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It’s time for honesty about climate uncertainty
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens is right to embrace uncertainty, but not as an argument for inaction on climate change
China, India swoop on first barrels of Kenyan oil
In a remote region, riven by years of drought and conflict, the prospect of new oil is attracting attention from oil-hungry economies in Asia
Rainfall extremes to become the Nile’s new normal
With global warming, the mighty river basin will swing from devastating floods to withering drought, models show
EU must stop trying to dictate Africa’s clean energy future
Strong-arm tactics by the European Commission and France to bypass African leadership are unacceptable, writes Mohamed Adow
Groundwater recharge offers hope to drought-hit Indian farmers
In Odisha, where late monsoons mean crop failures, poverty and even suicide, a novel scheme aims to boost water access
Dryland expansion to hit food crops as planet warms
Studies warn climate change will bring faster warming to subtropical dry areas, making crops like wheat and potatoes unviable
Brazilian government fires top anti-deforestation official
Thelma Krug has lost her job in a row over the precision of official data, say sources at the environment ministry
China’s plan to cut shipping emissions
With pollution from shipping killing 18,000 Chinese every year, the government is cracking down on the use of dangerous fuels in port
EU should block Nord Stream 2 on climate grounds
Planned gas pipeline from Russia undermines long-term EU energy security and climate goals, writes Marcin Stoczkiewicz
‘We are praying it rains soon’ – Nairobi on severe water rations
Some districts are receiving just 12 hours of water each week as drought hits the Kenyan capital – home to more than 3 million people
Rain stopped play: Cricket ignores its climate threat
Cricket – that most weather dependent of games – is slow-bowling its way into a future in which English seamers no longer swing and more and more games are washed out
Decommission North Sea oil rigs? Here’s a better idea
Rather than waste vast amounts of taxpayer money pulling defunct rigs from the sea, why not spend it on something useful?
Each degree of warming thaws India-sized area of permafrost – study
Frozen tundra may be more sensitive to rising temperatures than previously thought, releasing methane and worsening global warming
Balkans are gambling on coal as EU utilities opt out
Eurelectric members have pledged to build no new coal power stations from 2020. So why do firms in Serbia and Bosnia still think they can make coal pay?
After floods, Peru has an opportunity to rebuild smarter
Facing an enormous clean-up job, Peru must think about a future where flood like those in March become ever more common
UK is in no position to lecture Saudis on oil dependence
PM Theresa May has offered to help wean Saudi Arabia off oil, but her government’s subsidies to North Sea producers are a poor model for the Middle East petrostate
Mumbai highway project threatens new air pollution crisis
Sea breezes have protected Mumbai from air pollution, but a new coastal road will send exhaust fumes from 200,000 cars each day drifting across the city
To save communities from rising seas, we must open our ears
As modernity creeps into Tanna, Vanuatu, climate change is just one of many new challenges. We cannot fight the former without understanding the whole
GOP climate rebels emerge from the shadows
Seventeen Republican House members have broken with their president and publicly urged Congress to act on climate change. More are expected to join them
Large hydropower dams have no place in the Green Climate Fund
The UN’s flagship climate finance initiative should be driving innovation, not wasting money on old technology saddled with resilience and human rights concerns