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Parts of energy sector back Climate Change Commission plan

Sector has largely shown support for plan to decarbonise economy and slash emissions.

How wetlands can literally save lives

OPINION: Restoring New Zealand's wetlands should be part of our climate change response.

Focus Live: Jacinda Ardern and James Shaw announce draft advice from Climate Change Commission

Also among the bold steps the recently-formed Climate Change Commission laid out in its just-issued draft advice was an end to coal heating, more forestry, greener homes and a waste-stripping "circular" economy.

Climate change report: Ban on petrol-car imports by 2032, cut cow numbers

Govt told NZ must cut cow numbers and get most Kiwis in EVs to hit climate targets.

'Achievable and affordable': Ardern and Shaw react to emissions advice

Politicians react to the draft advice on how to meet emissions targets.

The Republican Party is in a doom loop of bizarro

New York Times: The Republican Party is stuck, probably irreversibly, writes Paul Krugman.

Simon Wilson: The closest thing to hope we have

The 4th and final part of Why I'm Afraid, Simon Wilson's essay on democracy and crisis.

'We can't wait any longer': Biden signs climate orders

Biden's plan is aimed at staving off the worst effects of climate change.

Chlöe Swarbrick: How can we avoid a slow-motion disaster?

OPINION: We may be used to living with poverty, climate change. That doesn't make them OK.

Rising tide: How will climate change hit NZ property values?

NZ coastal homes are likely to be hit by climate impacts. But to what extent and how soon?

'Warm years are piling up' - 2020 was NZ's seventh hottest on record

Amid a pandemic NZ saw its seventh hottest year in 2020, carrying on a dire warming trend.

'Urgent appeal': Charles reveals bold move to tackle climate change

The Prince of Wales is urging businesses to lend their support to the action plan.

Greta Thunberg on why she won't tell you off for flying

Times: The climate change activist on sparring with Trump and what she'll do next.

Hot homes: How are you keeping your place cool this summer?

A third of NZ homes are too hot in summer. A study seeks to find out how Kiwis cool them.

Explained: The weird La Nina flavouring your summer

NZ's north should be wetter right now, and the south drier. Blame it on a strange La Nina.

All lit up: Conditions right for bioluminescent seas around Auckland

Unusually warm waters are creating prime conditions for some stunning displays.

Taranaki well-drilling 'makes mockery of climate emergency declaration'

'What's the point of declaring a climate emergency if a company can keep drilling?'

Danger looms as NZ beaches heat up again - and may keep warming

After cooler December, NZ coastal waters are heating up again. Will they keep warming?