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This week, Phil Vine dives into the science of climate attribution. How much is climate change affecting extreme weather events? And how can this new science prepare us for the future?  Audio

Promising a new kind of environmental journalism, Cape Town-based conservation writer Adam Welz's book The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown explores climate change from the… Audio

New documentary Walanbaa Ngiiyani, Stronger Together follows students visiting mega coal mines and gas wells in Australia. Audio

Being less bad is not good enough. It's not going to get us closer to putting the brakes on climate change. Håkan Nordqvist is the former Head of Sustainability and Innovation at Ikea who believes… Audio

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert tells the story of climate change in her new alphabetised essay collection H Is for Hope. As our world warms up, Kolbert hopes the book will help… Audio

The Climate Change Commission says New Zealand should consider strengthening its 2050 climate target as it falls behind the more ambitious goals of other countries.

The Commission has released three… Audio

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about how we measure time and a new paper which suggests melting water from polar regions could be affecting the Earth's rotation - what… Audio

Hold on to your flat whites and your Easter eggs - climate change could be coming for your favourite foods.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, worldwide yields of coffee and… Audio

Air conditioned indoor enclosures may well become the norm for beef and dairy herds in Australia as the temperatures keep rising across the continent. Karen Romano from Dairy Australia speaks to… Audio

Mike Smith discusses his groundbreaking climate change court case, then commentators Khylee Quince and Matt Tukaki reflect on the first 100 days of the coalition government. Video, Audio

Climate change remains Tuvalu's biggest concern. Audio

Climate change is no longer a 'strategic priority' under the government's new draft policy statement on land transport.

This means that once in force, Waka Kotahi and other decision-makers would not… Audio

The Insurance Council has been meeting in Auckland this week to discuss the challenge of responding to climate change.

Speakers agreed that moving away from flood-prone areas is necessary to reduce… Audio

For many, climate change is a worrying phenomenon that warrants more political attention.

But for a small portion of the population, it causes a level of anxiety that interferes with their everyday… Audio

Habitat-printing robot birds, water-filtering sewer submarines, and flying bikes launched on waste heat thermals are just a few of the 100-plus bonkers ideas artist and industrial designer Steve… Audio

Comedian Alice Snedden explores our curiously apathetic response to climate change in a new two-part instalment of the doco series Bad News. Video, Audio

A charity promoting ethical investment says ACC is still investing too much in fossil fuels.

The Corporation invests $47 billion to pay for future injury claims, and says it keeps investing in oil… Audio

New study explores link between climate change and hurricanes. Audio

Dynamic Planet, narrated by New Zealand's own Cliff Curtis, is the latest project from Natural History New Zealand and is more than three years in the making. Producer Ben Lawrie joins Kathryn to talk… Audio

Kiwi Melissa Gunn is one of the winners of an international short story competition, Imagine 2200: climate fiction for future ancestors, run by American magazine Grist. Audio

New research suggests that the large majority of Pacific people want to remain in their home country in 2050 despite climate change's challenges, signalling a clear preference for climate adaptation… Audio

The United Nations conference on Climate Change, or COP28, wrapped up in Dubai last week, agreeing to ratchet up climate action before the end of the decade. Chief Executive Officer of Eco Choice… Audio

New Zealand's climate change minister says the commitment to "phase out fossil fuels" is primarily about coal, rather than gas. The International Energy Agency says current emissions reductions… Audio