New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, latest data shows
Photo: 123RF New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions have slightly fallen, the latest data shows. Numbers from the…
Türkiye among key contributors in record 2025 wind capacity additions
The global wind industry installed a record 165 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity last year, up 40% from…
Aussie councils revolt against ‘costly’ recycling bin change impacting millions: ‘Makes no sense’
Aussie councils are pushing back on a state government’s controversial mandate for a fourth household bin — arguing…
Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future
Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort…
Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 | Renewable energy
All of last year’s growth in global electricity demand was met from renewable sources, while fossil fuel power…
Climate groups sue US government over approval of new BP project in Gulf of Mexico | US news
Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP’s huge new ultra-deep oil drilling project…
Solar isn’t the answer – so what is?
Opinion: There are some things I thought I knew about the complex crises afflicting this earth. I thought…
Indonesian fisher says poverty behind illegal fishing in Australian waters
Deep inside Darwin’s maximum-security prison, Indonesian fisherman Dora Hamidung recounts the horrors of fatal crocodile attacks and tropical…
Fishing industry fears ‘going backwards’ with new laws empowering council bans
The bill set to replace the Resource Management Act opens the door to repeats of the Waikato Regional…
What made Wellington’s deluge so intense?
At their most intense, the downpours that drove widespread flash flooding across Wellington early on Monday morning would…
When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves
Many of the approaches promoted to address plastic pollution rely heavily on capital and energy intensive technologies…
The EU has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% since 1990 | Press releases
Press releasePublished 17 Apr 2026 ImageJaka Ortar, Sustainably Yours /EEA The European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions fell a…