Climate change
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Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns
Large parts of Pacific country’s capital would be permanently flooded and islands would disappear, according t…
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In Samoa we are born into land, climate change threatens to take it away from us
Everyone in the Pacific has stories of times the climate crisis hit our lives. For me, it is the birth of my d…
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The delay of New Zealand’s emissions reduction plan is embarrassing – we need action now | Adam Currie
Every time we postpone change we make it harder to transition to the low-carbon economy we need to help preven…
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‘Big line in the sand’: China promises no new coal-fired power projects abroad
Experts welcome Xi Jinping’s announcement at UN as hugely influential, but concerns remain over domestic emiss…
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China to stop building new coal-fired power projects abroad, says Xi Jinping – video
Chinese president Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China will step up support for other developing countries in…
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China warns US poor relations could undermine progress on climate change
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi tells US climate envoy John Kerry cooperation on reducing emissions cannot be…
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‘You follow the government’s agenda’: China’s climate activists walk a tightrope
The IPCC’s alarming report has Chinese environmentalists wondering how to push a government that brooks no cri…
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Million urged to seek shelter as floods and landslides hit Japan
Authorities in Hiroshima and northern Kyushu issue evacuation alert amid unprecedented rainfallMore than a mil…
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New Zealand’s biggest contribution to the climate struggle is its positive example | Philip McKibbin
Suggesting that cutting New Zealand’s emissions won’t make any difference on a global scale is an argument tha…
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A land divided by climate extremes: what the IPCC report says about New Zealand
Climate report says country will suffer rain and floods in the south and drought and fires in the northThe fir…
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IPCC report shows ‘possible loss of entire countries within the century’
Pacific island nations are already being battered by king tides, catastrophic cyclones and sustained droughtsG…
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Deadly rains hit central China as subways flood and tens of millions impacted – video
Heavy rains have flooded parts of central China's Henan province, upending the lives of tens of millions and l…
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Dozens dead in Mumbai after intense monsoon rains cause landslides – video report
More than 30 people have died in the Indian city after an intense burst of rainfall caused flooding and landsl…
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Deadly heat: how rising temperatures threaten workers from Nicaragua to Nepal
As scorching temperatures spread, the search for ways to protect against heat stress is becoming ever more urg…
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‘We need to become the solution’: older New Zealanders join climate change fight
Younger people have been more aware of the risks compared with older groups, but over the past decade that has…