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China's 'Green Olympics' pledge comes under scanner as Beijing prepares to battle smog

While China plans to display its green credentials at Beijing Winter Olympics, environmentalists say that it is difficult to independently verify Beijing's claims around the Games that begins on 4 February, fearing a backslash from authorities

Amazon deforestation in Brazil rises by 22% in a year; a look at what caused deterioration in 15 years

The National Institute for Space Research's Prodes monitoring system showed the Brazilian Amazon lost 13,235 square kilometers of rainforest in the 12-month reference period from 2020 August to July 2021

German climate activists to join climate lawsuit to force government 'to do more'

She said efforts of a government would be more impactful than those of individuals, they need to step up their efforts.

Delhi air pollution: Environmental crisis must be seen in conjunction with politics for effective solutions

Delhi’s air in 2018 was the worst of any capital city in the world in the density of the harmful fine particulate matter called PM 2.5, according to Swiss monitoring group IQ AirVisual and Greenpeace. India also managed to have seven of the top ten cities in this list of “most polluted in the world”.

Watching a half an hour show online can lead to carbon dioxide emissions worth 1.6 kgs

Online video streaming produced emissions equivalent to Spain and that amount may double in the next six years.

Scientists studies Amazon's massive coral reef aboard Greenpeace's ship Esperanza

The Amazon Reef is one of the world's largest reefs but its existence became known only in 2016.

Russia's floating nuclear power plant completes Arctic transfer, reaches Pevek port

The world's northernmost nuclear power plant will start operating once connected to the local electricity grid.

Greenpeace 'Rainbow Warrior' ship stops coal cargo from being offloaded in Poland

The activists demanded that authorities end the use of coal within a decade in keeping with the Paris Agreement.

Trade disputes likely to dominate 34th ASEAN summit in Bangkok; contentions over South China Sea, Myanmar's treatment of Rohingyas also on agenda

utheast Asian leaders will discuss the impact of the US-China tariff war, disputes in the South China Sea and Myanmar's treatment of Rohingyas at the 34th ASEAN summit beginning in Bangkok on Saturday.

With South Asia home to world's most polluted cities, is toxic smog the new normal for its populace?

South Asia houses 15 of the world's 20 most polluted cities in the world, with such high levels of air pollution that toxic smog has become part of every day life of residents.