Miners welcome Indonesia's new jobs bill that could spur coal growth
Critics are concerned the new rules, aimed at boosting mining investment, could underpin an expansion in coal and threaten environmental protection
Amazon's Bezos pledges $10 bln to climate change fight
Amazon has faced pressure from employees to act on climate change, who said the new Bezos Earth Fund did not make up for the e-commerce giant's activities that support the fossil fuel industry
Climate protesters dig up Cambridge college's lawn
Extinction Rebellion wants to force governments to cut carbon emissions and avert a climate crisis it says will bring starvation and social collapse
Investors urge Japan to strengthen climate targets ahead of U.N. summit
While Britain and much of the European Union aim to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, Japan is the only G7 nation still building new coal-fired power plants
Environmental activists stage protests at commodities groups in Geneva - police
Activists splashed red paint on the sidewalk outside the office of energy trader, Gunvor Group, and used masking tape to draw body outlines
India's top court orders equal roles for women in army
With this women will get the same opportunities and benefits as their male colleagues, including ranks, promotions and pensions, and be allowed to serve longer tenures
Ukraine's LGBT+ war veterans boost battle for equality
Ukraine decriminalised same-sex relations in 1991, but homophobia remains widespread
Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas
Malaysians top the list of per-capita consumption of plastic packaging out of six Asian countries that account for 60% of plastic pollution in the sea
Kenyan farmers find sweet spot with nutritious, drought-hardy crop
In drought-prone central Kenya, a farmers' cooperative is growing resilient sweet potato and making popular bakery products with it
Sustainability disclosures by European companies generally poor - study
While 36% of firms had set a climate target, only 14% of companies had ensured they aligned with the 2015 UN-backed Paris climate deal