearly 1.1 degrees C since the industrial revolution.

City broker launches weather data index to trade climate crisis risk

28 Oct 2021

The City broker TP ICAP has launched a weather data-backed index that it says will allow business risks tied to the pace of the climate crisis to be traded on financial markets for the first time.

Torres Strait Islanders sue Australian government over lack of climate action

28 Oct 2021

A group of Torres Strait Islanders living off Australia's north coast have filed a court claim against the Australian government, alleging it has failed to protect them from climate change which now threatens their homes.

On forestry, COP26 must avoid double counting of carbon removals: scientist

28 Oct 2021

Global leaders must not allow the double counting of emissions removals from forestry during negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, says Professor Jean-Pascal van Ypersele.

Climate change to force crop switch for small farmers: experts

28 Oct 2021

Small farmers around the world who grow thirsty crops like corn will face a huge adaptation challenge as the effects of climate change worsen in the coming years, experts are warning.

How one woman protected millions of acres

28 Oct 2021

The first thing Kristine McDivitt Tompkins had to do when she arrived in Chile more than three decades ago was tear down fences. Demolishing 700 kilometers of barbed wire in the rough terrain that she and her husband bought was back-breaking work, but overcoming barriers in the minds of the locals was much harder. “

Australia pledges net zero emissions by 2050

27 Oct 2021

Leading global coal and gas supplier Australia has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Rich countries break $100bn annual climate pledge

27 Oct 2021

The world’s richest countries admitted Monday that they broke a promise to deliver $100 billion a year to developing nations to help them cope with climate change.

India lost $87bn due to natural disasters last year: WMO

27 Oct 2021

India lost $87 billion last year due to natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, floods and droughts, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.

Wealthy countries spending more on border security than climate aid

27 Oct 2021

Wealthy countries are giving more money to defence contractors to beef up their border security than to fulfilling their climate aid commitments, a new study has found.

This concrete can eat carbon emissions

27 Oct 2021

Concrete is responsible for more than four percent of all global CO2 emissions. In the race to find alternatives, some companies are using it to sequester CO2 instead.

How to turn a desert into a forest

27 Oct 2021

A group of “holistic engineers” wants to return the arid Sinai peninsula to the lush, green landscape it once was.

UN praises updated NDCs but still"nowhere near goal"

27 Oct 2021

Media release - New or updated climate action plans by governments can be effective in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but greater efforts are needed to keep global warming at bay, the UN climate change office says.

Pacific Islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses, to UN summit

26 Oct 2021

The Pacific Islands are at the frontline of climate change. But as rising seas threaten their very existence, these tiny nation states will not be submerged without a fight, argues Australia Climate Council researcher Wesley Morgan in The Conversation.

Why 25 previous conferences have failed to stop climate change

26 Oct 2021

THERE have been 25conferences under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change since the body first met in 1995. Over that period, some 894 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, about 37% of all greenhouse pollution in human history, has been emitted.

Climate scientists fear tipping points (maybe you should too)

26 Oct 2021

The real disaster scenario begins with the triggering of invisible climate tripwires known as tipping points.

Permafrost: a ticking carbon time bomb

26 Oct 2021

Sheltered by snow-spattered mountains, the Stordalen mire is a flat, marshy plateau, pockmarked with muddy puddles. A whiff of rotten eggs wafts through the fresh air.

India wants compensation for climate damage caused by rich nations

26 Oct 2021

India is seeking payment for the losses caused by climate disasters, its environment ministry said while laying out the country's positions on critical issues that will be negotiated at the United Nations' COP26 climate summit in the coming weeks.

Shipping drifts off net-zero course without carbon levy: study

26 Oct 2021

The global shipping industry is on course to see its greenhouse gas emissions rise by around a fifth by 2050 if action including introducing a carbon levy on fuel is not taken, new research backed by industry leaders shows.

Document leak reveals nations lobbying to change key climate report

22 Oct 2021

A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change.

70% of sustainability experts expect bleak climate future: survey

22 Oct 2021

Around 70% of the world’s top sustainability experts remain pessimistic about the future of the planet and humanity’s ability to avert disasters due to climate change. In a new poll, the experts warned of the slow pace of climate action and the low prospects of the world meeting the Paris agreement goals

European MPs push for binding methane target

22 Oct 2021

The European Parliament yesterday passed a resolution calling for a binding international agreement limiting methane emissions to be agreed on at next month's COP26 in Glasgow.

