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Climate change proposal earns kudos
New Zealand's proposal to tackle climate change on an international scale is seen as "the only game in town" by the United States, Climate Change Minister Tim Groser says.
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Global data says 2014 hottest yet
This year is set to be the hottest on record globally, with climate scientists pointing to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide as the most likely cause.
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Climate change warning for Auckland
Aucklanders need to prepare for the wide-ranging impacts that climate change will have on their city, a leading scientist says.
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NZ sea levels set to rise 30cm - report
Sea levels will rise 30cm around New Zealand by 2050 and threaten coastal properties and infrastructure in low-lying areas, a new report warns.
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Simon Terry: Pressure mounting on NZ to deliver real emission reduction
After many years focused on creative accounting, New Zealand is facing pressure to deliver emission reduction results.
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Editorial: Quit cooling our heels on climate action
A persistent argument of those wanting to drag their feet over climate change has been that small countries, this one included, should feel no obligation to act until the world's biggest economies do.
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Support for climate change measures
G20 nations have backed moves on climate change in the wake of the Brisbane leaders' summit.
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NZ under pressure to reduce carbon emissions
New Zealand is “off track” in transitioning to a low-carbon future amid increasing international pressure to slash emissions, according to a Government briefing.
![Climate report: 'Science has spoken'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Climate report: 'Science has spoken'
The latest international report on climate change has been released and its findings came as little surprise.
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What the ice belt means for sea levels
Changes to the Southern Ocean's sea ice belt could mean see the global level rising several metres, says a new study which has shed more light on an ice-age mystery.
![Brian Fallow: Emissions scheme a real stinker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brian Fallow: Emissions scheme a real stinker
If the country has just voted for three more years of the status quo, one area where that is not nearly good enough is climate policy.
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DiCaprio urges climate action
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has brought star power to the UN summit on climate change on Tuesday, urging leaders to stop treating global warming as "fiction".
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Love, but little else at UN meet
The planet will be drowned in love and good intentions from the United Nations today when leaders from around the world gather for a climate summit that will try to give fresh impetus to global negotiations.
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How compact cities help curb climate change
As the world urbanises at break-neck speed, the way we design growing cities will heavily determine the environmental impact of the people who live there.
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Climate-change activists fill the streets
Tens of thousands of activists walked through Manhattan, New York, warning that climate change is destroying the Earth - in stride with demonstrators around the world who urged policymakers to take quick action.
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Alien lifeform hopes raised
Researchers established that tiny life forms were thriving in a lake beneath 800 metres of pack ice, despite not seening sunlight or fresh air for around a million years.
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NZ could spark climate action, expert
A strong stance on climate change by New Zealand could inspire and embarrass other nations into following our lead, says a world-renowned climatologist.
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Mega Aussie solar project falls on global warming doubts
Plans to build the world's largest solar power plant have been scrapped after the Australian govt's commitment to clean energy questioned.
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How long can they live there?
Hundreds of people living in the Torres Strait face the prospect of having to leave their homes in the coming decades as rising seas engulf their low-lying islands.
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Australia scraps pollution levy
Australia's decision to repeal its levy limiting fossil-fuel pollution makes it the first nation to turn back from a market approach to fighting global warming.