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NGO leaders and technical experts who helped secure western aid for official shift to clean energy are being locked up now that they are no longer neededLess than 12 months ago G7 countries agreed to provide billions of dollars to help Vietnam ditch co…
Read MoreAs high temperatures hit the poor hardest, climate change may undo years of development gains, says Asia’s first heat officer Set in post-apocalyptic Dhaka, Nuhash Humayun’s Moshari became the first Bangladeshi film to qualify for the Oscars last year….
Read MoreNgo Thi To Nhien detained over charges of ‘appropriating documents’, a government spokesperson confirmedVietnam state media has confirmed the arrest of the director of an independent energy policy thinktank – the sixth expert working on environmental i…
Read MoreHong’s three-year sentence is the latest in a string of convictions for environmental campaigners in the countryA leading Vietnamese climate activist has been jailed for tax evasion, the latest environmentalist put behind bars by the country’s communis…
Read MoreExperts blame rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis for cub deaths at Unesco heritage siteAs many as eight in 10 brown bear cubs born this year in a remote part of northern Japan have died amid a shortage of salmon, with experts blaming ris…
Read MoreAfter experiencing a record-breaking number of ‘extremely hot’ days in summer, the unusually high temperatures are due to continueMatsutake mushrooms and persimmons have appeared on supermarket shelves, along with seasonal beers and sakes. In Tokyo nei…
Read MoreThere will be pressure on rich countries to fulfil a commitment to provide climate finance to poorer nationsThe run-up to this weekend’s G20 summit in Delhi has largely been dominated by two issues: the host’s efforts to project India as a superpower; …
Read MoreStudy shows increase and decrease in rain linked to changes in ozone levels in upper atmosphereRepairing the ozone hole didn’t just help reduce the risk of skin cancer; it also reversed unwelcome effects of the climate crisis. Every summer heavy rains …
Read MoreAfter India imposed an export ban on rice following destructive rains, prices have soared – now other countries across south-east Asia are following suitNormally by mid-August Thongpoon Moonchansong’s fields are submerged in still waters, with scattere…
Read MoreExperts warn that global heating is exacerbating inherent dangers of high altitude mountaineeringAvalanches in the Himalayas are causing an increasing number of deaths and threatening the safety of climbers, research suggests.While high-altitude mounta…
Read MoreWorld’s biggest carbon emitter approving equivalent of two new coal plants a week, analysis showsChina is approving new coal power projects at the equivalent of two plants every week, a rate energy watchdogs say is unsustainable if the country hopes to…
Read MoreIn 2023, the effects of the climate crisis have come into sharp focus. Much of the northern hemisphere endured a blistering heatwave, while other countries were inundated with torrential rain and catastrophic flooding. A number of climate records – som…
Read MoreEl Niño weather pattern could accelerate melting, leading to sea level riseTwo of the world’s few tropical glaciers, in Indonesia, are melting and their ice may vanish by 2026 or sooner as an El Niño weather pattern threatens to accelerate their demise…
Read MoreAfrica has lost about 90% of its vultures over the past 50 years. It’s a rapidly growing crisis, and the decline is not down to natural causes. Most of these birds are being poisoned, often unintentionally, by humans. We know the impact that mass vultu…
Read MoreCountry’s health and economy ruined as Islamic charity says rich nations must compensate those suffering worst of climate crisisA year after Pakistan’s worst floods in living memory, a report by Islamic Relief Worldwide has revealed the devastating lon…
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