OPINION: State and regional governments – the unsung heroes of climate action?
Many states and regions have already met or exceeded their 2020 climate targets – and are in fact decarbonising faster than national governments
EU should revise fiscal rules to free up spending on climate - advisers
European Fiscal Board has urged an overhaul that would allow states to increase "productive" investments that could boost growth even in belt-tightening periods
World unprepared for impact of climate change on mountain water supplies - experts
Mountain-sourced water supplies are becoming more unpredictable as warmer temperatures melt glaciers and change precipitation patterns and river levels
Stronger winds whip California fires as power cut and homes evacuated
Thousands of residents have already fled
New Mekong dam in Laos opens to protests, dried-out downstream
Villagers say the Xayaburi Dam and several others in the works will destroy their livelihoods
Climate change protesters disrupt Australian mining conference
'They have chosen time and time again to put profit before people, to displace communities, to pillage the earth.'
ANALYSIS-Iran's thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortage
Agriculture accounts for about 90% of Iran's water usage, with industry using 10%, but any extra demand strains Iran's depleting reserves
China's ocean waste surges 27% in 2018 - ministry
Environmental groups have expressed concern that China, desperate to clean up its own rivers, is dumping increasing amounts of trash in its seas instead
Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire
Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger among the thousands who had to evacuate overnight