Greenpeace chief warns of ‘greenwashing’ at UN climate talks

22 Oct 2021

The head of environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the forthcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow to “greenwash” their ongoing pollution of the planet.

With models under $5,000, China accounts for half the world's electric car sales

22 Oct 2021

Soaring sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in China are driving the global trend away from combustion engines, the latest figures show.

French oil giant accused of downplaying climate risk

22 Oct 2021

French oil company TotalEnergies knew at least 50 years ago about a link between burning fossil fuels and global warming, researchers have said.

Fossil fuel production set to soar over next decade

21 Oct 2021

A UN report says governments are currently planning to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels by 2030 required to keep the 1.5C threshold alive.

Why fossil fuel subsidies are so hard to kill

21 Oct 2021

Fossil-fuel subsidies are one of the biggest financial barriers hampering the world’s shift to renewable energy sources. Each year, governments around the world pour around half a trillion dollars into artificially lowering the price of fossil fuels — more than triple what renewables receive.

Europeans want climate action but show little appetite for radical lifestyle change

21 Oct 2021

EUROPEANS want urgent action on climate change but remain committed meat-eaters and question policy proposals such as banning the sale of new petrol vehicles after 2030, according to a new poll from the YouGov-Cambridge Centre for Public Opinion Research that surveyed environmental attitudes in seven European countries, including the UK.

Rio Tinto commits to halving emissions by 2030

21 Oct 2021

Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto has announced plans to cut direct carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030, ramping up previous targets as the firm tries to green its highly polluting operations.

The broken $100-billion promise of climate finance — and how to fix it

21 Oct 2021

Twelve years ago, at a United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen, rich nations made a significant pledge. They promised to channel US$100 billion a year to less wealthy nations by 2020, to help them adapt to climate change and mitigate further rises in temperature.

US carbon markets set for record year

21 Oct 2021

US carbon exchanges will easily hit record volumes this year, in part because of recent record highs but also due to new entrants into the market.

New UN endorsed right to a healthy environment could speed up NZ climate action

20 Oct 2021

Associate professor of law Nathan Cooper argues that a recent UN decision recognising the right to a healthy environment could have implications for New Zealand's methane emissions in this Conversation piece.

Create global price for carbon: WTO boss

20 Oct 2021

The director general of the World Trade Organisation has said that it should work together with other international bodies to develop a global price for carbon.

How trading CO2 could save the climate or not: BBC

20 Oct 2021

For its proponents, a global carbon market could significantly reduce the world's carbon emissions. But its critics say that giving polluters the option to pay for their emissions is not the answer to climate change.

More than 99.9% of studies agree: Humans caused climate change

20 Oct 2021

More than 99.9% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is mainly caused by humans, according to a new survey of 88,125 climate-related studies.

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United Nations HQ

Govt had ‘little choice’ in signing key UN climate resolution – expert

Fri 22 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate policy expert Bronwyn Hayward said it was “shameful’ New Zealand didn’t throw more active support behind a pivotal climate resolution ratified by the United Nations this week.

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Malcolm Johns, convenor of the Climate Leaders Coalition and chief executive of Genesis Energy, declined to discuss the briefings

Climate Leaders Coalition on PM meetings: 'it wasn’t us'

Today 12:15pm

By Pattrick Smellie | The 81-member Climate Leaders Coalition is distancing itself from the actions of members who lobbied the Prime Minister’s Office to intervene and stop a landmark climate change court case.

Airlines
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$30m airline fund risks ‘burning public money’ without lasting benefit – expert

20 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A $30 million government package to support regional air routes risks delivering poor value for money while increasing emissions, according to transport strategist Tim Adriaansen.

Aviation
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Europe has 'maybe six weeks of jet fuel left', energy boss warns

20 Apr 2026

Stocks would reach a tipping point in June if Europe was unable to replace at least half of its imports from the Middle East, the organisation said in a report this week.

