EXCLUSIVE-EU risks "trade war" with Malaysia over palm oil - Mahathir
This month, the European Commission concluded palm oil cultivation results in excessive deforestation and its use in transport fuel should be phased out by 2030
UK greenhouse gas emissions down 2.5 pct as renewables hit record
Britain's greenhouse gas emissions have now fallen 43.5 percent since 1990, putting it more than halfway towards meeting a legally binding target to cut them by 2050 to 80 percent below 1990 levels
Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell 3 pct year-on-year in 2018
The drop was due largely to lower coal-fired power generation, marking a sixth consecutive yearly decline
Asia's mega-cities need clean energy drive to cope with environmental threats
Booming growth of cities has caused serious pollution problems and will challenge transport networks, food supply chains and energy supplies
After drought and floods, Afghanistan confronts critical harvest
Ample snow and rain during winter partly replenished soil moisture and raised hopes for a better wheat crop, which is a food source for rural families who turn their harvested grain into bread
China bucking global shift from coal-fired power - environmental study
Satellite images show China "quietly resumed" construction in 2018 on dozens of previously shelved coal power plants, says a report by green groups
EU lawmakers back ban on single-use plastics, set standard for world
Straws, forks and knives as well as cotton buds will be banned in the European Union by 2021
Chill waters, arid land: climate change arrives on Easter Island
Easter Island is one of the six heritage sites most vulnerable to climate change in the world
'The water kept rising': How Mozambicans were caught in path of deadly cyclone
An early warning system implemented by the government did not reach everyone and in the poorest, most remote areas there are few solid structures where people can shelter
Indonesia threatens to quit Paris climate deal over palm oil
Indonesia has lashed out at the EU after the bloc classified palm oil as a risky crop that caused significant deforestation and ruled its use in renewable fuel should stop by 2030