PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products
In a first for the consumer goods industry, the tighter policy against deforestation will also apply to the multinational's business partners
'Doomsday' food vault in the Arctic to welcome one millionth crop seed variety
The vault was designed to safeguard global food supplies in the event of a major disaster
Can planting trees really stop climate change?
Tree-planting as a solution to climate change is gaining support from environmentalists, politicians and even oil and gas companies. But will it be enough to stop global warming?
India's grandmothers harvest new social status from climate-smart farming
As they learn techniques to help them get a harvest even in the face of climate pressures, rural women are winning new respect and clout
Indonesia's low-lying capital flooded for second time this year
Rain in Jakarta has caused floods that killed more than 60 people and displaced about 175,000
Japan to tighten export policy on coal-fired power plants - minister
The move follows global criticism over Tokyo's support for building coal-fired plants in countries like Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as the roll-out of new plants in Japan
Climate change could pose 'catastrophic' security threat, experts warn
Disease would spread, and border security and infrastructure would break down as resources grow more scarce, fueling extremism, crime and human trafficking, experts said
Cancelled Teck oil sands project underscores global climate-energy policy tension
The project is the latest casualty in oil-producing nations with robust environmental movements agitating to end fossil-fuel development
Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables
With the wind farm, Senegal will get 30% of its energy from clean sources, in a push to cut its dependence on fossil fuels
Colombia court poised to make historic abortion ruling
Abortion is only allowed if a mother's life is at risk, a fetus is malformed or the pregnancy is a result of rape