Southeast Asia is one of the largest sources of blue carbon – carbon stored in ocean systems – but human activity is causing massive losses of this potential.

The row over an irrigation project is also throwing up allegations that authorities have other hidden agendas behind the development, which is set to be built on ancestral tribal land.

Firefighters in central Chile battled to quell fierce forest fires as President Gabriel Boric warned the country faced a ‘tragedy of very great magnitude’.

Scientists have found the main factor leading to a rising number of sandstorms – and it is not Mongolia’s fault.

Readers discuss the need to involve grass-roots communities in the crafting of climate solutions, the recent scandal engulfing a Hong Kong charity, and how to preserve the mental health of the city’s children

The loss in park space includes 90 hectares of fish ponds to be filled for the San Tin Technopole project, a development aimed at attracting tech firms to Hong Kong.

Ministry of State Security says it ‘lawfully punished’ Chinese resident who ‘fabricated’ materials suggesting there were environmental issues in the fishing industry and helped ‘some countries’ to enact trade restrictions against China.

An unseasonably warm winter has resulted in cedar trees releasing pollen earlier than usual, say weather forecasting companies.

The two producers of the metal that powers EV batteries expect 2023 net profit to decline by as much as 80 per cent.

Restaurants will not offer disposable plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery or plates for dine-in and takeaway services when ban’s first stage kicks off on April 22.

A Hong Kong business group promoting environmental sustainability has joined flagship airline Cathay Pacific and 11 other partners to push for greater adoption of sustainable aviation fuel.

French farmers are putting pressure on the government to respond to demands for better pay for their produce. Earlier, activists advocating for a sustainable food system hurled soup at the Mona Lisa.

The ship has 20 decks, seven swimming pools, more than 40 dining venues and bars, and room for more than 5,600 passengers.

Considered lucky because of its name in Cantonese, fat choy, black moss is a food eaten at Chinese New Year. However, overharvesting of it has led to desertification where it grows in China.

CLP has submitted two reports to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department over the past week over the incidents, firm says.

With fish supplies in Hong Kong waters severely depleted in the 1990s, an attempt was started to save the marine environment and boost dwindling fish stocks, starting with artificial reefs.

The decision comes as Biden shores up his liberal base in an election rematch against likely Republican candidate Donald Trump, who called global warming a “hoax” and vowed to torpedo his Democratic opponent’s climate agenda.

Six Circle K convenience stores did not sell a single garbage bag as of 5.30pm, as several customers say they do not have enough knowledge on waste scheme.

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan says extension possible after lawmaker Chan Hok-fung expresses concerns over duration of grace period.

The soaring cost of insuring EVs – which already tend to be more expensive than comparable fuel-burning models – is bad news for an industry that’s exhibiting signs of a slowdown.

State-backed China Merchants Group will manufacture WIndWings, which cuts fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

Gibran Rakabuming quizzed fellow vice-presidential contenders on ‘difficult’ questions such as greenflation and lithium iron phosphate batteries.

The China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) scheme, suspended since 2017, officially resumed trading on Monday in Beijing’s latest move to enrich its carbon trading mechanisms.

Environment minister Tse Chin-wan also says government’s ‘traditional’ promotion methods not adequate after postponing pay-as-you-throw scheme launch.

The blaze was caused by ‘external influence’, but Russian media reported that local residents had heard a drone operating nearby, followed by several explosions.