Climate

Jacinda Ardern says she would like to attend COP in the future, but it is important she focuses on other responsibilities.

The planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit.

A climate finance expert says it is only right that rich countries should pay poor ones for the damage of more than a century of belching climate gases.

The agreement to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming places the controversial topic on the agenda for the first time since climate talks began decades ago.

Analysis - The COP27 conference will be about laying down the cash, unfulfilled promises, and tensions between global neighbours, the BBC's climate editor writes.

When Australian Annie Ford came to New Zealand to visit family, she would have never expected what the journey would be like to "ride instead of fly".

Activists have glued themselves to Goya paintings in Spain and blocked private jets in Amsterdam, as leaders gather for the COP27 climate change summit.

The Cook Islands Prime Minister is making a desperate plea to world leaders to slash emissions ahead of a global climate summit. Audio

Air New Zealand has announced a fresh plan to achieve its goal of flying zero emissions aircraft.

A new UN report shows many of the world's iconic glaciers will disappear in just decades.

Climate experts are not holding their breath for major breakthroughs in this year's annual UN climate conference.

Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke as the air quality index breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital.

Māori communities are worried the government's climate planning could override their own work and rangatiratanga.