Spaniards buy old, polluting cars amid recession and COVID fears
Sales of vehicles older than 20 years jumped 31% year-on-year in July and August, while public transport traffic plunged 40% during the summer
Kenyans fear 'ecological disaster' if two swollen lakes merge
Conservationists blame unusually heavy rains and the silting up of the lakes as soil washes off deforested hillsides
Virus-idled Indian workers dig into a new job: boosting water security
Thousands of jobseekers have been recruited into a trench-building scheme aiming to boost scarce water supplies by catching rainfall
France targets green investment, jobs with huge stimulus plan
Focused on industry, construction and transport, much of the new money seeks to accelerate a transition away from fossil fuels
Landslide, flash floods kill 12 in Nepal, dozens missing
The disaster has so far killed 12 people and at least 36 people are still missing as rescuers continue to search for victims
COVID hit to Costa Rica's gasoline tax stalls funding for forests
Petrol pump levy shrinks due to pandemic restrictions, threatening funding for a key program that pays farmers to protect forests
Portuguese youth sue European states over 'life-threatening' climate change
Lawsuit filed with European Court of Human Rights aims to force governments to step up efforts to cut emissions
At least one person killed as Typhoon Maysak hits waterlogged Koreas
Some of areas hardest hit on are still counting cost of last week's Typhoon Bavi and one of wettest monsoon seasons on record
Draft U.N. proposals on ship fuel ban in Arctic seen as lax - study
International Council on Clean Transportation says waivers and exemptions would mean 74% of ships could continue to use heavy fuel oil
Mexican court to hear youths' climate change case against government
Young people aged 17 to 23 have brought the case in an attempt to force officials to set clearer policies against climate change