Climate

Māori could be billions of dollars out of pocket from proposals to review the Emissions Trading Scheme released today, an advocate says.

The law will require a move away from dependence on imported oil and gas towards the use of renewable sources.

The government wants the public's input on possible changes to forestry carbon farming, including imposing restrictions about pine trees.

The government has floated a series of options to reform the Emissions Trading Scheme, with the highest ranked option one which sets up a whole new additional ETS scheme.

The Climate Change Commission has said the ETS in its current form is a threat to achieving the country's reduction targets.

Two rafting companies believe they and others have collectively lost at least $1 million as high flows keep them off the Kaituna River.

Is it bad that a carbon auction that allows firms to pay to pollute has now failed twice in a row?

Tens of millions of dollars earmarked for government climate change projects are yet to be spent.

Nelson and Tasman will soon have a new public transport service - with more destinations, more regular buses and lower fares - serviced by a fleet of 17 electric buses.

The ACT Party has unveiled its plan for the primary industries.

The government has announced a suite of measures to help farmers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while retaining a competitive business edge.

The head of Qantas says there is a path to zero carbon emissions by 2050 for the aviation industry, but does not see green hydrogen in the mix.

El Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past…

Biotech and agritech firms are welcoming a potential rethink on genetic modification, saying New Zealand lags behind other countries where the practice is already common.