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Farmers to work harder to reduce methane

Farmers expected to shoulder disproportionate climate change burden - Cranstone says

Rachel Stewart: Earth is heating up and activism will too

COMMENT: The environmental movement, like every other movement, is changing dramatically.

DoC: Forest 'mega-mast' may spell local extinctions

Pest plagues are feared with biggest beech forest seeding event in nearly half a century.

Shaw snubs two-tier ETS

James Shaw has snubbed recommendations for two separate Emissions Trading Schemes.

Second-hottest March another sign of climate change

NZ's second-equal hottest March another clear sign of climate change, scientists say.

Farmer: 'Biological' greenhouse gases merit different treatment

Report moots treating agricultural greenhouse gases differently to fossil fuel emissions.

Grim global climate report: Drought, rising seas, millions displaced

A dramatic new stocktake shows climate change is here - and now affecting millions of us.

European investors eye billion trees project

The billion trees project has attracted the eye of some deep-pocketed players.

Environment watchdog's bold idea to combat climate change

Biological emissions from farms should be policed differently to CO2, watchdog says.

Why NZ shouldn't be waiting to tackle methane

With methane emissions soaring, NZ shouldn't be waiting for a solution, scientist says.

Conservation Comment: Wild pines a fire risk

It is time the fire service and DoC looked at ways to remove these pine trees.

Environmentalists welcome new tax proposals

Environmentalists have welcomed a proposed water tax, amid other suggested overhauls.

Conservation Comment: Why I won't fly

Actually, I'm joining the majority — 95 per cent of humans never fly.

'Extreme and unpredictable' weather to get worse as ice sheets melt

Researchers call for an "urgent review" of global policy to avoid dangerous impacts.

Carbon-neutral goal at heart of council's sustainability strategy

Sharing information and walking the talk are key features of the strategy, mayor says.

If this heatwave is NZ's future, are we ready for it?

Is New Zealand ready for the warmer, wilder future that this week has given us a taste of?

Rising seas threat to council infrastructure - report

As much as $14 billion worth of council infrastructure is threatened by rising seas.

Buzz patrol: Are bees our next biosecurity watchdogs?

Could bees be the key to better biosecurity? Scientists think so.