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What survived and what was cut from Climate Emergency Response Fund
Funding cuts affect research on how to shrink farming greenhouse gases, a programme for establishing native forests and work on bringing in a price on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Building standards stuck in the 1960s, industry told
The building industry has been told that New Zealand's building code is designed for a climate that no longer exists.
Has cutting 'corporate welfare' created a coal headache?
National scrapped a fund for companies to switch from coal. Now NZ might not meet emissions targets, officials say.
How a climate win under Labour could affect National's carbon market
A new steel-making furnace will reduce emissions so much, environment officials have pitched reducing the whole country's supply of carbon credits.
NZTA tells dealers to repay Clean Car rebates on almost 200 EVs
Waka Kotahi has found almost 200 cases where car dealers pocketed electric vehicle subsidies, then broke the law.
The OECD's big concern about New Zealand's emissions
Fears that New Zealand is relying too heavily on low-cost forests to absorb its carbon dioxide emissions have been reignited by a report from the OECD.
NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ's top climate modellers
Job cuts at Crown-owned science company NIWA could cull a team of New Zealand's top climate modellers, RNZ understands.
Government climate advisor has shipping in its sights
The Climate Change Commission is floating the idea of bringing international shipping into New Zealand's carbon-cutting targets.
The woman fighting climate change with accounting
Wendy McGuinness has a different take on what's holding back climate action in New Zealand.
Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?
Analysis: The Resource Minister said it, but is it true and why does it matter?
'Our industry has to change': Homes get top climate rating
A three bedroom, two bathroom home in South Auckland has achieved the highest possible climate-friendly rating, one of the first family-sized homes to achieve that level of sustainability.
NZ's planet-heating gases hit lowest level since '90s
The country has now cut its planet-heating gases for three years in a row.
Washing machines have energy ratings, will homes get them too?
Energy efficiency ratings for buildings are on hold, while the government decides whether to intervene to improve the country's housing.
Latest review should 'put to bed' methane debate, minister says
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.
Good reasons to strengthen NZ's climate targets, expert body says
New Zealand's current effort does not meet international criteria for doing its fair share, the Climate Change Commission says.
Methane science already settled, watchdog says
Politicians could save money by using "comprehensive" research that's already been done - twice, economist says.
Building wall not enough to stop sea level rising, research says
New research suggests even building a giant wall in the sea would not be enough to stop sea level rise stemming from two crucial Antarctic glaciers.
Mining for local fertiliser better than buying 'blood phosphate' - report
New Zealand farms could stop buying 'blood phosphate' and lower their greenhouse gas emissions by getting a common fertiliser from local mines, a report says.
Real-time carbon map inspires students to change transport behaviour
Scientists are making real-time carbon maps of every New Zealand city, following a successful pilot in Auckland.
Government earns $190m from first carbon auction of the year
Emitters paid $64 a tonne, the legal minimum the government can sell at, ending a run of failed auctions when no permits sold.
Business journalist Rod Oram, remembered
A "true gentleman", a top business journalist and a tireless advocate for climate action are some of the ways he's been described.
Government holds first carbon auction of the year after four failures
The government's first carbon auction of the year is on a knife-edge, with commentators saying it is unclear whether emitters need to buy any more units.
'Penalty on a plug': Warning EV taxes are too high
The government's proposed new charges for electric vehicles have left the motor industry and consumers not impressed.
Fears for 'world's most important carbon sink' as the planet heats
The Southern Ocean absorbs 10 percent of humanity's greenhouse gases, but there are fears that could change.
The big danger in New Zealand's carbon credit surplus
The government has been urged to quickly shrink the number of carbon credits available for polluters to buy.