More EVs, renewable energy 'critical' to hitting NZ’s climate goals
Commission warns country isn’t on track to meet its climate change targets by 2030.
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Rising sea levels increase flooding risk for NZ dairy farms
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Fonterra quashes speculation, says clean-up needed to secure export markets
'Even bigger elephant to eat' as Fonterra confronts key issues.
Fonterra wants 30 per cent emissions reduction across farms
Collective farm target is response to growing sustainability obligations and demands.
NZ on the line in Dubai for COP28
New Zealand political leaders have talked a big game on climate change.
Former IBM man’s start-up, ClimateTracker, helps firms grapple with new climate reporting requirements
A big customer win locally, and a global hook-up with AWS.
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Big agenda and some sticky issues ahead for Fonterra's annual meeting
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New Zealand 'no longer on track' to meet climate goals - officials
They doubt the Government can hit its 2025 target; NZ risks becoming a climate pariah.
Why NZ invested $29m in a methane satellite unlikely to improve our farm emission estimates
How the country invested in a Jeff Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan.
Climate change’s financial impacts hugely underestimated say researchers
The global costs of climate change are being underestimated by billions of dollars a year.
Worsening marine heatwaves threat to popular shellfish
Lab glitch unexpectedly delivers insights into how mussels will cope with climate change.
Research wages war on silent enemy in our planted forests
RNC has been wreaking havoc on pine trees in New Zealand since at least 2008.
NZ global warming emissions creep up in first half of '23
Less reliance on coal, natural gas makes electricity generation star performer.
Environment watchdog sceptical of farming groups' methane emissions claims
Parliament's environment watchdog has written to DairyNZ, B+LNZ and Federated Farmers.
Senior Labour MP tells reporter to 'f*** off' as tensions rise after crushing election result
Labour MPs have been discussing the party's future today.
Coalition of climate chaos? Where National, Act and NZ First differ on emissions
Pre-election, Christopher Luxon said climate pledges were not up for negotiation.
'You can taste the climate change': Winemakers confront extreme weather
New York Times: The $550b global wine industry has no choice but to adapt - quickly.
Red, juicy, heat resistant: New Zealand’s hunt for a climate-proof apple
Financial Times: Europe's growers have turned to NZ as climate change upends the industry.
What is NZ’s risk of tropical cyclones this season?
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2023 among NZ's warmest years as new climate change stocktake lays out impacts
This year so far has been the country's warmest in our land and seas combined.
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