Beijing launches environmental police force to tackle air pollution
Smog police will crack down on open-air barbecues, garbage incineration, biomass burning and dust from roads
Thai floods kill 21 and hit rubber production
Military government has increased aid to flood-affected areas
Paris boosts cycling infrastructure, names 2017 "year of the bike"
"Climate is the number one priority. Less cars means less pollution," says Paris mayor
INTERVIEW-U.S. EPA head's top regret: failing to connect with rural America
"Because climate continues to be bandied about as a partisan issue instead of just a science issue, it's made EPA's job more difficult"
Thai PM visits flood-battered south: six dead, transport disrupted
"The floods began on January 1 and are due to the unseasonable heavy rain"
China plans emissions cuts, public transport boost as smog lingers
China will cut sulphur dioxide, produced by power plants and industry, by 15 percent and boost public transport to 30 percent of total traffic in major cities by 2020
China to plough $360 bln into renewable fuel by 2020
Investment will create over 13 million jobs in the sector
Insurers paid out $50 bln for natural disasters in 2016
"There are now many indications that certain events – such as persistent weather systems or storms bringing torrential rain and hail – are more likely to occur in certain regions as a result of climate change"
North Dakota governor warns pipeline protesters of possible March flooding
Protesters at construction site of Dakota Access Pipeline advised to vacate camp before spring due to risk of flooding
France to launch inaugural 'green' bond this month
Government is seeking to make Paris a centre for financing environmentally friendly projects