Easterners threaten to wreck EU 2050 climate neutrality push
EU national leaders meeting in Brussels hope to lure on board reluctant eastern member states, which rely on coal and nuclear power, with extra money to transform their economies
Dry man of Europe, Poland strives to save water
Poland - hit by back-to-back droughts - is on a mission to save water and end its reputation as dry man of Europe
Delhi's air quality turns 'severe' as toxic haze lingers
Vehicular exhausts, along with emissions from industry, contribute more than 50% of Delhi's air pollution on most days through the year
Australia probes theft of drinking water in drought-hit state
Offenders stole about 25,000 litres of drinking water from a property in the town of Murwillumbah on the state's far northern coast
China aims to double water transfers from wet south to arid north
The government prepares to launch the second phase of its water diversion scheme, which will double its annual delivery capacity
Europe launches 'Green Deal' as Thunberg denounces climate inaction
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen portrayed the Green Deal as a major step towards committing the EU to climate neutrality by 2050
At climate talks, Japan's Koizumi confronts critics over coal
"We can't make an announcement of phasing out coal or fossil fuels right away but will keep considering options going forward," says Shinjiro Koizumi
Colombia's Amazon forest gets boost with $366 million protection fund
As Brazil's government pulls back on forest protection, European money to preserve forests flows to Colombia
Push for climate-damage fund set to fall flat at UN talks
Aid experts and some poorer nations had hoped Madrid talks would back a new financing facility to repair harm from climate change - but it appears to be off the table