Biodiversity
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Govt ramps up war on wilding pines with $79m boost

Today 12:15pm

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government is ramping up efforts to contain the spread of wilding pines with a $79 million funding boost aimed at protecting farmland, biodiversity hotspots, tourism landscapes and water catchments across New Zealand.

Biofuels
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Biomass sector asks: where did the love go?

18 May 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand has sufficient biomass in its plantation forests to replace natural gas for industrial process heat at lower costs than electrification, but is failing to get the attention it deserves, sector leaders say.

Carbon Credits
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Govt unveils long-awaited voluntary carbon market guidance

15 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government has released long-awaited guidance for New Zealand’s voluntary carbon and nature markets, as questions continue for the sector despite ministers signalling support for its growth.

Carbon prices
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Carbon News updates forward curve

13 May 2026

Carbon News has updated its ten-year NZU forward curve, following a recent rise in spot market prices, with NZUs rallying from about $34 in January to nearly $54 in early May.

Coal
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New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell

Fri 22 May 2026

The number of new coal-fired power plants built around the world hit a “10-year high” in 2025, even as the global coal fleet generated less electricity, amid a “widening disconnect” in the sector.

Comment
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Supreme Court

Mike Smith’s asymmetric victory

Today 12:15pm

By Pattrick Smellie | COMMENT: The New Zealand Government’s recent move, undercutting citizens’ rights and the rule of law to cancel the country’s most important climate case is a massive win for Mike Smith, the climate change activist who brought it.

Construction
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Andrew Eagles, NZGBC chief executive (centre) launched the manifesto last week

Green building council calls for clean energy policies

18 May 2026

The New Zealand Green Building Council has released its 2026 election manifesto calling for policies to reduce energy waste in buildings, lower household and business energy costs, and improve New Zealand’s energy security.

COP
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Parliament Buildings, Budapest

What Magyar’s defeat of Orbán in Hungary means for climate and energy

21 Apr 2026

Hungary has played a disproportionate role in EU climate and energy policy in recent years, by repeatedly vetoing climate action and by delaying the phaseout of Russian fossil-fuel imports.

Emissions trading
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Conservation land open for voluntary carbon market schemes

12 May 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | The government is to open up the Crown-owned conservation estate to private investment in voluntary carbon market projects.

Energy
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Marae solar project boosts sustainability and mana motuhake

Today 12:15pm

By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter | Five marae from Whanganui to Taumarunui are running on solar power and many more could join a major green energy initiative aimed at cutting electricity costs and strengthening community resilience.

Extinction
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WWF-New Zealand chief executive Kayla Kingdon-Bebb

Environmental groups call for ETS reform

20 Feb 2026

Several environmental organisations are calling on political parties to make climate and biodiversity central to the 2026 election campaign, with reforming the Emissions Trading Scheme seen as a key priority.

Extreme weather
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How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?

Today 12:15pm

Rising temperatures mean that hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones have the potential to bring stronger winds and heavier rain – and scientists warn it only takes one strong storm to bring major impacts.

Fishing
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EDS urges MPs to scrap the Fisheries Amendment Bill

5 May 2026

Media release | The Environmental Defence Society today lodged a substantive submission on the Fisheries Amendment Bill.

Forestry
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Govt presses ahead with forestry rule changes despite opposition

14 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government is pushing ahead with changes to commercial forestry rules despite most submitters opposing the proposals, with critics warning the reforms will weaken councils’ ability to manage erosion and forestry slash risks in vulnerable regions such as Tairāwhiti.

Fossil fuels
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Corporate coddling is killing our climate

Today 12:15pm

By Matt Halliday | COMMENT: The New Zealand Government’s recent move, undercutting citizens’ rights and the rule of law to cancel the country’s most important climate case, Smith v Fonterra, is a massive victory for corporate lobbying.

Gas
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Political debate at Electrify Queenstown

Hipkins pans LNG plan as ‘massive step backwards’

Tue 19 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | Labour leader Chris Hipkins has told a Queenstown audience that a Government he leads would not proceed with a planned LNG import terminal, if elected at November’s election.

Geothermal
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RMA to speed up fossil fuel consents

18 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | An energy lobby group has welcomed a last-minute amendment to the RMA that puts fossil fuels on the same footing as renewables, however a sustainable energy expert says the move “beggars belief.”

