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Colombia’s top oil company concealed environmental damages: Investigation

27 Mar 2025

A newly released investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency and Earthworks into the workings of Colombia’s largest company, oil and gas giant Ecopetrol, reveals a pattern of environmental negligence and corporate misconduct.

Advertisement for U.S. oil major ExxonMobil in the Netherlands.

Strong support among Europeans for banning fossil fuel ads, study finds

27 Mar 2025

Almost half of people surveyed across the European Union are in favour of banning fossil fuel advertising — nearly twice as many who oppose such a move, according to a new study.

Farmers are reeling from Trump’s attacks on agricultural research

27 Mar 2025

A "rollercoaster" of funding cuts and layoffs have gutted critical agricultural research projects across the nation.

More European oil refineries to close, convert in next 10 years, panel says

27 Mar 2025

European oil refineries will have to adapt to the energy transition or face a heightened risk of closure by 2035, a panel of executives said at the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne on Monday.

Climate change causes rising global electricity demand

26 Mar 2025

Cooling demand as a result of record temperatures was a significant driver of power generation last year, according to the International Energy Agency.

NOAA cuts more key weather data gathering after layoffs

26 Mar 2025

The National Weather Service is reducing weather balloon launches at six more locations in the U.S. and temporarily suspending them at two more places due to staffing shortages, the agency announced Thursday afternoon.

US Supreme Court will not hear novel youth-led climate change case

26 Mar 2025

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the long-running case, known as Juliana, which helped spawn legal strategies widely adapted to other lawsuits over climate.

Clean hydrogen hype fades as high costs dampen demand

26 Mar 2025

Analysts say governments are not doing enough to get companies to buy green hydrogen to clean up transport and heavy industry

Glacier melt threatens water supplies for two billion people, UN warns

26 Mar 2025

Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, threatening access to fresh water for more than two billion people, a UN report warns.

Climate sceptics have new favourite graph; it shows the opposite of what they claim

26 Mar 2025

The research actually makes the case that CO2 is the dominant control on Earth’s temperature.

Europe’s 90% climate target for 2040 under pressure as delays add up

25 Mar 2025

The EU is aiming to slash CO2 emissions by 55% in 2030 before going climate-neutral in 2050. But a political battle rages over the speed of reduction in the two decades between.

Britain considering linking with EU carbon market

25 Mar 2025

Britain is actively considering the case for linking its Emissions Trading System (ETS) with the European Union's carbon market ahead of a UK-EU Summit in May, the government said on Thursday.

Ahead of Brics, Brazil official slams developed countries for ‘no interest’ in helping others

25 Mar 2025

A high-ranking Brazilian government official issued a broad criticism of Western developed countries including France on Thursday, in the run-up to a meeting of Brics energy ministers in the South American country’s capital.

JPMorgan asset management unit quits industry climate coalition

25 Mar 2025

JPMorgan Chase & Co said its asset management unit has left a flagship industry climate effort, a blow to the group that had paused operations in January in an effort to halt defections amid political pressure from U.S. Republicans.

Climate groups could beat Trump in fight for $20B. It may be too late.

25 Mar 2025

The Trump administration is hitting legal roadblocks in its attempt to revoke $20 billion in climate grants, but its efforts are already achieving one of the president’s key aims: throttling a crucial part of Joe Biden’s clean energy agenda.

‘One-third’ of 2012 soya crop failure in the Americas was due to climate change

25 Mar 2025

Climate change was responsible for just over one-third of the simultaneous soya bean crop failures across Argentina, Brazil and the US in 2012, according to a new attribution study.

UK: new national forest to see 20 million trees planted

24 Mar 2025

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced.

Norway's Equinor scales back climate ambitions as wind changes

24 Mar 2025

Equinor has already scaled back its target for installed renewable energy capacity to 10-12 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, from 12-16 GW.

World Glacier Day: UN warns of ‘avalanche of cascading impacts’ as ice melt increases

24 Mar 2025

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record.

