FACTBOX-Who will spearhead Biden's climate, energy and agriculture policies?
U.S. president-elect is expected as soon as this week to name members of his core team to overhaul U.S. energy and environment policy to fight climate change
Planet-warming emissions from buildings put climate goals at risk
As energy demand grows, with much of it still met from fossil fuels, emissions from building operations hit an all-time high in 2019
Fresh wave of crop-ravaging locust swarms threaten E. African herders, farmers
Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia brace for locusts after rains boost breeding grounds
EU agrees its green transition fund will not support natural gas
The decision comes after a tussle over whether natural gas should be exempted from bar on funding for fossil fuel projects
Britain's top court gives go-ahead to Heathrow expansion
Heathrow says it must now go through a planning process requiring it to prove another runway is compliant with UK's climate change obligations before construction can begin
Egyptian potters using Nile mud seek to protect their craft
Villagers say their pottery craft dates back to ancient Egypt, but they now face a thriple threat from inflation, pollution and modernisation
Landmark ruling links death of UK schoolgirl to pollution
Toxic air from traffic emissions was a significant factor that led to the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, coroner rules
Fiji braces as category five Cyclone Yasa bares down
Fiji's National Disaster Management Office says about 600,000 people live in the cyclone's projected path
As cities boom, Oslo tests greener 'zero-emissions' building sites
Could electric construction equipment lead to quieter and greener urban building projects?
Biden team close to announcing picks for core climate and energy jobs
The new appointees will be tasked with the president-elect's goal of moving the United States to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050