Stories by Eloise Gibson

The government says it closed a unit aimed at helping fossil fuel workers into new jobs, because the programme did not align with its priorities.

An East Coast beef station has become a test case for a habitat regeneration project offering Mahi Tokens to fund the environmental work.

Two fires that tore through sensitive peat wetlands in 2022 released more than half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide, pushing emissions from New Zealand's peat soils as a whole to a level comparable…

The government not joining the international trend to require airlines to replace some fossil fuel with sustainable fuel contributed to the carrier ditching its 2030 climate target, Air NZ says.

Companies want the transport minister's new regulations on tailpipe emissions to be overturned.

NZ needs to "get off the sidelines" and start making deals with other countries or it will fail to meet its 2030 international climate target, thinktank says.

A respected hurricane forecaster went viral this week for choking up while warning Americans about the approaching Hurricane Milton.

The health impacts of traffic pollution are worse than previously reported.

Hikes to ACC levies will see owners of electric cars paying up to $40 more than owners of hybrids or small petrol cars, says an electric vehicle lobby group.

The climate change minister has admitted there's no way to meet NZ's commitments under the Paris Agreement without buying help.

Caregivers are being warned to be aware of the lifelong health risks that hot days can pose to children under five.

A cross-party committee of MPs says flood victims who have fair warning of the risk may have less case for government compensation. Audio

Analysis - Resources Minister Shane Jones loves talking about Indonesian coal, but do his claims stack up?

It will make climate impacts smaller, but also any expected impact on the energy market.

The time for MPs to consider the bill has also been shortened because the government wants the change passed by the end of the year.

Gas NZ went to an international fossil fuel forum and claimed responsibility for killing off a proposed government ban on new gas connections. Audio

A certified carbon neutral PR company has been put on global "F List" for its work promoting fossil fuels through clients at Z Energy and Toyota.

Building energy-hungry data centres is a boom industry in New Zealand, with international companies keen to reduce their climate impact by using this county's renewable electricity.

Scientists are still trying to figure out what is behind the faster-than-predicted heating.

The building minister says he expects the new research to be factored into the government's review looking at rolling back the standards.

The drop will lead to two megatonnes more emissions in the next decade, clean car lobby group says. Audio

Environment officials tried to warn Cabinet the move risked blowing NZ's climate targets - but were told they were too late.

"The coal we produce in New Zealand, in the South Island, isn't used to be burned at Huntly - it's used to put in your mobile phone that's right in front of you," Simon Watts says.

A former top climate diplomat says New Zealand is going to have to step up its game the next time sets a climate target.

A leading climate scientists says it's just not possible for some ecosystems to adapt to climate change.