California board adopts strictest U.S. methane rules
California's decision came as U.S. Senate prepared to vote on repealing rule limiting methane venting and leaking on federal lands
Peru reels from floods as it waits for end to brutal rainy season
More than 80 people killed and 110,000 displaced in rain-related incidents since December, most of them this month after a sudden warming of Pacific waters unleashed torrential downpours
U.S. State Dept to approve Keystone pipeline permit Friday -sources
Obama had rejected the pipeline saying it would not cut fuel prices for U.S. motorists and would contribute greenhouse gas emissions
Halve carbon emissions each decade to combat warming: study
Scientists suggest penalties on carbon emitters of $50 per tonne from 2020, rising to $400 by 2050
Arctic ice sets new record low for winter -scientists
The trend of shrinking ice around the North Pole in recent decades has been one of the starkest signs of climate change
World has just months to stop starvation in Yemen, Somalia - Red Cross
More than 20 million people are facing famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria.
Fearing disease, Kenyans burn animal carcasses as drought deepens
Nomadic communities store their savings in animals rather than banks and each carcass is a major loss
First U.S. bumble bee added to endangered species list
The bee has declined over 90 percent since the late 1990s due to disease, pesticides, climate change and habitat loss
Teens suing U.S. over climate change ask for Exxon's 'Wayne Tracker' emails
"Based on evidence we have, it's pretty clear Rex Tillerson ... knew climate change ... was being caused by burning fossil fuels" - lawyer
Global energy CO2 emissions could be cut by 70 pct by 2050 -IRENA
Global energy-related CO2 emissions could be completely phased out by 2060 - IRENA