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Climate freeloaders are destroying the planet

24 Mar 2023

Alaska isn't supposed to be an inferno—but its summers are now so warm that apocalyptic wildfires are almost inevitable.

Slave to energy

23 Mar 2023

Carbon News editor Jeremy Rose wrote his first climate story close to to quarter of a century ago. Many of the issues remain the same today. Today we republish the story to accompany Jeremy's piece on the dilemmas of whether to travel as a climate journalist.

Climate change: “It’s here, it's now, it’s us” - local experts on IPCC report

21 Mar 2023

The IPCC's latest report pulls no punches: “Climate change is here, it’s now, it’s us,” says Nick Cradock-Henry, GNS Science and IPCC contributing author.

Weathering the storm: How Japan is factoring climate change into defence policy

20 Mar 2023

Storm surges, flooding, more powerful typhoons and scorching temperatures — climate change will bring more of all to Japan, endangering military sites, personnel and gear, but also putting Tokyo and the Indo-Pacific at greater risk of geopolitical shocks.

Why countries shouldn’t rely on forests and soils to reach net zero

20 Mar 2023

Countries are betting on forests and soils to mop up their remaining “difficult-to-decarbonize” emissions to achieve their climate targets. More forests and better soils are good for nature and for adapting to climate change, but this strategy may prove a risk to the global goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate crisis worsens health disparities

17 Mar 2023

Climate change is already exacerbating health disparities for isolated communities and rural Māori - and we must prepare now for future disasters, rural doctors say.

As climate woes worsen, Africa's ecconomies suffer: UN

17 Mar 2023

From devastating cyclones and floods to an unrelenting drought, African countries are spending between 2% and 9% of their budgets to respond to extreme weather events, according to a United Nations report.

Greece must make up for lost time in climate adaptation

17 Mar 2023

A string of devastating wildfires and floods has forced Greece to step up its lagging climate adaptation efforts.

Floods, cyclones, thunderstorms: is climate change to blame for New Zealand’s summer of extreme weather?

16 Mar 2023

By James Renwick - The Conversation | The final months of New Zealand’s summer carried a massive sting, bringing “unprecedented” rainfalls several times over, from widespread flooding in Auckland at the end of January to ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle dumping record rains and causing devastating floods across the east coast of the North Island.

DRC dilemma: Generate oil wealth or combat climate change?

16 Mar 2023

The Democratic Republic of Congo wants more money for climate projects. Otherwise, oil drilling could replace fishermen in the world's largest peat bog. And that could spell devastation for the environment.

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future

15 Mar 2023

Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a “liveable” future at risk.

French TV transforms weather forecasts to include climate change context

15 Mar 2023

State TV channels France 2 and France 3 have changed their daily weather forecasts into "weather and climate bulletins" as pat of France Televisions’ efforts to raise awareness about climate change. Presenters are showing not only what weather to expect, but the reasons behind it.

Our radioactive moment continues

13 Mar 2023

New Zealand has once again been ranked among the world’s climate change laggards - alongside the likes of Saudi Arabia - by Climate Action Tracker.

Why saving the whales means saving ourselves

13 Mar 2023

In 2016, disturbing footage captured on a sunny beach in Argentina went viral. The video appeared in news outlets around the world under variations of a disquieting headline: “Baby dolphin dies after a mob of tourists pass it around to pose for selfies.”

Climate-stressed Iraq says it will plant 5 million trees

13 Mar 2023

Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting five million palms and trees.

U.N. official: Decarbonisation might not happen fast enough to stop climate change

10 Mar 2023

The world is not acting fast enough on global warming, according to a top official at the United Nations.

Threat of rising seas to Asian megacities could be way worse than we thought, study warns

9 Mar 2023

Parts of Asia’s largest cities could be under water by 2100 thanks to rising sea levels, according to a new study that combines both the impact of climate change with natural oceanic fluctuations.

Climate change blamed for declines in mountain plants

9 Mar 2023

Climate change has likely led to the decline of some of Scotland's mountain plants, according to new research.

High seas treaty a step forward - but “the work is far from over,” say experts

8 Mar 2023

Experts have welcomed an international treaty for the high seas - but say there is still a long way to go to ensure adequate protection and sustainable use.

Risky feedback loops are accelerating climate change, scientists warn

8 Mar 2023

Risky feedback loops that are accelerating global climate change may not be fully accounted for in current climate models, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal One Earth.

Climate change to cost Germany up to €900 billion by 2050 - study

7 Mar 2023

Extreme weather caused by climate change could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros in cumulative economic damage by mid-century, a study showed on Monday, as Europe's biggest economy seeks climate adaptation measures to cut the damages bill.

