WorldAll eyes on pivotal voyageFor a ship on a mission of worldwide importance, the Yong Sheng is a distinctly unimpressive sight.18 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessSoft emissions target might riseThe Government has adopted a soft unilateral target for reducing carbon emissions by 2020, but Climate Change Minister Tim Groser said a future Government might lift it, should progress towards an international agreement post-2020 warrant it.17 Aug 12:07 AM
WorldEnvironment could be the sleeperWhile Australia's election debate continues to whirl around the economy, there is a sleeper in the campaign.13 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandRange of climate records broken - reportA major US report held as the world's most authorative annual climate check has shown a range of records were broken last year - and mostly for the wrong reasons.06 Aug 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Urgent need' for climate change dataMore work is needed to better understand how climate change will affect New Zealand at a regional level, a new report says.01 Aug 04:23 AM
New ZealandGovt proposes $10m cutThe Government has proposed cutting $10 million in funding for climate change research in a move described as disheartening for New Zealand's highly capable climate scientists.07 Jul 08:43 PM
OpinionFrank Duffield: Compelling reasons to search for untapped resourcesHerein lies the opportunity for NZ, writes Frank Duffield. Its resource base is largely underexplored, and world-scale natural gas discoveries are quite possible.07 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionJack Tame: Heat's on over climate changeThey love wars, those Republicans. Wars on Freedom. Wars on Jobs. Wars on Wars: everything's a war.29 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandScientist warns of more extreme flood eventsClimate change could be putting the planet on a path to an era not seen for 3 million years, a New Zealand scientist has warned.25 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldClean air good for humans..... and hurricanesHurricanes, referred to as "acts of God" by insurers and seen by others as harbingers of the effects of climate change, are becoming more common, research indicates.24 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandIcy continent holds climate cluesThe closest most of us will get to Antarctica is nature documentaries like Frozen Planet - but the white continent's relevance to us and our future is far greater than we think.13 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandSimple maths holds key to climate threatA climate change campaigner says he is hopeful that the world can avert a catastrophic global warming scenario.11 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandClimate change talks at Parliament todayLeading scientists, farmers, politicians, foresters and business people will descend on Parliament today to take part in a climate change conference.06 Jun 07:52 PM
OpinionBryan Walker: Threat of expanded mining too great to justify in dollarsThe priorities are clearly badly wrong, writes Bryan Walker. NZ needs to turn its back on a prosperity resulting in severe threats to the human future and build an economy which flourishes on green energy sources.28 May 05:30 PM
OpinionChris de Freitas: Science proves alarmist global warming claims nothing but hot airSeveral aspects of Jim Salinger's op-ed "Climate hurtling towards a hothouse Earth" (Herald 24/5/13) are quite misleading.26 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandLid lowered on global warming rateNew research from Oxford University shows the rate of global warming has been lower over the past decade than it was previously.19 May 05:30 PM
WorldWarming caused super stormsGlobal warming was to blame for super storms that killed hundreds of people last year, and record levels of ice thaw in the Arctic, the United Nations has warned.03 May 05:30 PM
OpinionJames Murray: Takeaway coffee cups are a waste of resourcesAfter reading this hopefully you'll be convinced the production and use of disposable coffee cups is an irresponsible act that is harming our environment, writes James Murray.30 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldArctic peoples first to feel climate effectsSimon Lamb quizzed 40 of the world's leading climate scientists to bring their work to film.22 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandWarming a boost to vineyardsClimate change is forecast to make huge tracts of land ripe for grape-growing in New Zealand while threatening vineyards in some of the world's most celebrated wine regions.09 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleClimate change is good news for NZ grape growersA warming planet could double the amount of good grape growing land in New Zealand over the next 40 years, a new study shows.08 Apr 11:45 PM
WorldAll downhill as Alps face a warmer world and huge changeFrom his office in the alpine ski resort of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, meteorologist Gilles Brunot is looking out at snow-capped peaks washed with spring sunshine, resplendent under a pale blue sky.05 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi scientists rally against climate change scepticNZ's top climate change scientists have rallied together to slam a visiting sceptic who is touring the country to proclaim global warming as a myth that should be ignored.02 Apr 05:20 AM
