Environment

Hundreds of farmers are refusing to allow high-voltage overhead power lines to pass over their land. It’s opposition that threatens Australia’s plans to increase renewable

The COP28 climate summit is hurtling into overtime, with negotiators awaiting a new draft agreement after many countries criticised an earlier version as too weak

The first snowfall of the winter arrived in Beijing early on Monday morning, blanketing the Chinese capital with a white blanket overnight and plunging the

Afghanistan’s exclusion from the UN climate talks for the third year in a row has raised humanitarian concerns as the country faces worsening drought and

The Commonwealth secretary-general said richer countries must provide money to help their vulnerable counterparts adapt to the impact of climate change or face consequences such

China’s chief climate diplomat said a final deal on fossil fuels at the UN COP28 summit is crucial – even if not perfect – but

Azerbaijan is set to host next year’s COP29 climate change summit after gaining support from other Eastern European countries. The decision quickly attracted attention because

Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee on Saturday killed at least six people and caused widespread damage that left tens of thousands of residents without

An explosion at an explosives depot destroyed buildings and caused extensive damage to an industrial area on Seychelles’ main island of Mahé, officials said, prompting

US investment firm KKR & Co plans to raise to $7bn for its first global climate fund, which seeks to invest in energy transition opportunities,