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Australia pledges 'net zero' emissions by 2050. Its plan makes that hard to believe

New York Times: Australia's commitment built on hope for new technology, and little else.

Arrests made after climate activists reportedly glued themselves to Parliament

The group is calling for more humane and sustainable forms of agriculture.

Simon Wilson's Glasgow Diary: The 9 per cent solution

News about the weather, as the world gathers for the most important climate meeting yet.

Climate crisis: NZ is being transformed, but have we noticed?

Climate change is worsening droughts and deluges - but are Kiwis seeing the signs?

NZ insurers counting cost of another extreme year

Insurers have met around $250m in losses from extreme events, with risk of more in summer.

Simon Wilson's Glasgow Diary: The 'Aussie climate problem'

News about the weather, as the world gathers for the most important climate meeting yet.

Simon Wilson: EVs will help but they're not a utopian transport solution

Why are car companies so keen to sell us large electric vehicles?

Scotch whisky production risks drying up by 2080

Drastic drop in rainfall due to climate change could leave distillers without ingredients.

'We are the canary in the coal mine' - Pacific plea for NZ action on climate change

Amid talk of NZ becoming a lifeboat, Pacific leaders have simple plea: climate action now.

Climate summit offers world chance to get back on track - Shaw

Pressure is mounting on wealthier countries to pull their weight.

Simon Wilson: City of a hundred hearts - Auckland and the climate crisis in 2030

What would the city be like if we met our climate commitments?

Prince William's pot-shot at Jeff Bezos: Focus on Earth instead of other planets

Duke's comments come hours after Jeff Bezos sent Star Trek's William Shatner into space.

United Nations climate summit explainer

What is the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow all about? Video / Ben Cummins

Government's emissions plan doesn't benefit global goal - union

A union has hit out at the Government's Emissions Reduction Plan.

Opinion: Nobel win overdue kudos for climate science

Nobel win for climate scientists overdue recognition, write Dave Frame and Suzanne Rosier.

James Shaw: Humans 'terribly bad' with climate crisis

Greens co-leader intends to announce more ambitious target for NZ's emissions reductions.

World's growth cools and the rich-poor divide widens

New York Times: Persistence of Covid and global supply chain crisis weighs on economies.

Climate change: quarter of Kiwis 'alarmed' over crisis

New polling pin-points five main views toward climate change among Kiwis.