environment

The European Union's new rulings to curb food and wood products that are linked to deforestation will have limited impact on Malaysian shipments of palm oil and timber into the bloc, according to a government official in the Asian…

India cannot end its dependence on coal, with consumption expected to go up in absolute terms to power the economy that is crucial for the livelihood of the vulnerable, said Indian officials. Their comments come as India is facing…

India's federal pollution control board on Friday (Nov 12) ordered states and local bodies to be in "complete readiness" for emergency measures to tackle New Delhi's worsening smog conditions due to a drop in temperature and wind speeds.…

Snowstorms have wreaked havoc in north-east China this week, with record snowfall in some parts snarling traffic, disrupting train services and raising concerns about power supplies as temperatures plunge, state media reported on Wednesday…

New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 deg C of global warming this century, far above safe levels, analysts predict. Climate Action Tracker (CAT) said on Tuesday (Nov 9) that the promises by…

A few hundred metres from the huge furnaces of the Chinese-owned Smedrevo steel mill in central Serbia, the village of Radinac is covered in thick red dust. Cancer rates have quadrupled in under a decade, and residents want the plant to…

With India facing ever more powerful cyclones, women in the world's largest mangrove forest are planting thousands of saplings to help protect their coastal communities from climate change. The Sundarbans straddle the coastline into…

Many students in New Delhi stayed at home on Monday (Nov 8) rather than return to reopened schools as a toxic smog shrouded the city. New Delhi has the worst air quality of any capital city but even by its standards the past few days…

One of India's holiest rivers was coated with toxic foam on Monday (Nov 8), adding to the woes of New Delhi residents already enduring a blanket of thick smog over the capital. The Yamuna is already one of the most polluted…

Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday (Nov 5) due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks. World leaders…