Bilateral working group sessions meant to build on agreements reached last year and restore top-level engagement as pledged at Xi-Biden summit.

Extreme rain from climate change saw hundreds of thousands of tons of potatoes fail to make it to market in Europe in 2023, driving up prices and leaving farmers in deep water.

Relaxed mountain setting chosen so Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron can speak frankly on myriad mutual grievances and grounds for cooperation.

CK Infrastructure’s US$113.5 million purchase of UU Solar, its second acquisition of UK renewable-power assets in two weeks, includes 70 solar, wind and hydropower projects.

Sustainable aviation fuel is made from 100 per cent renewable waste and residue raw materials and cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 per cent over the fuel’s life cycle, Finnish firm Neste said.

Thailand’s farms are buckling under the high temperatures, while Malaysia braces for ecological impacts like rising dengue cases

From top to bottom, rescuers scoured buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in flats or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding submerged neighbourhoods.

More than a million people have no access to drinking water and fast-rising water levels are straining dams, while rescuers face a huge task with entire towns inaccessible.

Fintech company Stacs and ESG consulting firm Downundered are among those offering tools for SMEs to measure emissions.

The national water agency PUB has issued flash flood warnings for more than 10 locations in Singapore.

Coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania have been buffeted by heavy rains and high winds from Tropical Cyclone Hidaya.

The HKMA has issued a ‘green taxonomy’ framework to help banks and investors determine the sustainability of economic activities, the latest effort to boost the city’s standing as a green finance centre.

Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims says only a work suspension can safeguard the safety of workers effectively.

Sustainable packaging firms have seen an increase in business as the recent ban on disposable plastic takeaway containers pushes the city’s food and drink companies to opt for environmentally-friendly alternatives.

Cause of landslide not known but engineer says ‘poor drainage after prolonged rainfall’ may have caused section of highway to collapse early on Wednesday.

Readers weigh in on whether Hong Kong should consider adopting hydrogen-powered buses, the installation of more electric-vehicle charging points, and lessons from the Dubai floods.

Scientists have successfully grown rice in the harsh deserts of China’s Xinjiang region in half the time compared to conventional farming methods, a major step in the country’s campaign to ensure food security.

Soaring temperatures across India and Southeast Asia are causing nosebleeds, severe skin rashes and lapses into unconsciousness among pets and strays.

City must encourage retrofitting or replacement of old ‘carbon-hog’ buildings and accelerate adoption of construction materials with lower ‘embodied’ carbon, says World Green Building Council founder David Gottfried.

G7 ministers said on Tuesday that efforts to raise money to help poorer countries adapt to climate change should include countries “capable of contributing”, in a message aimed at China.

Bangkok’s heat index – a measure of how hot it feels like when humidity is taken into account – was listed as above 52 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.

The latest deaths bring the toll from heavy rains and flooding since last month to more than 100.

The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as a heatwave grips southern Asia.

Indonesia had a 27 per cent uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to World Resources Institute analysis. But the loss is still seen as historically low compared to the 2010s, it said