Climate change

Fossil fuel companies continue to make mind-boggling amounts of new, single-use plastic while doing almost nothing to reuse what already exists, a new analysis says.

The Climate Change Commission boss is adamant that farm emissions cannot be underpriced or changes delayed as time runs out on New Zealand reaching climate change targets.

Honorary professor Keith Woodford has doubts about the ‘‘hype’’ around adding seaweed in feed supplements to cut methane emissions from livestock.

A major meat processor is stepping up its Net Carbon Zero programme to include lamb and venison.

He Waka Eke Noa’s (HWEN) partners are working on climate change solutions to close the gap between the sector version and the Government’s farming emissions’ proposal.

Australia's heavy industries have joined forces to devise a $100 billion plan to go green amid global pressure to respond more rapidly to climate change.

Governments are being warned that a mass move to a vegan diet - without meat or animal products - is imperative for the survival of humanity.

A campaign has been launched with the aim of ensuring New Zealanders understand why coal is important — even if they do not love it.

Australia's climate policies have been ranked last out of 64 countries and the nation among the worst offenders for emissions, renewables and energy use.

Tuvalu's foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to show how his low-lying Pacific island nation is on the front line...

A train driver stopped by climate activists this morning did not see three youths on the tracks until the train was ‘‘dangerously’’ close, police say.

Small businesses such as restaurants and cafes could be impacted after the Climate Change Commission released its first report, with a raft of targets proposed to cut New Zealand's emissions.

No-one thinks coal is good for the environment. So, why is a coal-heavy, national mining forum about to be held in Dunedin? Bruce Munro takes a look. 

Children are going on strike over their health and wellbeing while schools are still burning coal, writes Alex Macmillan. 

An information night at Knox Church's Stuart Hall at the weekend, to discuss the Schools Strike 4 Climate rally in the Octagon on March 15, was a "great success", Zak Rudin (16) said yesterday.

"Keep the Earth clean. This isn't Uranus," he says.