Green finance
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New funding for low methane farming uptake

29 Apr 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | The government will co-fund projects under an Early Adoption Accelerator scheme announced today to accelerate the uptake of low emissions farming technologies emerging from the AgriZero public-private partnership.

Greenhouse Effect
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The announcement last week prompted a call for Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith's resignation

NZ Govt’s move to halt climate litigation under international scrutiny

Tue 19 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | Local and international NGOs have signed an open letter calling on the Government to reconsider its decision to shield major emitters from legal liability for climate-related harm.

Greenwashing
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Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with NZ’s climate risk reporting regime

15 May 2026

By Hang Pham, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington | Most of us are familiar with the concept of greenwashing: organisations exaggerating or overstating their environmental credentials. But in New Zealand, there are signs the country’s climate disclosure regime may inadvertently be driving a very different trend: not saying much at all.

Hydro power
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‘Formidable’ El Niño expected this winter

29 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | Meteorologists are anticipating a significant El Niño influence on weather patterns across the country from winter onwards, with predicted lower rainfall for some areas and heavier rain for others likely to impact multiple sectors of the economy as well as the carbon market.

Hydrogen
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Farmer spreading fertiliser

Victorian Hydrogen announces Southland urea fertiliser project using coal

22 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | Australian-based Victorian Hydrogen has announced it is developing a new 1.5 million-tonne-a-year urea fertiliser operation in Southland, which it will apply for under fast-track legislation.

Insurance
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Media round-up

24 Apr 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: What is the real cost of storm-hit infrastructure? Urgency is needed over climate adaptation funding; and a community conservation group has won a legal victory against multinational mining company OceanaGold.

Kyoto
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Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Climate law change spanner in the works for Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry

19 Dec 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Government’s controversial changes to New Zealand’s legal framework for climate policy have thrown a spanner in the works for a long-running Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry into climate change.

Litigation
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Labour climate spokesperson Deborah Russell with Fonterra group director, global external affairs, Simon Tucker, Fonterra director of sustainability Charlotte Rutherford, and Fonterra director Alison Watters.

Labour condemns Govt plan to stop climate litigation

15 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Labour Party has slammed the Government’s move to block climate lawsuits against big emitters but won’t say if they would repeal the legislation if elected in November.

LNG
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Gas tanks at Te Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour

GIDI-style help cheaper than LNG: MBIE

11 May 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | Officials advised ministers last July that the lowest-cost way to free up gas for use during dry winters was to assist industrial gas users to switch to electricity.

Low carbon
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Govt missing tricks to save fuel in crisis

30 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government is being urged to shift its response to the fuel crisis away from short-term relief and towards measures that reduce demand, with public health experts warning it is missing an opportunity to boost energy security and lower household costs.

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Climate risks could reshape business finances, new guidance warns

15 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New guidance warns climate change is set to fundamentally reshape financial outcomes for businesses, including difficult-to-model climate “tipping points” – irreversible changes such as ice sheet collapse or ocean circulation shifts – which threaten severe and sudden financial impacts.

Methane
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Move to block lawsuits could strengthen climate case against Govt

14 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Government’s plan to block climate lawsuits – while potentially fatal for one groundbreaking climate case – could actually bolster claims in another live climate case underway against the Government.

Mining
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Media round-up

Fri 22 May 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Shane Jone is urging mining bosses to apply for fast-track before the election, climate risk is changing where investors put their money, and Hiringa gets more hydrogen-fuelled trucks on the road.

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NZ's latest climate target 'weak' – Climate Action Tracker

24 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand's new international climate target to 2035 is weak, and could even allow for higher emissions than the 2030 target, according to a global scientific project that tracks government climate action.

Oceans
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Six NZ climate solutions up for 2026 Earthshot prize

Thu 21 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Six New Zealand climate and sustainability initiatives have been nominated for the 2026 Earthshot Prize, with the shortlist showcasing Kiwi-led solutions tackling emissions, plastic waste and ocean restoration.

Oil
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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project

23 Apr 2026

Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its approval last month of oil company BP’s ultra deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Paris Agreement
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New Zealand's representative Shannon Tau speaking at the UN General Assembly in support of NZ's vote.

