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OpinionSeptember 29

'It's the feedbacks, stupid'

Campaign strategist James Carville coined the phrase ''It's the economy, stupid'' to focus the attention of campaign workers on the one key issue that would get Bill Clinton elected president in the 1992 US election.
The MixAugust 23

Oceans of concern

Out in the oceans, climate change is pushing marine chemistry towards a critical trigger point, reports Tom McKinlay.
The MixJuly 16

Switching on - Dunedin's energy future

The time is ripe for a Dunedin energy plan. But will the crucial consensus and support be there to give it wings? Bruce Munro takes a look.
DunedinJune 12

Urged to show way on climate

New Zealand should ''take some leadership'' over climate change issues, American environmentalist and climate change campaigner Bill McKibben urged in Dunedin yesterday.
Urged to show way on climate
Urged to show way on climate
The MixJune 7

Climate prophet McKibben brings message to Dunedin

One of the prophets of global warming visits Dunedin this week, and you can be assured the message will be chilling, reports Tom McKinlay
WorldMay 20

Sea level to rise less than feared - study

A melt of ice on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less severe than expected this century, limiting sea level rise to a maximum of 69 cm, an international study said today.
Sea level to rise less than feared - study
Sea level to rise less than feared - study
NationalApril 22

Individuals urged to act on climate change

Individuals need to take action and use their citizenship rights to put pressure on the Government to act on climate change, Victoria University School of Government professor Jonathan Boston says.
Individuals urged to act on climate change
Individuals urged to act on climate change
OpinionApril 17

Climate change sceptic hits back at critics

Global warming sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton, who will speak in Dunedin next Tuesday, responds to claims made about him.
DunedinMarch 30

Climate research plea

It is in New Zealand's best interests to know much more about how climate change is affecting the Antarctic, University of Otago Prof Gary Wilson says.
Climate research plea
Climate research plea
DunedinMarch 24

Climate change sceptic to speak

A leading global warming sceptic, Lord Christopher Monckton, will speak in Dunedin next month. His visit is part of a national ''Climate Freedom Tour'' and will include a lunch and an evening function on April 23.
DunedinMarch 8

Climate change cross-party plea

An appeal to politicians to confront the critical risks facing New Zealand, its environment and way of life has been launched in Dunedin.
Climate change cross-party plea
Climate change cross-party plea
OpinionMarch 6

Climate change: why the Chinese are frightened

Last week's announcement by China's Ministry of Finance that the country will introduce a carbon tax, probably in the next two years, did not dominate the international headlines.
DunedinJanuary 27

More accepting climate change

The increasing intensity of extreme weather events, and associated hugely damaging bushfires in Australia, are starting to influence public opinion over climate change issues, a leading ecologist, Prof Lesley Hughes, says.
WorldJanuary 21

Cost of curbing climate change $840bn a year: report

The world must spend an extra $US700 billion ($NZ837bn) a year to curb its addiction to fossil fuels blamed for worsening floods and heat waves and rising sea levels, a study issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows.
OpinionJuly 21

It's getting colder, not warmer

Although many scientists are warning of human-promoted climate change, PeterFoster believes otherwise.
It's getting colder, not warmer
It's getting colder, not warmer
NationalJuly 19

Decision reserved in Niwa data case

A judge has reserved his decision about whether the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research used invalid methods to gather temperature data, as alleged by a group sceptical of global warming.
NewsMay 10

Hints of ozone layer recovery, scientist says

There may be a "hint" of recovery in the ozone layer, according to one of the international scientists with equipment based at Lauder for global climate research.
BusinessMay 2

Court will not consider climate change

Another hurdle has fallen for West Coast coal miner Bathurst Resources, angering environmentalists, with the news the effects on climate change will not make the agenda of forthcoming Environment Court resource consent challenges.
Court will not consider climate change
Court will not consider climate change
QueenstownMay 1

Conference coup

More than 300 of the world's brightest minds concerned with climate change research will gather in Queenstown after a successful first-time bid by Bodeker Scientific, Tourism New Zealand's conference assistance programme (CAP) and the Queenstown Convention Bureau.
WorldMarch 25

Link builds between weather extremes and warming

Extreme weather events over the past decade have increased and were "very likely" caused by manmade global warming, a study in the journal Nature Climate Change said today.
Link builds between weather extremes and warming
Link builds between weather extremes and warming
WorldMarch 23

'Unprecedented' heatwave melts US temperature records

An "unprecedented" March heat wave in much of the continental United States has set or tied more than 7000 high temperature records, and signals a warming climate, health and weather experts said.
'Unprecedented' heatwave melts US temperature records
'Unprecedented' heatwave melts US temperature records
OpinionFebruary 27

NZ brand, economic future tied

Last week, Climate Change Ambassador Jo Tyndall briefed "stakeholders" on the global negotiations, in which New Zealand has an outsize role.
NationalFebruary 6

Classic Kiwi summers on the way out

More floods, droughts and extreme weather events associated with the El Nino and La Nina cycles can be expected in New Zealand in a warming world, Auckland researchers predict.
WorldFebruary 2

Storm over climate change among weather forecasters

Weather forecasters, many of whom see climate change as a natural, cyclical phenomenon, are split over whether they have a responsibility to educate their viewers on the link between human activity and the change in the Earth's climates.