Germany adds brown coal to energy exit under landmark deal
Germany is set to become the first country to drop both nuclear and coal power under a landmark agreement to compensate workers, companies and regional governments
Record 45 mln people across Southern Africa face hunger- U.N. food agency
Southern Africa is in the grips of a severe drought, as climate change wreaks havoc in impoverished countries already struggling to cope with extreme natural disasters
Poland and Germany to be top beneficiaries of 100 bln euro EU climate fund
The aim is to generate 100 billion euros for investment in regions with the highest CO2 emissions and the most jobs linked to fossil fuels
'This is not a drill,' says Barcelona, declaring climate emergency
The Catalan capital sets a target of reducing its emissions by half in a decade, with a package of measures for a greener, healthier city
UK's Attenborough says 'moment of crisis' has come on climate
He called on China to reduce carbon emissions and criticised Canberra, saying the government's support for coal mines showed the world it did not care about the environment
Green bond issuance hit record $255 bln last year, research shows
Green bonds raise capital for projects with environmental benefits, such as renewable energy or low-carbon transport
Australia seen waiting till March for sustained rains to douse bushfires
Some 100 fires are burning across the east coast, and authorities battling to contain them reckon most will stay alight until they doused by sustained rain
Rising sea levels threaten sovereign credit ratings - Moody's
"The economic and social repercussions of lost income, damage to assets, a loss of life, health issues and forced migration from the sudden events related to sea level rise are immediate," says ratings agency
'We can't close our eyes' to climate change, says Marshall Isles ex-president
In this low-lying Pacific Island nation, even a former president must deal with seawater washing into her garden
Colombia's Amazon tribes tap into rainforest protection funds
Involving native tribal communities is critical to saving the threatened Amazon rainforest, says environment minister