Electric cars and vegan diets: Are 'good' climate tipping points at hand?
Not all climate tipping points are bad - and some good ones may be just on the horizon. Scientist Tim Lenton explains the shifts in behavior and technology that could soon spur large-scale climate action
Chinese dams under U.S. scrutiny in Mekong rivalry
The Mekong, depended on by 60 million people for fishing and farming, will now be tracked using satellites by a U.S.-funded project
Britain proposes domestic emissions trading scheme from Jan 1
New White Paper on Energy also includes £1 billion for carbon capture and storage, and £240 million pounds for hydrogen production
Malaysia's Top Glove reports worker death due to COVID-19, first since outbreak at firm
A 29-year-old worker from Nepal has died after he and others tried to raise concerns over cramped dormitories and a lack of social distancing at the firm's facilities
INSIGHT-Malaysia's Top Glove fired whistleblower before virus outbreak
A worker who revealed crowded working conditions at firm linked to a mass COVID-19 outbreak was found and sacked by bosses
Future or fantasy? Senegal questions 'Akon City'
Akon says he'll build a futuristic city in rural Senegal. Villagers don't know what to think
EU rights watchdog warns of pitfalls in use of AI
From predictive policing to targeted advertising, artificial intelligence can be discriminatory and invasive privacy experts say
Biden considers former EPA chief McCarthy for domestic climate czar -sources
US president-elect is expected to announce several key appointments this week that will be heavily scrutinized by green groups
China's Xi targets steeper cut in carbon intensity by 2030
China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, pledged to cut step up emissions cuts and boost wind and solar power
After fires, Australia gets ready for floods
Intense rain threatens floods in a heavily populated section of the east coast which only days ago faced wildfires