EU scientists call for action as greenhouse gas levels hit high in 2021
Global levels of CO2 and methane, the main greenhouse gases, continued to climb and both hit record highs in 2021, as warming fuelled extreme weather
Trash for rice: Bali recycling scheme gives families pandemic lifeline
A local non-profit group is offering help by exchanging rice for plastic trash that is then sold to a recycling company
China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts
Beijing has pledged to start reducing coal consumption, but will do so only after 2025, giving developers considerable leeway to raise capacity further in the coming four years
OBITUARY-E.O. Wilson, naturalist dubbed a modern-day Darwin, dies at 92
Wilson once said destroying a rainforest for economic gain was like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal
Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Torrential rain has caused severe flooding that killed at least 48 people in Malaysia, prompting calls for the government to improve its preparedness to extreme weather events
India's Adani nears first coal shipment from shunned Australian mine
Climate activists concerned about carbon emissions and potential damage to Australia's Great Barrier Reef have brought several cases challenging the government over the mine
Philippine supertyphoon Rai 'exceeded all predictions' - forecaster
The World Meteorological Organisation says it's likely warming temperatures are causing storms to intensify more rapidly, as happened with top-strength typhoon Rai
U.S. climate-change fight threatened as Manchin rejects Biden's bill
From electric vehicle tax credits to incentives for carbon capture, here is a look at five top climate measures in the bill and their prospects if the wider legislation dies
China prepares new sexual harassment safeguards for women
China, a country where men dominate the top echelons of politics and business ranks 107th among 153 countries in the World Economic Forum's annual ranking on global gender equality
Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208 -police
There are 52 people who are still missing, as relief efforts continue following one of the deadliest typhoons to have struck the Southeast Asian country