UN Climate Summit 2014
Editor's note
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited world leaders, from government, finance, business, and civil society to Climate Summit 2014 on Sept. 23 to galvanize and catalyze climate action.
September 11, 2014
China's carbon emissions saw the largest drop in years as the nation furthers structural readjustment to improve growth quality, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday.
September 11, 2014
The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades thanks to concerted international action against ozone depleting substances, said a UN report on Wednesday.
September 11, 2014
Over 200,000 people in the western Indian state of Gujarat are facing flood threat as the Vishwamitri river in the state swelled due to incessant rains, said local media.
September 9, 2014
Natural disasters killed 759 people in China in August, with 123 still missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said Tuesday in a statement.
September 1, 2014
Calling small island developing nations a magnifying glass for vulnerabilities around the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the international community to form durable partnerships and recommit to supporting sustainable development in these countries.
August 29, 2014
Women are often more affected than men by climate change, especially if during a natural disaster.
August 26, 2014
China's carbon emission has declined by 5 percent this year, the largest progress in recent years, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.
September 15, 2014
At least 19 people were killed and 20 others were missing after heavy downpours battered China's Sichuan Province, Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province
• China issues orange alert for typhoon Kalmaegi
September 15, 2014
Hurricane Odile on Sunday intensified to Category 4 on the Saffir Simpson scale and was moving rapidly towards Baja California peninsula in northwest Mexico, the country's National Meteorological Service (SMN) warned.
