Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study
World 17:52 18/09/2025Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.
EU set to miss UN climate deadline amid internal divisions
World 15:40 18/09/2025European Union countries' climate ministers are expected to confirm on Thursday that the bloc will miss a global deadline to set new emissions-cutting targets, owing to divisions among EU governments over its climate plans.
Sweden and Finland urge revision of EU's forestry climate targets
World 12:02 17/09/2025STOCKHOLM -- Sweden and Finland could suffer "dire" economic consequences if they are forced to harvest less forest in order to meet their EU-mandated climate targets, the two countries said this week.
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report
World 10:48 15/09/2025Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million Australians by 2050 while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of the country's releasing its emission reduction targets this week.
North China posts longest rainy season since 1961, country faces hottest summer
World 17:26 09/09/2025China faced its hottest summer since 1961 while the country's north experienced its longest rainy season for the same period, the national weather authority said on Tuesday, atmospheric chaos that scientists have linked to climate change.
Ho Chi Minh City accelerates green transition after expanding administrative boundaries
Ho Chi Minh City 12:18 10/08/2025Following its historic boundary expansion, Ho Chi Minh City is entering a new development phase with a focus on two strategic pillars: green transition and digital transformation.
In Darwin's wake: Two-year global conservation voyage sparks hope
World 13:58 01/08/2025Rotterdam (Netherlands) -- After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam Thursday bearing a warning about climate change -- but also a message of hope.
'Silent killer': the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves
World 15:25 31/07/2025A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fuelled episode.
World Court is poised to mark the future course of climate litigation
World 15:08 23/07/2025THE HAGUE -- The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world.
World's major courts take growing role in climate fight
World 14:34 21/07/2025The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries.
World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says
World 11:34 16/07/2025NAIROBI - The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the Convention on Wetlands released on Tuesday.
Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
World 17:14 10/07/2025As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.