Supermarkets accused of major methane ‘blindspot’

24 Mar 2025

Leading supermarkets are failing to address the methane pollution in their supply chains, a new report has found, putting their own climate pledges at risk.

Greenpeace verdict is 'weaponisation of legal system', advocacy groups say

21 Mar 2025

Campaigners condemn North Dakota jury's ruling as Greenpeace must pay Energy Transfer at least $660m.

"Not silver bullets": COP30 CEO downplays impact of yearly climate summits

21 Mar 2025

Ana Toni stressed the importance of year-round action by business, subnational government and finance, energy, transport and agriculture ministries.

Time is not the driving influence of forest carbon storage, study finds

21 Mar 2025

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store (sequester) more carbon. A study based at the University of Michigan Biological Station has untangled carbon cycling over two centuries and found that it's more nuanced than that.

$800m pledge keeps Australia's green hydrogen dream alive

21 Mar 2025

The Albanese Labor government has pledged more than $800 million in production incentives to a green hydrogen development in remote Western Australia, defying mounting scepticism over the future of the country's green fuel industry.

Trump is tackling every 'emergency' except the important one: climate change

21 Mar 2025

To hear President Trump describe it, the U.S. is beset by emergencies. We allegedly have an energy emergency, a government waste emergency and a foreign trade emergency.

Why action on extreme heat in Indian cities is falling short

21 Mar 2025

Local governments face the difficult task of preparing communities and infrastructure for a warmer world - all while urbanisation accelerates and extreme weather becomes more frequent and intense.

Trump vows to immediately ramp up US production of 'beautiful, clean coal'

20 Mar 2025

President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the United States in an effort to advance competition against China.

Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK's net-zero goal

20 Mar 2025

The leader of the opposition Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, has shattered the political consensus on climate change in a speech attacking the UK's net-zero by 2050 target.

UN hails rare climate success story as emissions from construction stop rising

20 Mar 2025

Emissions from the building and construction sector have stopped rising for the first time since 2020, a new United Nations report says.

Science-based targets for ocean stewardship unveiled

20 Mar 2025

Businesses can now set science-based targets covering ocean and maritime protection, under the latest guidance introduced by the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).

'Fishing boat for energy' will make hydrogen as it sails

20 Mar 2025

Wind power has been rising significantly in recent years, and now accounts for about 8% of the world's energy production. By the end of the decade, it will be the second-largest renewable source after solar, having surpassed hydropower, according to the International Energy Agency.

Some US scientists stick with the IPCC despite the administration pulling out of international climate work

19 Mar 2025

A handful of U.S. researchers joined a critical meeting on climate and cities this week in Japan. "For me, this process is so important that if I had to self-fund, I would," said one.

Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

19 Mar 2025

Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party's commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives' widest policy review in a generation.

Peruvian farmer goes head to head with German energy giant in landmark climate case

19 Mar 2025

A landmark climate lawsuit opens in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sues a German energy giant over the threat to his home from a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.

A strong case for investing in climate mitigation and adaptation to avoid damage to the global economy

19 Mar 2025

Investment in climate-change mitigation and adaptation to limit global warming to 2C by 2100 would greatly reduce economic damage, and the cost of inaction is equivalent to 11% to 27% of cumulative GDP, a report says.

China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up

19 Mar 2025

China's energy and auto giant BYD has announced an ultra fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.

Danish investment firm raises record EU12 billion for energy transition infrastructure fund

19 Mar 2025

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will invest primarily in large-scale renewable energy projects, including wind, solar PV, and battery storage in low-risk OECD markets across North America, Western Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Trump administration accused of 'blatant foreign interference' in Australian universities

18 Mar 2025

Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate.

What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research?

18 Mar 2025

For decades, efforts to halt deforestation in the Global South have gained much attention within the policy arena, most recently as a powerful and effective measure to mitigate climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'

18 Mar 2025

Donald Trump's return to the White House is a "major blow to global climate action". So said Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief, after he was elected in November.

