South Africa to investigate water ministry amid severe drought
A parliamentary committee supported calls for a full inquiry over "irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure"
Drought inflicts mounting losses to crops in S.Africa's Western Cape
"We see the severe impact that this drought is beginning to have on jobs and livelihoods"
EU sees higher climate target possible as cost of renewables falls
Tough talks are underway to set new targets for renewable energy's share of the EU's overall energy use from 2021 to 2030
Brazil court upholds forestry law changes in blow to environmentalists
"With this amnesty you create a climate that invites deforestation in the future"
Monument-filled, traffic-clogged Rome to ban diesel cars by 2024
"If we want to intervene seriously, we have to have the courage to adopt strong measures", Rome's mayor says
European Council approves carbon market reform
The reform is "a significant step towards the EU reaching its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions"
Norway wealth fund to assess climate risks in power, oil, materials
Norway's central bank will soon decide whether to blacklist from the fund companies for producing too much greenhouse gases
"Wacky" weather makes Arctic warmer than parts of Europe
Around the entire Arctic region, temperatures are now about 20C (36°F) above normal
Radical change urged over 20 years to attain climate goals -institute
"When Germany is not in a position to phase out coal can we expect that Poland or Indonesia or Vietnam or Turkey ... can phase out coal?"
Mongolian air pollution causing health crisis - UNICEF
Pollution levels in Ulaanbaatar had become worse than that in cities such as Beijing and New Delhi