UK emissions fall 3.4% in 2022 as coal use drops to lowest level since 1757

7 Mar 2023

The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.4% in 2022, according to new Carbon Brief analysis, ending a post-Covid rebound.

Vanuatu hit by successive climate crisis fuelled cyclones

6 Mar 2023

New Zealand is sending much-needed humanitarian supplies to Vanuatu after two destructive cyclones and an earthquake within two days have impacted nearly 80% of the population.

Eleven Asian countries agree to pursue 'practical' carbon neutrality

6 Mar 2023

Japan and a group of 10 other countries in Asia have agreed to pursue "practical pathways" for carbon neutrality through coordinated steps such as developing hydrogen supply chains and setting decarbonization standards while ensuring energy security

Scientists discover a new way climate change threatens cold-blooded animals

6 Mar 2023

All animals need energy to live. They use it to breathe, circulate blood, digest food and move. Young animals use energy to grow, and later in life, to reproduce.

La Niña could lead to more heavy rain in the North Island

2 Mar 2023

Weather in the flood ravaged North Island looks to be drier in the coming months, but La Niña could still lead to the risk of heavy rain, according to NIWA’s March to May outlook.

Is climate change killing the haiku?

2 Mar 2023

Even amid relentless modernisation and urbannisation, Japan offers many daily moments that remind us of the seasons. Pop songs celebrate love and, with the advent of spring, sakura (cherry blossoms); restaurants advertise seasonal delicacies, and formal letters open with references to the golden beauty of trees under the autumn sun or snow flurrying in the winter air.

Could imitating volcanos fix the climate crisis? Science is spilt

1 Mar 2023

The controversial theory of solar geoengineering is at the centre of a growing body of climate research in Asia and elsewhere.

An incendiary form of lightning may surge under climate change

1 Mar 2023

A form of lightning with a knack for sparking wildfires may surge under climate change.

Less roast pork, more lentils needed to reach Denmark's climate targets - govt adviser

1 Mar 2023

Danes should replace two-thirds of their meat intake with vegetables and other plants as part of efforts to reach the country's ambitious climate targets by the end of the decade, the government's independent adviser said on Tuesday.

Concern about climate change at a record high

28 Feb 2023

Concern about climate change has significantly increased, rising by six percentage points to 27% in the latest Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor - the highest since tracking began in 2018.

Reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth must be studied before climate change gets much worse, urges group of 60 scientists

28 Feb 2023

More than sixty scientists from prominent institutions are advocating for rigorous study into reflecting sunlight away from the Earth to mitigate the effects of climate change.

A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming

27 Feb 2023

The last three years were objectively hot, numbering among the warmest since records began in 1880. But the scorch factor of recent years was actually tempered by a climate pattern that slightly cools the globe, “La Niña.”

German court rejects farmer's climate suit vs Volkswagen

27 Feb 2023

A German court on Friday rejected a farmer's bid to force automaker Volkswagen to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2030.

40% of Australasians among world's top 10% of carbon gluttons

24 Feb 2023

The International Energy Association estimates that 40% of Aussies and Kiwis are among the world’s top 10% of emitters, with an average energy-related CO2 footprint of 20 tCO2 per capita per year.

NIWA scientists disturbed by lack of sea ice on Antarctic journey

24 Feb 2023

Media release - Scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have returned from a six-week voyage to Antarctica.

Drought in Horn of Africa worse than in 2011 famine

23 Feb 2023

Drought trends in the Horn of Africa are now worse than they were during the 2011 famine in which hundreds of thousands of people died.

Brazil hit by deadly floods and landslides

22 Feb 2023

Hundreds of rescuers searched on Monday for survivors of landslides and flooding that killed at least 40 people along the coast of Brazil’s southern state of Sao Paulo following a huge weekend downpour.

More than half of Finns ready to adjust standard of living for climate

22 Feb 2023

More than half of Finns are ready to compromise on their standard of living to tackle the climate crisis, reveals a survey conducted for Helsingin Sanomat by Kantar Public.

Commissioner for the Environment doubts govt’s resource management plans are fit for purpose

21 Feb 2023

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton has told a select committee that two key pieces of legislation in its climate change adaptation plan are unlikely to provide an enduring framework that protects the environment.

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change

21 Feb 2023

The adverse effects of climate change have impacted numerous areas of human health and well-being. In most parts of the world, women are least able to mitigate such changes, so they are an appropriate focus in a recent research paper.

Rationing: A fairer way to fight climate change?

