Thunberg says 'our voices' being heard but not translating into action
Thunberg said that asking children to skip school to protest inaction by governments on climate change was “not a sustainable solution”.
Ottawa approves Alberta industrial carbon-pricing plan
Alberta is home to 80% of Canada's oil production, an industry that is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and is also struggling from a shortage of pipeline space.
Azerbaijan plants 650,000 trees to celebrate poet - but green activists grumble
Countries from India to Malawi have launched large-scale tree-planting efforts, but scientists have warned that such initiatives are not a panacea against global warming
Activist Thunberg completes intercontinental dash to Madrid climate summit
Arriving in a small electric car, the Swedish teenager then met with a group of fellow young climate activists, who held hands as they sang a chorus of "Fight for Climate Justice"
Singapore set to become world's first sustainable palm oil nation
Palm oil is the world's most widely used edible oil and found in everything from margarine to soap. Its production has led to deforestation, fires and worker exploitation
Europe must do more to protect its rivers and lakes - scientists
More than 1 million species worldwide are at risk of extinction due to humans' pursuit of economic growth, and freshwater species are especially at risk
WIDER IMAGE-Fires in the Amazon: a barrier to climate change up in smoke
In August, around the peak of the so-called "queimadas" as the burning season here is known, the number of fires in Brazil's Amazon jumped to its highest since 2010
China drafts new rules to control rural plastic pollution
Chinese farmers, mostly in the arid north and west, cover fields with vast amounts of "plastic mulch" to help maintain soil moisture and protect against pests
Trading carbon credits from nature sparks fiery debate at UN talks
Oil and gas companies say earning carbon credits to improve soils and forests will cut emissions - but critics call it a distraction
Brazil will not hold up climate deal over funding demand
Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has made securing more money for the country's environmental efforts his top priority at UN climate talks underway in Madrid