German govt set to vote on financial package including EU$100 billion for climate protection

18 Mar 2025

Germany's prospective next coalition government has proposed a special fund worth 500 billion euros for infrastructure projects, in combination with a major defence package.

Canada: Carney kills consumer carbon tax in first move as prime minister

18 Mar 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney wasted little time in removing a potent point of attack for the Conservatives in recent years: the consumer carbon tax.

Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summit

18 Mar 2025

The Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting through a protected area of Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 summit that will gather world leaders in November.

UK energy secretary flies to China with climate co-operation on the agenda

17 Mar 2025

Ed Miliband is hoping to shore up support for multilateral climate action, especially after the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement.

Mining head calls 'net' in net zero a 'weasel word'

17 Mar 2025

Fortescue chair wants companies to focus on 'real zero' as he explains $6.2bn plan to transform business.

German emissions fell 3.4% in 2024, on track for 2030 climate goals

17 Mar 2025

Germany's Federal Environment Agency on Friday said greenhouse gas emissions in Europe's biggest economy fell by around 3.4% year-on-year in 2024, putting the country on track to meet its 2030 climate targets.

Global sea level rose faster than expected last year alarming scientists

17 Mar 2025

Rising sea levels bring potentially deadly storm surges farther inland and impact urban infrastructure.

World's richest countries fuelling deforestation beyond their borders

17 Mar 2025

The world's wealthiest nations collectively caused 15 times more biodiversity loss internationally than domestically, driving deforestation to satisfy agricultural and forestry demand.

The true cost of Trump's cuts to NOAA and NASA

17 Mar 2025

EDITORIAL: Not only will the cuts hinder the agencies' abilities to track and warn about upcoming severe weather events, they also hamper basic research into climate change, carried out to help humanity better prepare for the sweeping environmental upheaval already evident in a steadily warming world.

UK carbon prices surge as minister talks about EU market linkage

14 Mar 2025

UK carbon futures jumped on Wednesday after a Treasury minister said the government would consider linking the country's emissions market to the European Union's system.

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FMA urges sharper focus on climate risk disclosures

Tue 26 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand companies are making steady progress in climate-related financial disclosures, but the Financial Markets Authority says many organisations still need to provide clearer and more robust reporting on physical climate risks and their potential business impacts.

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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'

Mon 25 May 2026

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.

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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

Mon 25 May 2026

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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Finance Minister Nicola Willis

Thumbs up for Govt help for businesses transitioning from gas

Tue 26 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | Businesses and climate advocates alike have welcomed the Government’s pre-budget announcement that it will help secure cheap lending for businesses transitioning from gas, as New Zealand’s domestic supply dwindles.

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.

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Supreme Court

Mike Smith’s asymmetric victory

Mon 25 May 2026

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.

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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

Mon 25 May 2026

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?

Mon 25 May 2026

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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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.

Fossil fuels
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Govt’s LNG plan puts trade deals at risk, lawyers warn

Tue 26 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | Lawyers for Climate Action are warning that the government’s plans for an LNG import terminal and to subsidise gas fields are in breach of New Zealand’s free trade agreements with the UK and the EU.

Gas
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Political debate at Electrify Queenstown

Hipkins pans LNG plan as ‘massive step backwards’

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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Climate resolution conundrum for NZ

Tue 26 May 2026

By Vernon Rive | COMMENT: While the United Nations resolution endorsing a landmark climate ruling is significant – politically, diplomatically and legally – its impact on international climate negotiations and domestic action is likely to be indirect and incremental.

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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.

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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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Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle

Tue 26 May 2026

Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?

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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.

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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.

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.

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Lan Pham

Greens bill to ban mining on conservation land drawn from ballot

Tue 26 May 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A Greens member’s bill seeking to ban new mining, prospecting and exploration on conservation land has been drawn from Parliament’s ballot, with the party saying the proposed law would close a loophole allowing mining on land set aside for environmental protection.

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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.

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

Mon 25 May 2026

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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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.

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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