As climate change causes summer temperatures to soar in Europe, some who were once disdainful of air conditioning are reconsidering. But using more air conditioners would heat city streets even more.

Some parts of Beijing are at risk of fresh waves of flash flooding, and yellow rainfall warnings remain in place for much of the country.

Global investment in sustainable funds plummeted in the second quarter amid investors’ concerns over persistent inflation, rising interest rates and recession, according to funds researcher Morningstar.

Coal-plant approvals in the first half of 2023 outpace 2022’s rate and exceed 2021’s total, according to Greenpeace research.

Invitation formally extended to Beijing’s newly renamed foreign minister as an autumn date is targeted, says American secretary of state.

Residents have been relocated to temporary housing but it could be some time before they can return to their properties.

Canadian government figures suggest emissions from disaster nearly double that of country’s total greenhouse gases from human activity in 2021.

Japanese carmaker Nissan Motors plans to roll out new electric vehicle models into the Hong Kong market and to boost sales by targeting the city’s tech-savvy drivers with new technologies and battery technologies.

‘We really are experiencing climate change just about everywhere’.

Cruise ships using liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of oil-based fuel are being pitched as a greener way to travel, but an investigation by environmental activists suggests otherwise.

As dengue fever cases rise globally partly on the back of climate change, one woman shares her experience with the dangerous mosquito-borne infection and the symptoms she felt.

Extreme heat creates a ‘double burden’ for women, who are more susceptible to falling ill from heat and but also expected to care for those who are sick from heat, a report has warned.

Provincial governments have approved a massive amount of new emissions-intensive steel plants, while steel firms remain reluctant to invest in a cleaner steel-production method, according to a climate think tank’s research.

Firefighter and township official die while working among victims. Helicopters sent to airdrop food and equipment to people on trapped trains.

‘As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, we will see more and more of these extremes … even if we stop burning fossil fuels now, temperatures will not go down’.

Water levels at China’s largest freshwater lake fall to 70-year low for the period, raising concerns about a repeat of last year’s parched conditions.

In India’s Sundarbans, erratic weather brought on by climate change and evolving farming patterns push farmers to sing songs of loss and resilience.

Hong Kong can act as a ‘superconnector’ between green technology companies and investors from China and the Middle East, as both regions strive to decarbonise, Regal Hotels vice-chairman Poman Lo says

Some 50,000 hectares of forest and vegetation have been left scorched, estimates by the National Observatory of Athens show.

More than 190 nations pledged in 2015 to contain global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius to avert changes in the world’s climate patterns, which carry disastrous social and economic consequences.

A high risk zone in southern France will include much of the coast and inland areas between Marseilles and Nice, with parts of Italy and Spain also threatened.

With the land-scarce city state’s island rubbish dump expected to be full in just over a decade, the government needs to extend Pulau Semakau’s lifespan.

‘Andi’ – a humanoid robot developed at Arizona State University in the US – is helping scientists understand how humans can protect themselves in extreme heat caused by climate change.