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Winds of change as Palmer holds sway over climate shift
Australia may be left without a climate change policy following mining magnate Clive Palmer's decision.

Brian Fallow: Curbing emissions is vital
People often ask why NZ should incur any costs curbing its greenhouse gas emissions when we account for less than 0.2% of the global total, writes Brian Fallow.

Climate swings donor left
The head of an international fitness empire says he is donating $125,000 to Labour and the Greens because he is fed up with National's inaction on climate change.

NZ emissions accelerating
New Zealand's emissions of greenhouse gases grew 2.2 per cent in 2012, accelerating from 1.4 per cent in 2011.

Climate report 'bad news' for New Zealand
The latest global report on climate change is "bad news" for New Zealand, which has far fewer mitigation policies than other advanced economies, the Green Party say.

Switch to green energy and cut down on meat
Governments must switch from fossil fuels to nuclear, wind and solar energy to avoid a global warming catastrophe in a move costing about 300 billion ($578 billion) a year.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: End may be in sight for fossil fuels
Solar power has won the global argument. Photovoltaic energy is already so cheap that it competes with oil, diesel and liquefied natural gas in much of Asia without subsidies.

Paul Little: Reality - humans are to blame
To deny the reality of climate change and the need to do something about it is to ally oneself with the witch burners, cancer cure peddlers and purveyors of cars that run on water.

Gywnne Dyer: World's grim future warm and hungry
If you want to go on eating regularly in a rapidly warming world, live in a place that's high in latitude or high in altitude.

Editorial: Climate report a wake-up call for global action
Over the past few years, many people's apprehensions about climate change have decreased.

Look on bright side of climate change
UN scientist says that by staying positive about the future, the most intelligent students will be attracted to finding a solution to save the world.

Academics: Human survival on the line
Leading Australian academics have warned that humans could face extinction from massive global health crises, plunging food production, and other damage.

Rising seas: NZ not ready
NZ is unprepared for sea level rises that could turn 1-in-100 year flooding events into annual occurrences, a blockbuster report on climate change has revealed.

Twin mission to study the effects of space travel
Nasa has revealed that one twin will be put in a rocket and the other kept on the ground as part of a study on the effects of orbiting the Earth.

Alarming verdict on year of wild weather
The world's leading meteorological authority suggests that many of last year's weather extremes are likely to have been heavily influenced by rising global temperatures.

Coastal Asia most at risk, says UN
People in coastal regions of Asia, particularly those living in cities, could face some of the worst effects of global warming, climate experts will warn this week.

Vivienne Westwood gets wet for PETA (+vid)
Dame Vivienne Westwood has admitted she shares bathwater with her husband.

How climate change will alter your life
The huge impact of climate change will soon be laid bare when the UN publishes its most authoritative account into the likely misery from unchecked global warming.

The end is nigh, says Nasa
Modern civilisation is heading for collapse within a matter of decades, according to a scientific study funded by Nasa.

Using the past to predict future lava flows
A look into how some of New Zealand's biggest volcanoes erupted hundreds of years ago could help predict lava flows for future eruptions.

How climate change ended world's first great civilisations
The world's first great civilisations appear to have collapsed because of an ancient episode of climate change – according to new research carried out by scientists and archaeologists.

New row over spoil dumping near reef
New controversy has erupted around the decision to allow 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil to be dumped near the fragile Great Barrier Reef.

Lawsuit over China's smog
Aman from China's pollution-choked north has become the first person to attempt to sue the Government for failing to protect its citizens from the effects of toxic smog.

Global warming 'pause' link
The impact of volcanic eruptions on global warming could provide a new explanation for the so-called “pause” used by sceptics to deny climate change, scientists say.

Billy Adams: Regarding that climate flip-flop
Weapons of mass destruction are hard to find. The American and Australian Governments know a thing or two about that.