Climate Change
'You cannot negotiate with the climate' - Shaw
Charging carbon polluters and using funds to plant a billion trees would create "tens of thousands" of jobs, Green party leader James Shaw says. Audio
Greens propose carbon tax, dividends for NZers
The Green Party wants to charge carbon polluters and use the funds to pay people in the regions to plant a billion trees. Any leftover money would be paid to New Zealanders over 18 years old.
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Dividends for all with Greens' Kiwi Climate Fund
The Greens have broken ranks with Labour on climate policy by revealing plans for a carbon charge that comes with a cash sweetener. Audio
Labour reveals climate plan details
Jacinda Ardern has announced her party's policy on climate change, which she has called her generation's nuclear-free moment.
Client Earth: Using the courts to defend the planet
Who will stop the planet from committing ecological suicide? That's the question James Thornton and Martin Goodman attempt to answer in their new book, Client Earth - an investigation into how… Audio
About $19b of property at risk from climate change effects
It's estimated $19 billion of property is at risk from increasing flooding and coastal erosion, a government report into the effects of climate change reveals.
Will Steffen - the beginner's guide to the Anthropocene
It is now widely accepted among scientists and environmentalists that we are now in a new geographical epoch - the Anthropocene. Audio
Paua as climate change indicators
Paua nicknamed Thelma & Louise strapped to a heart monitor to demonstrate the effects of climate change. Audio
Tributes paid to Marshall Islands' Tony de Brum
Anti-nuclear and climate change activists have paid tribute to a man descirbed as a giant of history and an elegant climate warrior. Audio
Global coal production continues decline
Global coal production fell last year by a bigger margin than in any year since records began in 1971, according to new OECD figures.
Sinead O'Sullivan - Radical ideas
Sinead O'Sullivan, who is originally from Northern Ireland, graduated in aerospace engineering from Queen's University in 2011. She is a research fellow at the Center for Climate and Security, where… Audio
An unusual slice of wildlife
When wild animals turn up dead it's Kathy Burek's job to cut them up to discover what killed them. But when you are one of the few veterinary pathologists working in the remote Alaskan wilderness the… Audio, Gallery
NZ Super Fund's fossil fuel sell-down 'just one opinion'
The oil and gas business has a strong future despite substantial divestment by the $35bn fund, the lead industry body says.
Climate change risk prompts Super Fund to sell shares in oil, gas firms
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold shares in some of the world's biggest companies to reduce exposure to firms emitting greenhouse gases.
Carbon offsets: (how) do they work?
Carbon offsets are mainly sold to travellers as a way to offset the carbon associated with their journey But what actually happens with your money? George Block of consumer.org.nz weighs up NZ's… Audio
Insuring nature against damage
Could insurance policies offer a new way to protect nature? Mexico's just launched a plan to insure coral reefs at the popular tourism destination of Cancun. Audio
Councils urged to take action over climate change
Local councils fed up with government inaction on climate change are being urged to start taking action themselves. Emile Donovan reports. Audio
Wellington region days over 25° to nearly quadruple
Climate change is going to bring four times the amount of hot days in Wellington and Wairarapa in the next 100 years and there's also likely to be more frequent extreme rainfall events, a NIWA report…
Climate change: extreme weather 'could kill up to 150,000 a year'
Extreme weather could kill up to 152,000 people each year in Europe by 2100 if nothing is done to curb the effects of climate change, scientists say.
Rising heat could make parts of South Asia uninhabitable by 2100 -study
Millions of people living in South Asia face a deadly threat from heat and humidity driven by global warming, according to a new study.
