The reality is that New Zealand is one of the highest per capita greenhouse gas emitters in the OECD, write Phillip Mills and Barry Coates.

Antarctica's Larsen B ice-shelf is on course to disintegrate completely within the next five years, according to a study by US space agency Nasa.

One of New Zealand's most spectacular tourist destinations could also provide a key to better understanding the large-scale changes in store for the planet.

Climate scientists are warning that a large, ocean-driven El Nino system could bring unwelcome weather extremes this year, making the east coast drier.

A consultation document on NZ's post-2020 climate target is clear that any commitment will be highly conditional and provisional.

Picture postcard fjords like those in the South Island have been found to likely play a significant part in regulation of the planet's climate, according to a newly published study by Kiwi and international researchers.

The Earth is on course to lose up to one in six of all its species, if carbon emissions continue as they currently are.

It seems the Government plans to rely heavily on a hoard of cheap, low-quality carbon credits to meet its current climate change target.

There will be a need to uproot communities and retreat from some areas because of climate change, the chief executive of Local Government New Zealand says.

Australia is on course to experience some of the world's most extreme temperature increases as well as more torrential rain and increased flooding, a new report shows.

Hundreds of robotic instruments deployed across the South Pacific have begun to reveal dramatic new insights into the impact of climate change upon oceans in our corner of the world.

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough says global leaders are in denial about the dangers of climate change and how humans are affecting the Earth.

192 nations have pledged to agree a global treaty at a two-week negotiating marathon in Paris at the end of 2015 - the most ambitious political task in history.

Climate Change Minister Tim Groser says NZ faces "a big challenge" in making new commitments to cut emissions, following a global agreement in Peru.

At least the global climate change conference at Lima was not a train wreck, like Copenhagen five years ago.

From potential taxes on sugary drinks to the ancestry of our kiwi, science has offered plenty of headlines this year.

It wasn't quite fun in the sun for all beachgoers at Auckland's Mission Bay yesterday. Some wanted to send a message to the Government.

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.

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.