Ukraine's average temperature rises to record in 2020
Ukraine's average temperature reached a record high 10.7 degrees in 2020 - it previously only exceeded 10C in 2007, 2015 and 2019
Electric cars rise to record 54% market share in Norway in 2020
Norway became the first country to see majority of new car-buyers choose electric vehicles, with experts predicting soaring sales worldwide in 2021
Malaysian team turns pineapple waste into disposable drone parts
The project aims to find sustainable uses for pineapple waste generated by farmers near Kuala Lumpur
Satellite alerts seen helping fight deforestation in Africa
Near real-time data pinpointing tree losses is helping African countries tackle deforestation, finds study
Bolivia's Tuni glacier is disappearing, and so is the water it supplies
Scientists once predicted the glacier would last through 2025 but now warn its disappearance is imminent, as the climate changes, threatening worse water shortages in La Paz
S.Korea to cut railway CO2 emissions by replacing diesel trains by 2029
A new electric bullet train will be rolled out over the next decade to establish an eco-friendly railway system in one of the world's most fossil-fuel reliant economies
Swedish teenage climate activist Thunberg turns 18
Greta Thunberg has led a climate change campaign that swelled from a one-person school strike to a worldwide movement, drawing in millions
UK's Alok Sharma offers to resign as business minister to lead climate summit - The Times
British newspaper reports Sharma would prefer to take on a full-time role preparing for UK chairmanship of U.N. COP26 climate change summit
Will 2021 be the year of living sustainably for Europe?
Surveys show consumers are willing to give up some conveniences, such as short-haul flights, to beat back climate change
China seeks better protection of Yangtze river with landmark law
The Yangtze, one of China's two so-called 'mother rivers', has suffered heavy damage from years of pollution