WorldLawsuit over China's smogAman from China's pollution-choked north has become the first person to attempt to sue the Government for failing to protect its citizens from the effects of toxic smog.26 Feb 08:44 PM
WorldGlobal warming 'pause' linkThe impact of volcanic eruptions on global warming could provide a new explanation for the so-called “pause” used by sceptics to deny climate change, scientists say.23 Feb 09:00 PM
OpinionBilly Adams: Regarding that climate flip-flopWeapons of mass destruction are hard to find. The American and Australian Governments know a thing or two about that.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Extreme weather a little payback for temperate emittersThe standard climate change predictions said people in the tropics and the sub-tropics would be badly hurt by global warming.18 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Winds give pause for thoughtThe news broke this week: "Pacific winds 'pause' global warming". The story is that big winds have blown the warming that was predicted into the ocean.15 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financePaint it blackCampaigners are out to hit the fossil fuel industry where it hurts, by making it an unacceptable place to invest. Peter Huck reports13 Feb 04:30 PM
RoyalsPrince links floods to climate changePrince Charles has linked the flooding in England's Somerset Levels with climate change.07 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldAbbott: the world's most anti-green PM?Tony Abbott's administration has been accused of being the most conservation-hostile in living memory.04 Feb 08:37 PM
New ZealandAntarctic ice shelves could disappearA number of floating ice shelves in Antarctica are at risk of disappearing entirely in the next 200 years, as global warming reduces their snow cover, a new study has found.30 Jan 05:20 AM
New ZealandOuch! Storms cause costly claimsLast year was one of the most expensive years ever for storm damage, with $174m of insurance claims lodged for weather-related events.27 Jan 10:50 PM
WorldAuto-ban: German city wants car-free CBDHamburg, Germany’s second largest city, is planning to ban all cars from its centre over the next 20 years and put thousands of commuters on bikes.15 Jan 11:15 PM
WorldWhat's behind Australia's extreme heat?Residents in South Australia are enduring temperatures of more than 40 degrees this week. The Conversation explains what's behind the extreme heat.14 Jan 02:05 AM
WorldPlan to cool planet could be disastrousA controversial proposal to cool the planet artificially by injecting tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere which block out sunlight would cause droughts and climate chaos.08 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCoastal Chch gone in 100 years- reportExperts have delivered a dire warning that rising sea levels will put some suburban areas of coastal Christchurch under water within 100 years.07 Jan 08:20 PM
New ZealandNZ's warming up - expertLast year was New Zealand's second warmest on record and more above-average temperatures are in store this year, says climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger.05 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Heat gone out of climate claimsIsn't global warming melting the ice and flooding the coast? Al Gore certainly says so. And yet here were climate scientists imperilled in sea ice.04 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCloud research points to hotter New ZealandNew research into cloud processes shows that our climate is more sensitive to carbon dioxide than previously recognised.31 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Al's prediction a snow jobFive years ago this month, Gore predicted that the "entire North Polar ice cap will be gone in five years". But five years on, the North and South Poles are still capped in ice.21 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: A year on, climate policy still a disgraceA year ago, Brian Fallow described the state of NZ's climate policy as a shambles and a disgrace. A year later, there is no reason to eat those words, he says.18 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionChris de Freitas: Human interference real threat to Pacific atollsThe facts around rising sea levels are widely misunderstood or misinterpreted.03 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionRichard Turner: Could a 'superstorm' happen in NZ"Superstorm" Sandy was incredibly huge - the largest Atlantic hurricane on record with hurricane-force winds more than 1500km across at its widest point.02 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Climate asylum claim sign of things to comeThe story from NZ that received the most international play this week was: NZ rejects climate change refugee. Kooky. But his effort to gain asylum here because of the impact of climate change in Kiribati is more a harbinger than an oddity.28 Nov 08:30 PM
New ZealandNorman faces challenge for leadershipGreens co-leader Russel Norman is facing a challenge for the party leadership from a low-ranking Greens candidate.26 Nov 10:27 PM
New ZealandClimate change 'refugee' claim rejectedA Kiribati man's bid to become the world's first climate change refugee in New Zealand has been rejected for a third time.26 Nov 09:43 PM
New ZealandCore sampling to reveal South Island climate secretsA scientific project to collect layers of sediment dating back to the end of the last Ice Age from the bottom of Lake Ohau has been granted more than $750,000 to create the most detailed climate study of South Island weather yet tackled.26 Nov 07:38 PM
EconomyLukewarm deal on climate changeDeadlock broken after China and India object to the word `commitments' in standoff with developed nation.24 Nov 04:30 PM