21 Feb 2023

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Why the world needs a deal to protect its oceans

21 Feb 2023

Delegates from up to 193 UN member states will start talks in New York on Monday to try to wrap up negotiations on a long-awaited treaty to protect the world’s oceans from overfishing, pollution and other threats.

Climate change is redrawing the coffee growing map

20 Feb 2023

Harvesting coffee is a delicate process that occurs just once per year in the plant’s 20 year lifetime, and only after reaching around four years old.

New Zealand must build back better: Insurance Council

17 Feb 2023

Aotearoa must build back better after the catastrophic extreme weather of the past two weeks, the Insurance Council of New Zealand told the Environment Select Committee yesterday.

Storm conditions predicted to last till May, thanks to climate change: expert

16 Feb 2023

Hotter oceans, warm air, La Niña conditions, and climate change have all combined to create the strong cyclones that have battered the North Island in the past few weeks, with these conditions - and the possibility of more storms - lasting until May, according to experts.

Global inequality must fall to maintain a safe climate and achieve a decent standard of living for all: researchers

16 Feb 2023

Energy consumption is essential for human well-being, but there is enormous inequality in energy use worldwide. The top 10% of global energy consumers use roughly 30 times more energy than the bottom 10%.

Time to start planning for managed retreat: EDS

15 Feb 2023

“We live in a climate changing world. Weather-related disasters are becoming increasingly commonplace.” As far as opening lines goes it not the most gripping or urgent one ever written.

The right way to repair a mountain

15 Feb 2023

A locally driven push to restore a Himalayan paradise preserved an economy, a community and an ecosystem all at once.

Climate action is a good bet, even if it's not a sure thing

15 Feb 2023

Immediately starting a transition to a green economy is a rational approach even if the chances of achieving that transition are small, according to a new study.

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Deepsea brittle star species from New Zealand, part of the Earth Sciences New Zealand's invertebrate collection in Wellington

NZ part of hidden global deep-sea network beneath the waves

Fri 25 Jul 2025

Media release - Earth Sciences New Zealand | A world-first study of marine life, including sea creatures found in New Zealand's dark, cold, pressurised ocean depths, has revealed that deep-sea life is surprisingly more connected than previously thought.

Agriculture
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Awarua-Waituna Wetlands

Does NZ need a national incentive scheme for wetlands?

Fri 25 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | An expert is calling for a national incentive programme to restore New Zealand’s wetlands and wants to stop schemes to drain these vital carbon-sequestering ecosystems.

Airlines
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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

8 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

Aviation
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Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as “sustainable”, NGO warns

18 Jul 2025

Amid suspected fraud in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a new report says the airline industry should stop calling all alternatives to kerosene “sustainable”.

Biodiversity
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Tipping points: Window to avoid irreversible climate impacts is ‘rapidly closing’

11 Jul 2025

In the midst of a record-breaking heatwave in Europe, the UK city of Exeter recently played host to the second international conference on “tipping points”.

Biofuels
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Sustainability claims questioned as renewable diesel surges

14 May 2025

Critics are sceptical about industry claims of renewable diesel life-cycle greenhouse gas emission cuts and warn renewable diesel carbon releases will surge if sourcing is scaled up, triggering tropical deforestation as producers convert forests to energy crops, such as oil palm and soy.

Carbon Credits
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Huntly Power Station, the largest thermal power plan in New Zealand.

Is extending Huntly power station to 2035 in consumers’ best interest?

Tue 22 Jul 2025

By Simon Orme | COMMENT: Genesis Energy is proposing a cartel to keep high-emitting Huntly Power Station in business to 2035. If extending Huntly has economic benefits, is a cartel necessary?

Carbon News world
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Greenpeace hails Italy court ruling allowing climate lawsuit against energy company to go ahead

Fri 25 Jul 2025

Italy’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit brought by climate activists against Italian energy company ENI and its government shareholders can go ahead.

Carbon prices
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Bearish sentiment lingers for carbon market

11 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | The compliance carbon market could be set for a gradual upward trajectory, however unsold volume from the quarterly Emissions Trading Scheme auctions continues to act as ‘a price ceiling,’ according to an expert.

Coal
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EU wants to see China take more ambitious climate action

15 Jul 2025

The world needs China to show more leadership on climate action, highlighting the importance of cutting planet-heating emissions and reducing the Chinese economy's reliance on coal.

Comment
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Forestry can be a big plus for sheep and beef farmers – but there are caveats

Tue 22 Jul 2025

By Keith Woodford | OPINION: These are good times for sheep and beef farmers with record product prices for meat, which is precisely why now is the time for sheep and beef farmers to be looking again at farm forestry.

