Land-starved Singapore gets creative with solar in clean energy push
New solar power technologies that Singapore is tapping can be adapted by other land-scarce cities
OPINION: Look to India to put the climate-vulnerable at the heart of a green recovery
Decentralised solar energy can support climate-friendly livelihoods and drive green growth - but it needs coordinated help to get off the ground
India's 'Solar Man' lights path out of poverty with clean power
Santipada Gon Chaudhuri pioneered solar power after visiting a Himalayan village in the 1980s, and his work has propelled India's push for clean energy from the sun ever since
Green and cheap? Doubts dog Lebanon's first electric car
A Lebanon-based electric vehicle company launches its first homegrown electric car but faces power cuts and an economic crash
Brazil demand for U.S. to pay upfront stalls deal to save Amazon forest
Brazil is seeking international funding for efforts to protect the world's largest rainforest, but the U.S. wants to see results first, sources say
Facebook signs renewable energy deal in India; says it has reached net zero
Facebook signs renewable energy deal with a local firm in India saying it has reached net-zero emissions as of 2020
Big business seeks unified, market-based approaches ahead of climate summit
Corporates and investors hope leaders will move toward adopting common, private-sector solutions like setting up new carbon markets or funding carbon-capture systems
S.Korean fishmongers, opposition party members voice concerns over Fukushima plans
Vendors at Seoul's largest fish market urge government to take action to stop Japan's plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushima site
U.S. seeks to polish tarnished reputation with new climate change pledges ahead of Earth Day
A 50% emissions reduction by 2030 is a minimum urged by environmental groups and hundreds of corporations, and would be the first upgrade of U.S. climate target since 2015
INSIGHT-Climate scientists swap fieldwork for finance
Banks, asset managers and private equity firms, faced with tough regulations to decarbonise portfolios and loan books, are competing to grab people with the right green expertise