NZ votes in favour of key UN climate resolution

Thu 21 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | A pivotal United Nations resolution to recognise a landmark International Court of Justice climate ruling has passed with nations voting overwhelmingly in its favour, with New Zealand voting on the same side as Pacific allies who spearheaded the vote.

Planetary boundaries
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A real ‘intergenerational equity’ budget would address Australia’s unceasing environmental decline

15 May 2026

Labor has unveiled a budget designed to tackle intergenerational equity in Australia through bold tax reform.

Plastics
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ESG funds include petrochemical companies, report finds

5 May 2026

Global banks have invested US$133bn into US petrochemical expansion, even as the industry is linked to climate change.

Protest
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Thousands protest in Germany urging faster shift to renewable energy, amid Iran war

20 Apr 2026

Thousands of people demonstrated across Germany on April 18, urging a faster shift to renewable energy and accusing conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition of putting the brakes on the transition.

Rare earth minerals
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Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson

Green Party calls for national electrification plan

20 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Green Party is calling for a national plan to electrify homes, transport and industry using renewable energy, to reduce fossil fuel dependence in response to the Middle East crisis.

Renewable energy
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NZ at risk of falling behind on EV transition

Fri 22 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | An EV lobby group is warning that New Zealand is at a crossroads on transport electrification, with inconsistent policy settings and lagging charging infrastructure slowing uptake, while global adoption accelerates and fuel price shocks renew interest in electric vehicles.

Resource management
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Cruise ship in Milford Sound

‘Landmark’ conservation reform bill – boost or bust for nature?

8 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Government has announced an overhaul of the country’s conservation system, which environmental organisation Forest & Bird says will undo the work of many generations of Kiwis to protect public conservation land.

Science
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Climate scientists accuse livestock industry of fuzzy math to downplay climate warming emissions

Fri 22 May 2026

A group of the world’s leading climate scientists are warning governments and the livestock industry against adopting an “accounting trick” that will imperil the all-out global effort required to control heat-trapping emissions.

Solar
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Global wind and solar power outpace gas for first time in April, report shows

Fri 22 May 2026

Wind and solar combined generated more electricity than gas globally in April for the first month ever, data analysed by ‌UK-based think tank Ember showed on Thursday.

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Associate Professor Ru Hong

Carbon trading schemes cut more emissions than carbon taxes, according to global study

20 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Carbon trading schemes are more effective than carbon taxes at reducing emissions, cutting fossil fuel use, and accelerating the shift to renewable energy, a global study has found.

Technology
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Why both trees and technology are important in the race to mitigate carbon emissions

4 May 2026

Different carbon‑removal approaches solve different problems, and pitting these technologies against each other could slow progress.

The House
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Pacific climate response in question as NZ finance remains unclear

19 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | With New Zealand's $1.3 billion international climate finance commitment set to end with no clarity on what follows, the Auditor-General says oversight of that funding remains patchy and long-term outcomes are unclear.

Transport
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Rotorua extends diesel bus contract after NZTA declines extra funding

Today 12:15pm

By Mathew Nash, Local Democracy Reporter | Rotorua is stuck with its diesel-powered public buses after a funding snag played a part in setting back plans for zero-emission buses by years.

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UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling

15 May 2026

If the resolution is passed, governments will recognise their legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Waste
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NZ First moves to revive container return scheme

4 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | NZ First is aiming to launch a national container return scheme, which could recycle over a billion wasted containers each year, reviving a policy shelved by the previous Labour-led Government in 2023.

Water
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Commission urges Govt action on climate risks

7 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | Climate change currently poses major risks to our water infrastructure with “significant gaps” in readiness to manage risks and increasing hazards, according to the Climate Change Commission.

Wildfires
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Why is Northern Ireland facing a growing threat from wildfires?

7 May 2026

Figures show that spring drought events are happening more often while there has been a sharp rise in "fire weather" - a mix of warmth, dryness, and wind that allows fires to ignite and spread rapidly. Experts warn this combination, along with climate change, is creating a longer and more volatile wildfire season.

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Human health appears unaffected by living near wind turbines

Thu 21 May 2026

Media release: PNAS | High-resolution data collected across the United States show negligible evidence of adverse health outcomes tied to wind turbine exposure, a study finds.

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