Climate

The government has committed $41 million to clean energy transition at the Asian Development Bank's Energy Transition Mechanism.

A salmon farm says using electric tuk-tuks on its canals has been so successful, they are going to get more.

Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme heat.

The country has now cut its planet-heating gases for three years in a row.

It shows New Zealand's income will be 2-10 percent lower, but one expert says this modelling is not suitable to conclude much about the costs of climate change at a local level.

Air New Zealand is increasing its use of sustainable jet fuel in a bid to cut carbon emissions but the expensive, difficult to source fuel will still be less than 1 percent of the airline's total fuel… Audio

NZ Tech has come up with a plan to help businesses use tech to cut emissions and potentially save the economy billions of dollars.

"We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit," said one of the older Swiss women who won.

The first-ever Beyond COP21 Symposium to be held in Oceania hopes to open young people's minds to the possibility of a more sustainable future.

Analysis - The Climate Change Minister has defended the government's methane review, saying it will put the debate to bed. Experts say the science is already settled.

Lawyers for Climate Action says no human right can be realised without a healthy environment.

Calling for an end to "luxury emissions", climate protesters passed cruise ship visitors in Wellington chanting slogans and waving banners.

New Zealand's current effort does not meet international criteria for doing its fair share, the Climate Change Commission says.

Politicians could save money by using "comprehensive" research that's already been done - twice, economist says.