Climate change may seem a uniquely 21st-century concern, but people have been wrestling with the idea for a long time.

At COP30 in Brazil, New Zealand has joined other higher-income countries in reaffirming their pledge to triple climate funding for lower-income countries by 2035. Oxfam Aotearoa is calling on the New ...

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New Zealand carbon unit prices tumbled after the government announced changes to climate laws that could erode confidence in the nation’s Emissions Trading Scheme.

About 80 countries at this year's COP30 meeting want the world to develop a fossil fuel phase-out plan - but New Zealand is ...

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And on that front New Zealand has plummeted to 44th place out of 67 countries in the 2026 Climate Change Performance Index ...

Minister Watts said New Zealand’s presence at COP30 is essential to ensuring that global climate rules remain fair, effective, and aligned with the interests of both the national economy and the wider ...

A deal was reached at COP30 this weekend, boosting finance for poor nations coping with global warming - but there was no ...

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WELLINGTON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government is to declare a climate emergency in a symbolic step to increase pressure for action to combat global warming. The ...