Explainer: Four things to look out for at COP29 climate summit
3 days ago · Climate finance, carbon trading, New Zealand’s oil and gas drilling and global emissions reduction efforts are some of the key things to watch at this year’s COP in Baku. Marc Daalder is there for Newsroom. The climate summit will have major implications for efforts to keep global warming below 1.5C or 2C. Photo: Getty Images.
The first empty chair - Newsroom
4 days ago · A death in the family, by the artist who created 185 Empty White Chairs. At the third anniversary of Pete Majendie's work 185 Empty White Chairs, which honours the people who died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. I’ve been going to school for a couple of months, happy to walk there and back on my own, as it’s only three blocks away.
Climate minister doesn't expect criticism of new oil and gas at …
3 days ago · Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says New Zealand’s moves to restart offshore oil and gas drilling won’t raise hackles at the COP29 climate summit in Baku this week. In an interview with Newsroom ahead of the start of the annual conference, Watts said there is in the Pacific “a clear understanding, I think, of the challenges that all ...