Climate change stories
Faster storm and wildfire warnings are now closer as the full Meteosat Third Generation weather constellation completes its first orbital set-up.
Customers could cut carbon and waste more easily as Verdantix praised Blue Yonder for embedding sustainability data into supply chain planning and execution.
The move gives Cummins earlier access to startups as it hunts for technologies to support electrification, energy systems and industrial decarbonisation.
Customers and suppliers are feeling the effect as Logicalis lifts renewable power use and raises community funding in FY26.
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
Operators can cut cabling costs and improve fault detection as Semtech pushes LoRa for remote monitoring across vast solar farms.
Lower electricity bills and stronger energy labels are now reaching more households as LG pushes A-grade efficiency into mainstream appliances.
Higher renewable energy use and cleaner governance helped Mphasis lift its CRISIL Core ESG Rating to 73 in FY26, from 69 a year earlier.
Wairoa councils will soon be able to clear river mouths and debris sooner, after floods exposed delays in emergency response.
Ratepayers in South Wairarapa will avoid a funding gap of up to NZD $35 million after NZTA agreed to keep Cape Palliser Rd largely subsidised for three years.
Emergency response funding could be squeezed under planned rates caps, prompting Southland Civil Defence to seek an exemption from the Minister.
Auckland homes face longer, hotter summers, with new research warning heatwaves could nearly double and indoor overheating is already a problem.
Strong winds, dry spells and flooding are more likely across New Zealand as the Pacific pattern strengthens to very strong in September.
Farmers in West Sussex can now spot heat stress earlier after a private 5G link put in-pen sensors on livestock buildings.
Rising electrification demand is driving a bigger build-out of New Zealand's grid, with approved projects set to lift capital spending further.
Restoring full access to the Mount Maunganui base could require up to GBP £38 million in slope works, a risk assessment says.
Flood risk can change by a metre over short stretches of New Zealand's coast, after researchers mapped tides from satellite images.
A shift to renewable-powered computing could save millions of tonnes of carbon and unlock billions of dollars in investment, new research says.
Climate risks are already costing New Zealand billions a year as the government faces renewed criticism for its patchy adaptation plan.
Pressure is mounting on ministers to act, after scientists warned New Zealand could fall behind on plastics and expose consumers to greater risks.