UK and Irish supermarkets fight 'period poverty' with free tampons and pads
Lidl and Morrisons offer free sanitary products for girls and women in need amid reports of rising period poverty
UK's Johnson to unveil tougher emission goal ahead of Biden summit
Emissions from international aviation and shipping are likely to be included in Britain's new target for a 78% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035
Thailand floats hydro-solar projects for its dams as fossil fuel supplement
Thailand is finishing one of the world's largest hybrid hydro-solar power ventures and aims to replicate it at eight more dams over the next 16 years
Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green power
As Indonesia looks to replace diesel and indoor fires with access to cleaner, healthier energy, advocates say bamboo is a viable solution, but early projects have hit teething troubles
UK's Johnson to unveil new goal for emission cuts ahead of Biden summit - FT
Emissions from international aviation and shipping are likely to be included in Britain's new target for a 78% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035
Canada sets new 2030 carbon reduction target, to issue first green bond
Ottawa's budget for the fiscal year ending next March sets a new target to cut emissions by 2030 to 36% below 2005 levels, more ambitious than its previous 30% goal
Activist Greta Thunberg hopes US summit will treat climate change as real crisis
Washington is expected to seek to restore its credibility on climate change through fresh pledges at the U.S.-led summit
UN warns of climate 'abyss' as 2020 confirmed as one of 3 hottest years on record
The report showed the global average temperature in 2020 was about 1.2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial period
Putin to address Biden's climate summit despite crisis in U.S.-Russia ties
Putin to "outline Russia's approaches in the context of forging broad international cooperation aimed at overcoming the negative effects of global climate change," at the summit the Kremlin says
Pacific Ocean storm intensifies into year's first super typhoon
The first super typhoon of 2021 foreshadows a busy storm season for the region in the year ahead, experts say