Top accounting body will not add to climate change rules overload
The ability for sustainability reporting to persuade companies to put "planet before profit" has been exaggerated in the absence of political intervention, says International Accounting Standards Board chair
Senegal president pledges action on environment during second term
"I'm calling on everyone to shape a new Senegal: one with cleaner neighborhoods... a zero-waste Senegal," says Macky Sall
Shell to quit U.S. refining lobby over climate disagreement
The company announced it was leaving because the lobby group had not committed to the Paris climate agreement's goals
Government panel urges Japan to be carbon-neutral soon after 2050
Japan has been criticised for its heavy use of coal-fired power generation and plans to build new coal-fired plants.
Climate, conflicts set to plunge millions into food crisis
War, extreme weather and economic woes in 2018 left more than 113 million in dire need of help
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
Nearly 50 killed in the past two weeks in flash floods in various provinces in Iran, after the heaviest rains in the country in at least a decade
U.S. disaster aid won't cover crops drowned by Midwest floods
Flood-hit farmers have lost grain kept in storage as a result of the U.S.-China trade war - and have no mechanism to claim for the losses
Why some green investors are passing on Uber and Lyft
The firms are among the year's most closely-watched IPOs but some research suggests ride-hailing technology increases emissions
Shelter for man and beast: Can India's cyclone refuges protect all?
Joint storm shelters for people and animals are in place - but making them work in practice is proving a challenge
New York City's congestion pricing plan a first for United States
From 2021, New York drivers will likely be charged more than $10 to travel below 60th Street in Manhattan, to cut congestion and pollution