UK climate leadership seen weakened by aid cut for world's poor
Reducing overseas aid could undermine trust in Britain's ability to mobilise more support for climate-vulnerable countries, as it hosts COP26 summit next year
Auditors raise 'red flag' over EU efforts to protect seas
EU nations have placed environmental protections on 11% of their sea area, but only 1% are strictly safeguarded in practice, said auditors
Beer maker backs India solar desalination plant to boost water, jobs for women
The solar-powered plant, part of Carlsberg's water conservation plan, could be a model to improve water supplies in coastal communities and provide local work
Indonesia palm oil deforestation exposing firms to $10 bln of risks - study
Respondents in a survey of 125 firms producing, sourcing or using Indonesian palm oil collectively reported as much as $10 billion in potential financial impacts from reputational and market risks
Cyclone Nivar slams into southern India causing five deaths
People in Velachery, a low-lying suburb of Chennai, say the impact was mitigated by steps taken by the government ahead of the storm, compared to hundreds of deaths during floods in 2015
New Zealand's Ardern set to declare climate emergency
The government will put forward a motion next week
New Delhi's poisonous air a perennial crisis of its own making
Pollution from vehicles, industrial units, and construction are all contributing to the Indian capital's toxic air
'I'm looking for God to help': Somalia's most powerful storm leaves traders, herders devastated
Cyclone Gati, the strongest storm to hit Somalia, has dumped two years' worth of rain in two days
Reduced to meeting online, airlines vow to keep fighting
Huge hurdles remain to reopening normal air travel, despite the promise of vaccines on the horizon
Tens of thousands evacuated as cyclone targets southeast India
Residents in low-lying areas brace for a cyclone expected to destroy crops, uproot power lines and damage homes