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The climate crisis is ostensibly a big polluter problem. But does population size matter?
Covering Climate Now: How do we shrink agriculture's climate footprint?
The Climate Change Commission has proposed a cut to livestock numbers. Is it inevitable?
Focus: Should we be having fewer children to save the planet?
Should we be having fewer children, or no children at all, to curb climate change? Video / NZ Herald / AP
Simon Wilson: Five myths about traffic and the climate
OPINION: Is driving really as convenient as we like to think?
Focus: The future of air travel to curb climate change
NZ Herald aviation writer Grant Bradley reveals what's ahead for the aviation industry to become more efficient and how aircraft can shift away from fossil fuels. Video / NZ Herald / Supplied
Covering Climate Now: What's driving up NZ's transport emissions?
One of NZ's biggest emissions jumps have come from cars. How do we get people out of them?
Covering Climate Now: How can we move greener?
Amid rising transport emissions, one prominent professor showed us how we could change.
Simon Wilson: Suburban streets are climate action streets
Putting an end to suburban rat running has benefits for communities and the climate.
Climate change: Why are NZ's emissions still rising?
James Shaw says "urgent action" needed to arrest emissions that again saw an annual jump.
Covering Climate Now: Is NZ getting forestry right?
Forestry is a crucial part of NZ's climate policy mix. How do we ensure we get it right?
Saving the planet: Should you eat less red meat to combat climate change?
If all of us moved to climate-friendly diets, what difference would it make to emissions?
Will a greener diet curb climate change?
If all of us moved to climate-friendly diets, what difference would it make to emissions? Video / NZ Herald
Opinion: Liberate a Lane - Biking the bridge a climate issue
In a climate action world, agency Waka Kotahi is looking at the harbour bridge all wrong.
Household power consumption in New Zealand
On a per capita basis, New Zealand has an embarrassingly large carbon footprint. Video / NZ Herald
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Check your carbon footprint in our survey. Could you do more to combat climate change?
Covering Climate Now: How do we decarbonise NZ's energy sector?
Is NZ moving fast enough to decarbonise our energy sector? A leading expert explains.
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles.
Opinion: Fairly sharing the burden is necessary for climate success
OPINION: The ETS in its present form cannot achieve zero net emissions.
How debt and climate change pose 'systemic risk' to world economy
New York Times: How does a country deal with climate disasters when it's drowning in debt?
'Last exit before doomsday': Thousands march for urgent climate change action
'We want to fight to have our future and it's not being dealt with enough.'
Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters - history shows this could trigger mass extinction
When the same thing happened 252 million years ago, 90 per cent of marine species died.
Climate change: How lockdown helped lower NZ emissions
The emptying of roads amid lockdown put slight dent in greenhouse gas emissions last year.
Fossil-fuel move: Coal boilers phased out by 2037
Phase-out starts with ban on new low to medium temperature coal boilers from 2022.
Wellington City Council to investigate car-free central city by 2025
Councillor says the council's vision for the city cannot be dominated by private vehicles.
Scorching seas: Scientists tracking East Coast 'marine heatwave'
Scientists closely monitoring 'marine heatwaves' unfolding off Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.
Climate change activists challenge South Auckland roading project
The activist group has applied for a judicial review of the Waka Kotahi NZTA led project.
Threatened NZ glaciers spared another big summer melt
Fly-over finds NZ glaciers didn't fare badly over summer - but climate threat remains.
Climate change for dummies: The bestseller that's changing minds
Times: Two 24-year-olds are changing the mind of climate deniers with their bestseller.
NZ imported more coal last year than in any year since 2006
The Govt is being challenged to spend more money on renewable energy
'A driving force': Conservation community in shock at loss of Colin Ryder
Wellington's conservation community mourns the loss of the 'tenacious' Colin Ryder.
'The situation is urgent': Local council unsatisfied with climate change response
Wairarapa want to lead the way on climate action in rural New Zealand.
Eight questions you always wanted to ask a scientist
Are we the smartest animals? Is breakfast the most important meal? We ask the experts.
US-China tensions threaten global climate change efforts
Can climate talks between the two countries survive their other geopolitical battles?