Jack Tame says mankind is responsible for changing the climate of the world, and the tipping point is now.

Your politics and gender play a part in whether you are a climate change sceptic, writes Marc Wilson.

What have drones got to do with native plants? Quite a lot actually. And science reporter Jamie Morton will tell us why.

"New Zealand's climate target shows it's far from doing its fair share, and is anything but ambitious."

Is the emissions-reduction target the Government announced this week ambitious, as it says, or feeble and inadequate, as its critics say?

It is not for us to lead, says Tim Groser. Far from leading, however - apart from on emissions, where we're fifth per capita of developed countries - we're dragging our heels, writes Toby Manhire.

Never mind the CIA and the Pentagon, scientists and researchers - our Climate Change Minister knows better than anyone in the area of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Government has set what is says is an achievable, fair target for cutting atmosphere-warming emissions, but critics say the new target is "100 per cent pure spin".

Icy conditions throughout the country and floods in some districts have made it hard to worry about the rising temperature of the planet.

Kiwis are among the least likely in the developed world to believe in climate change, a study has revealed.

Earth has entered its sixth mass extinction with animals dying out at 100 times the normal rate, scientists have warned.

Pope Francis has blamed the rich and powerful for placing the planet in unprecedented danger as he demanded urgent and concerted global action against climate change.

Studies using Nasa satellites show the Earth is rapidly running out of fresh water.

Owner's of terrier swept out to sea near St Clair says she'd "never seen waves like this before" as climate experts warn that NZ coast at is at risk to extreme weather.

The Prime Minister says although climate change is an important issue, he does not believe every new law should take it into account.

Paris is the venue for the next attempt to cut carbon emissions. NZ will be there, but what will we be bringing to the fight?

A long-standing mystery over why the world’s sea level was dramatically higher 135,000 years ago than it is today is closer to being solved by scientists.

Taking action on climate change could give NZ a chance to demonstrate its green clean reputation, a group of top academics have told the Government.

Little more than six months are left before France is supposed to steer the world to the most demanding and complex deal on climate change ever attempted.

Limiting the conversation to short-term costs avoids dealing with the much greater long-term consequences, writes Tim Naish.

John Key should treat seriously the challenge issued by the Greens' new co-leader to find common ground on climate change.

A big economic call the Government has to make this year is what emissions target New Zealand will commit to for the 2020s, writes Brian Fallow.

For most of us, it's a tough ask to draw a link between somewhere as warm as Bangladesh and as chilly as Antarctica.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges takes over as head of the International Transport Forum as the organisation tackles ways to boost global trade and tourism at its annual gathering.

There's an Alice-in-Wonderland quality about Royal Dutch Shell's attitude towards the risks involved in its plan to drill for oil in the US Arctic.