Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future
Facing growing water stress and worried about tensions over imports from Malaysia, Singapore is harnessing innovative technology and policy to shore up its water supplies
'We live in fear': Facing dry times, rural South Africans rethink water
As climate change and population growth bring more water scarcity, drought-hit villages are are adapting - but conflict over limited water is growing
Cargill cuts CO2 emissions from shipping fleet in green push
Cargill cut CO2 output per cargo-tonne-mile by 12% in 2018 compared with 2016 baseline, putting it on course to achieve a reduction of 15% by 2020
Britain to become first G7 country with net zero emissions target
Legislation will be put before parliament on Wednesday to amend the existing climate change act to incorporate the new target
India heatwave deaths rise to 36, poorest workers worst hit
Drought expert says heatwave is the worst ever with 23 states expected to be impacted
India evacuates hundreds of thousands as cyclone Vayu builds fury
Weather officials say wind speeds are equivalent to those of a Category 1 hurricane
Climate change seen posing threat to global peace in next 10 years
Nearly a billion people live in areas at high risk from global warming and about 40% are in countries already struggling with conflict, says Institute for Economics and Peace
You may be eating a credit card's worth of plastic each week - study
Largest source of plastic ingestion is drinking water, but another major source is shellfish, which tend to be eaten whole, says study
As Gabon's new forests minister, UK conservationist aims to lead by example
Gabon remains a target for the illicit wildlife trade and illegal loggers
Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste
Millions of tonnes of food packaging and bottles end up in landfills and oceans each year - which the initiative aims to reduce