Construction
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Common low-grade clay strengthens low-carbon concrete

5 Jun 2025

Media release | Engineers at RMIT University have converted low-grade clay into a high-performance cement supplement, opening a potential new market in sustainable construction materials.

COP
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Cuts to climate finance put exports in jeopardy: Lawyers

23 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has halved international climate finance, a move aid organisations describe as “devastating,” and which lawyers say could put our Paris Agreement commitments and export market access at risk.

Emissions trading
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NZ voluntary carbon market’s sad state

14 Jul 2025

By John O’Brien | OPINION: A combination of scandals, challenging economic times, and cheaper offshore carbon credits, mean that the domestic voluntary carbon market in New Zealand remains absolutely tiny.

Energy
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Media round-up

Fri 25 Jul 2025

In our round-up of the climate coverage in local media: Dairy conversions surge; Gore is hit with a drinking water crisis; meanwhile farming lobby groups Groundswell and Federated Farmers are up in arms about a plan to classify environmental impacts in the agriculture and forestry sector.

Extinction
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Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, govt considers closure

9 Jul 2025

Media release - Deep Sea Conservation Coalition | New data reveals that New Zealand’s main orange roughy fishery, accounting for half of the country’s total catch, is on the brink of collapse, with one model showing it may have reached that point already, and the government’s considering closing it.

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Extreme weather events are the new frontline of online climate denial – report

Thu 24 Jul 2025

Climate science deniers are flooding social media with false claims during extreme weather events, drowning out reliable information and putting lives at risk.

Fishing
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Latest trawl bycatch numbers 'a grim wake-up call'

24 Jun 2025

Media release – Greenpeace | The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month period.

Forestry
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon greets schoolchildren

‘Ideological sludge’: How NZ is quiet quitting climate action

17 Jul 2025

New Zealand once stood out as a world leader on climate change. In June it became the first country in the world to abandon a commitment to phase out oil, gas and coal.

Gas
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The landmark advisory, which significantly transforms the obligation of states regarding climate change, being delivered at the International Court of Justice in the Hague.

NZ govt’s fossil fuel plans could break international law

Thu 24 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government could be breaching international law with its plans to subsidise and expand fossil fuel extraction, following a ruling overnight from the world’s highest court.

Geothermal
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Energy Minister Simon Watts addressing the CEP conference in Auckland this week

Watts talks big on energy reform, but barriers persist

29 May 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Energy and Climate Change minister Simon Watts says the government is doubling down on efforts to boost renewable energy generation, streamline regulation, and drive private sector investment as New Zealand faces mounting energy security and affordability challenges.

Green finance
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SBTi releases Net Zero Standard for banks, investors

Thu 24 Jul 2025

The Science Based Targets initiative announced the release of its finalised Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard, aimed at enabling banks and investors to set net zero-aligned targets for their lending, investing, insurance and capital markets activities.

Hydro power
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Methanex closure comes early this year

14 May 2025

The almost-now-annual closure of Methanex has come earlier this year, giving more confidence that the electricity system will get through the winter without a fuel shortfall.

Hydrogen
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Electric firebricks: decarbonising high-temperature industrial heat

13 Jun 2025

By Ian Mason | A new technology could offer a more cost-effective solution than hydrogen to decarbonise one ‘hard-to-abate’ sector of New Zealand’s economy, as well as having ample potential for demand response as the electricity grid becomes more renewable.

Insurance
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Climate catastrophes are creating a ‘new market reality’ for insurance carriers

Wed 23 Jul 2025

Raging wildfires and severe storms contributed to record-high global insurance losses — totalling an estimated US$84 billion — for the first six months of the year.

Kyoto
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Will NZ walk away from the Paris Agreement?

20 Dec 2024

By Geoff Bertram | COMMENT: Unless the government can find very cheap offshore mitigation, the temptation to walk away from its Paris Agreement obligations may well be too strong to resist for a coalition government focused on fiscal austerity.

Litigation
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Newcastle is one of the largest coal export ports in Australis

The ICJ’s ruling means Australia and other major polluters face a new era of climate reparations

Fri 25 Jul 2025

By Harj Narulla | OPINION: Australia has found itself on the wrong side of history.

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Clear-sighted view to trade-offs crucial to reimagining our relationship with the land

7 Jul 2025

By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: New Zealand could see a 70% drop in the value of dairy land if we pursue our emissions targets for agriculture, according to a new report.

