NEWS: Energy department says it is looking for alternatives to coal, but activists fear government will push ahead with fossil intensive investments
NEWS: Tokyo government says emission cutting strategy will be approved by May, but cuts likely to hinge on future of 40 planned coal power plants
NEWS: After 2015’s devastating fire season, local authorities in South Sumatra are determined to end slash-and-burn and restore peatland
COMMENT: Inevitable losses of human lives, ecosystems and damage to infrastructure raises pressure on countries to agree a tougher climate compensation scheme
NEWS: Faster than ever sea level rise puts densely populated coastal regions increasingly at risk by 2100, as two studies reveal past and future sea level projections
NEWS: Unusual weather patterns in recent years have caused drought and severely damaged crops in what are some of the world’s most fertile areas
INTERVIEW: Newly appointed head of Greenpeace Southeast Asia has Chevron, Exxon, BP in his sights, backing an unprecedented human rights inquiry
NEWS: Landlocked nation plans hydropower and solar rollout in belated submission to UN climate deal, citing energy security concerns
NEWS: NGOs warn Trans-Pacific Partnership could undermine Paris climate pact; Obama says it observes strongest environmental safeguards in history
NEWS: Sustainable Energy 4 All chief says major strides in clean energy, efficiency and finance mean target of powering entire planet is closer than ever
NEWS: Prime minister says government will review plans for new coal power plants, indicating country could shift towards lower emission gas and renewables
NEWS: Consignment from Japan to the US highlights hidden cost and security risk of growing nuclear waste stockpile
NEWS: Tharparkar opencast mine will produce 3.8 million tonnes of coal a year, under agreements signed in the past month
NEWS: Following successful solar homes microfinance push, governor Atiur Rahman seeks to clean up textiles manufacturing
NEWS: Switching from dirty wood stoves to propane saves lives, but carbon pricing threatens to make it unaffordable for millions in South Asia
NEWS: Local sources blame bureaucracy for slowdown in programme to triple power generation and reduce dependence on gas
ANALYSIS: Oil producers, forest nations, high-tech trading centres, low lying and desert countries all have distinct interests to protect. This is where it gets serious.
NEWS: Southeast Asian state aims to reduce greenhouse gases released for each unit of economic growth 35-45% by 2030
COMMENT: Burying our heads in the sand by refusing to confront reality is not a viable option – we need to discuss planned migration linked to global warming
ANALYSIS: China, the EU, US, small island states and the least developed countries outline what they want to see in a proposed global agreement