Activists demand repeal of India tree-planting law hurting forest dwellers
Activists say the law has encouraged officials to cut down natural forests, replacing them with valuable commercial teak and eucalyptus plantations for sale
Climate action by China, India to offset Trump -study
Current policies mean the world is headed for a warming of 3.4 degrees Celsius, European research groups say
South Korea rattled by rare 5.4-magnitude quake
South Korea's second most powerful quake on record shook buildings but caused no major damage or injuries.
China's top climate official rules out carbon futures, tax - media
China, the world's biggest source of CO2, has vowed to use "market mechanisms" to help reduce emissions
European insurers lead U.S. rivals in coal exit -campaign group
"Although the shift away from coal is growing, these early movers still need to do more"
Syria formally joins Paris climate agreement -U.N.
Syria, racked by civil war, and Nicaragua were the only two nations outside the 195-nation pact when it was agreed in 2015
Global insurance partnership beefed up to protect poor from climate risks
A $125 million contribution from Germany aims to help provide climate insurance for 400 million poor people
Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces - study
The extra carbon that could be stored from rejuvenated soil is equivalent to 3 to 7 billion tonnes of planet-warming carbon dioxide
Germany, Britain inject $153 mln in Amazon climate change fight
Preservation of the world's largest rainforest is seen as essential for absorption of carbon emissions and fighting climate change