Fiji PM rebuffs 'move to higher ground' advice as Australia frets over climate
Spat between politicians erupts as a poll shows Australian voters see global warming as their top threat
New Zealand targets agricultural emissions in climate change bill
The country's main agriculture lobby group says a methane emissions target will hurt the sector and do little to help the climate
U.S. could be outlier if UN clinches plastic waste pact
Officials from 187 countries are considering legally binding amendments to the Basel Convention on waste that would regulate trade in discarded plastic
U.S. sinks Arctic accord due to climate change differences - diplomats
A meeting of nations bordering the Arctic was supposed to frame a two-year agenda to balance the challenge of global warming with sustainable development of mineral wealth, but finished without an agreement
China says to play constructive role in Arctic
A meeting of the Arctic Council exposes growing divisions in the polar region over global warming and access to minerals
Scientist to politicians: End oil, farm subsidies to save planet
"We really have to think about what is the economic system that will be much more sustainable in the future," says leading scientist
India's Modi flies over cyclone-ravaged east, promises millions to rebuild
Cyclone Fani killed at least 34 people in India, destroying houses, ripping off roofs and knocking down electricity poles
Scientists warn a million species at risk of extinction
Only a wide-ranging transformation of the global economic and financial system can pull ecosystems vital to the future of human communities back from the brink of collapse, says landmark report
Scientists warn of grave impacts from loss of natural world
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history, warns report endorsed by 130 countries
Arctic nations to meet amid tensions over environment, resources
Countries have been scrambling to claim territory as thawing ice raises the possibility of exploiting much of the world's remaining undiscovered reserves of oil and gas