In Puerto Rico, a new hurricane season threatens the elderly
With another hurricane season starting, older Puerto Ricans have little to protect them from another storm on an impoverished island that remains far from fully recovered
No vacancy: Housing crisis dogs Florida Keys months after Irma
Thousands of homes were destroyed by the hurricane
EU agrees 32 pct renewables target for 2030
The measures are aimed at helping the EU meet its goal of reducing carbon emissions by at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030
Antarctic thaw quickens, trillions of tonnes of ice raise sea levels
A single millimetre of global sea level rise is equivalent to 360 billion tonnes of melted ice
Coal comeback spurs new carbon emissions growth, says BP
The increase in coal consumption highlights the difficulties developing economies like India and China face in meeting demand for electricity while fighting pollution
Rohingya toddler among 12 killed as first monsoon rains hit Bangladesh
Most Rohingya refugees live in shacks made of bamboo and plastic sheets that cling to steep, denuded hills in coastal Cox's Bazar
Winter rains ease Cape Town's historic drought as dams fill up
The drought has ravaged crops, hit tourist numbers and forced changes to consumption habits in Cape Town
Pope warns energy bosses of global destruction without fuel shift
"Civilisation requires energy but energy use must not destroy civilisation"
Scientists say cost of sucking carbon from thin air could tumble
"I hope to show that this as a viable energy industrial technology, not something that is a magic bullet"
IKEA to use only renewable and recycled materials by 2030
IKEA aims to reduce the climate impact of each of its products by more than two thirds by the end of next decade