The Trade Minister says the world will be looking to countries like New Zealand in the future, because we have natural resources in abundance.

Fifty-one per cent of global climate change emissions are caused by meat production, two World Bank environmental advisers claim.

Kiwis are sick of constant warnings of an approaching environmental armageddon, a survey says.

New Zealand's largest exporter, Fonterra, says it will receive no protection under planned changes to the emissions trading scheme.

Maldives cabinet members will don scuba gear to highlight the threat of climate change on the low-lying country.

Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe has lashed out at dithering over cutting emissions, described climate talks as a 'bureaucratic circus'.

NZ will make progress on its agricultural emissions initiative in talks with the US in 10 days, Tim Groser said yesterday.