Mining
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Whanganui councillor Charlotte Melser says it is crucial for the council to have its say about how a South Taranaki seabed mining proposal would negatively impact Whanganui.

Elation as Whanganui gets voice in fast-track seabed mining decision

Thu 24 Jul 2025

By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter | A Whanganui District councillor is “elated” her council has been named a relevant authority in the fast-track application process for a seabed mining project off South Taranaki.

NZ ETS
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Urgent action needed to get on track for climate goals - commission

Fri 25 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand is making progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but more work is needed – urgently – to set up for future reductions, according to the latest report from the Climate Change Commission.

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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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Ocean heatwaves may signal climate tipping point

Fri 25 Jul 2025

A recent study that tapped into satellite data has revealed that 2023 marked an unprecedented year for marine heatwaves, with record-breaking levels of duration, reach and intensity across the world's oceans.

Planetary boundaries
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Former Climate Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr

Markets aren't going to save us – Carr

9 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Consumerism is reaching its ecological and economic limits, and only systemic change - not market tweaks - can steer us away from climate catastrophe, according to former Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr.

Plastics
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Millions of tons of tiny plastic particles are polluting the ocean, study finds

15 Jul 2025

At least 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics are estimated to be floating in the North Atlantic Ocean, weighing more than all wild land mammals combined.

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Minister for Resource Management Reform, Chris Bishop

Another offensive launched in the government’s war on nature

Thu 24 Jul 2025

Media release - Environmental Defence Society | Last week the Minister for Resource Management Reform, Chris Bishop, announced that the government would be intervening, yet again, to prevent councils from progressing environmental protections under the Resource Management Act.

Protest
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Activists sue US development bank over $4.6bn loan to massive Mozambique gas project

18 Jul 2025

Environmental groups claim loan is ‘unlawful’ in legal filing.

Rare earth minerals
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New Zealand Minerals Council chief executive Josie Vidal

Straterra has a new name: the New Zealand Minerals Council

16 Apr 2025

Media release | Straterra has been renamed as New Zealand Minerals Council, says chief executive Josie Vidal.

Renewable energy
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Switching to renewables is ‘smart economics’ - Guterres

Thu 24 Jul 2025

The global energy transition is now “unstoppable” due to “smart economics”, UN secretary-general António Guterres has said in an online speech titled: “A moment of opportunity.”

Science
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Root intelligence: How old trees learn to suck more CO2 from the air

Thu 24 Jul 2025

New research finds that centuries-old oaks can dynamically rewire how they absorb nutrients—suggesting forests may be more resilient allies in the climate fight than once believed.

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Climate groups want UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy

17 Jul 2025

Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’.

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Can robot taxis solve NZ's transport woes?

Wed 23 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Ministry of Transport has tested the idea of driverless taxis as a futuristic fix. But while new modelling explores how "robotaxis" could ease congestion and reduce car ownership, critics say it misses a crucial point – the country’s worsening transport emissions.

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United Nations carbon market rules agreed but concerns remain

25 Nov 2024

New carbon market rules agreed at the fractious UN climate summit will be a relief to New Zealand and Singapore, who were leading the negotiations, but concerns about greenwashing and disadvantaging nature-based solutions remain.

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Fast, sustained phase-out of fossil fuels: best-performing countries in coal and transport sectors

10 Jul 2025

By Robert McLachlan | It’s true that climate change is getting worse – it will continue to get worse until emissions fall to near zero. But is action on phasing out fossil fuels really stalling?

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UN court's decision could reshape approach to climate commitments

Tue 22 Jul 2025

The International Court of Justice will this week deliver its advisory opinion on what obligations countries have to address the impacts of climate change. It will be a vital step toward climate justice and equity, according to one local expert.

Waste
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Waste Levy risks becoming ‘slush fund’ under proposed changes – Commissioner

5 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Proposed changes to New Zealand's waste legislation risk undermining public trust in the waste levy scheme, according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton.

Water
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The struggle for control of the Arctic is accelerating - and it's riskier than ever

11 Jul 2025

As the battle for one of the world’s coldest places heats up, an increasingly fragile security balance may be breaking down, leading to an escalating arms race.

Wildfires
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UN University report warns against carbon credits from REDD, tree planting, and improved forest management

13 Jun 2025

But the report stops short of recommending banning the trade in carbon temporarily stored in trees.

Wind energy
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For the first time, China invests more in wind and solar than coal overseas

29 May 2025

China’s Belt and Road Initiative, long derided for its heavy carbon footprint, was dominated by wind and solar power projects for the first time from 2022 to 2023, according to a new analysis. But coal plants financed in earlier years are still coming online.

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