From floods and fires to locusts, 'climate breakdown' cost rich and poor in 2020
Extreme weather claimed thousands of lives and caused losses worth tens of billions of dollars worldwide this year, says Christian Aid
Hungry for change: Faulty food systems laid bare by COVID-19 and climate crises
The pandemic has made it harder for farmers - already grappling with climate extremes - to sell their harvests, while rising poverty pushes more city residents to use food banks
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth
The new climate action plan aims to generate $1.8 trillion annual returns by 2050
Kashmir bid to stop urban flooding claims wetland casualty
Wildlife wardens demand urgent measures to restore the Hokera wetland, as the excavation of a channel to prevent floods in Srinagar sucks the protected ecosystem dry
OPINON: Under cover of COVID, new laws in Asia threaten environmental and social protections
Hit hard by the pandemic, Asia's indigenous and local communities face fresh government-led efforts to exploit their land and resources
ANALYSIS-Climate could pay the price as Europe's nuclear plants age
As nuclear power plants are decommissioned, European states may rely on gas-fired stations to fill the gap in electricity production
With schools shut by pandemic, solar radios keep Kenyan children learning
Solar-powered radios have been distributed to the poorest homes that lack electricity access, with lessons broadcast daily during the COVID-19 crisis - and perhaps beyond
Canada criticized for clean fuel rules that hit poorest households hardest
Concerns about the cost to households could increase push-back against a policy central to Canada's commitment to reduce carbon emissions 30% by 2030
In Chile's polluted 'sacrifice zones,' residents seek respite in new constitution
After decades of court battles and lobbying to curb pollution by mining and industry, campaigners see constitutional change as an opportunity to put environmental protection at the top of the national agenda
Norway supreme court verdict opens Arctic to more oil drilling
The verdict upheld rulings by two lower courts, rejecting arguments by Greenpeace and Nature and Youth group that a 2015-2016 oil licensing round breached the constitution