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Children, the elderly and some people with medical conditions are especially vulnerable to becoming dangerously unwell during heats higher than they're used to, experts say.

The PHCC 2023 Q1 Contractor Confidence Index cites cautious optimism, but challenges still ahead.

A group of local and international scientists say climate change played a role in the devastating rainfall from Cyclone Gabrielle that claimed lives and wrought massive destruction.

An area covering more than half of the North Island would need to be in pine plantation forests by 2050 to meet the minimum climate change target for agric

COP26 saw rules clarified, more finance, especially for adaptation, greater clarity on long-term goals and the treatment of climate-related loss and damage.

Signatories to an open letter say they're All Blacks fans, but "scrumming down" with Ineos hurts the team's legacy.

MPI funded the report, but a ministry spokeswoman said the study was not necessarily reflective of the Governments position on climate change, which is to get farmers to calculate and ultimately reduce their emissions. The ministry’s scientists needed to be involved “in a wide range of research across the primary sector, including studies into emissions reduction and sustainability,” she said. CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF University of Waikato research officer Aaron Wall is using plant specie...

The Climate Change Commission’s final advice on farming emissions is about the probable, rather than the possible.

Progress is underway to shift towards a low-carbon future – but more action is urgently required, the Climate Commission says in its report to government. The Commission stresses the technology and tools needed to transition to a low-emissions future ...

The final report from the Climate Change Commission has been released, with a key recommendation being a ban on the import of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles from the early 2030s. Transport creates about 47 percent of New Zealands carbon emissions, and from 1990 to 2018, domestic transport emissions increased by 90 percent. Motor Trade Association chief executive Craig Pomare told Checkpoint a ban on new petrol or diesel-fuelled imports would be a step too far. He wanted to see incentives to dea...