Cities across Central Asia bearing brunt of climate crisis

Road expansion, mass parking turn Tashkent into a “real frying pan”. Liveability under threat.

Tehran faces severe water crisis amid record drought

Iran's capital, Tehran, is grappling with its most severe drought in recorded memory, with alarming statistics revealing that the dams supplying the capital hold only 14% of their capacity.

Biofuel development in Southeast Asia: a region turning greener by the day

Thailand accelerates solar power push

Currently, Thailand boasts the largest solar capacity in the ASEAN region, with more than 3 GW of installed solar capacity as of 2024.

India hits 50% non-fossil fuel electricity capacity five years ahead of target

India has reached a major milestone in its energy transition journey, achieving 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years ahead of its Nationally Determined Contributions target under the Paris Agreement

Iran's Khorasan forests burn for third time as climate crisis intensifies

Wildfires have ravaged North Khorasan province's forests for the third time in recent months, burning 25 hectares of natural areas in Haver region as climate change makes such extreme events increasingly common across Iran.

Iraq plans ten new dams as "El Niño" worsens water crisis

Iraq's water resources Minister Awn Dhiab Abdullah said that “El Niño's negative impact” on Iraq is increasing, with 12 provinces now relying exclusively on groundwater.

Baghdad residents protest about electricity shortages as temperatures exceed 50°C

Protesters burnt tyres and clashed with security forces as Iraq's chronic electricity crisis intensifies during the summer heat wave.

Melting icecaps will cause more and bigger volcanic eruptions, study shows

As the weight of melting ice is lifted off volcanos, eruptions will become more common and more violent, according to a new study of volcanos in Chile’s Patagonia region.

Global warming may create a "permanent El Nino", changing the world's weather patterns

Scientists are warning that global warming is disrupting the natural rhythm of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), potentially creating the conditions for a “permanent El Niño”-like climate state, with significant weather consequences.

Climate change devastates global cocoa supplies as prices remain high

Cocoa prices have surged to unprecedented levels as climate change wreaks havoc on West African crops.

Syria battles major wildfires as UN allocates $625,000 for emergency response

Syrian firefighting crews extinguished two major forest fires in Hama countryside whilst continuing to battle devastating wildfires in Latakia province for the ninth consecutive day.

India’s smart metering push gains momentum

India’s ambitious smart metering programme is gathering pace as state-owned distribution companies (DISCOMs) and private partners ramp up deployments across the country.

Climate change trebled heat deaths in European heatwave

New research showed that 65% of estimated excess deaths resulted from climate change increasing temperatures by 1°C to 4°C.

Kiribati must slash spending to fund climate defences, IMF warns

Kiribati faces mounting pressure to implement drastic fiscal cuts to fund desperately needed climate adaptation measures.

Scientists find ocean and atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic cold blob

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms, and scientists have found that both ocean and atmospheric factors contribute equally to this "cold blob" phenomenon.

Renewable energy surge puts Latin America on track for climate leadership

Latin America stands at a critical juncture in its energy evolution, with its largest economies showing both remarkable progress in renewable adoption and persistent challenges in weaning themselves off fossil fuels.

DN Agrar and BSOG Energy to build Romania's largest biomethane plant

Biomethane project is part of DN Agrar’s strategy to expand its green energy portfolio and support a circular agricultural model.

Global sea temperatures reach 21°C to set new all-time record high in June

According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the global average sea surface temperature reached 20.96°C in June, the highest for the month since records began.

Massive landfill fire in Albania contained after blazing for eight days

Landfill fires are a hazard in the Western Balkans where investments in infrastructure have not kept up with the increase in waste generated.