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World leaders gather in Brazil for climate summit amid waning political will
COP30 opens in Belém with Trump's absence looming large and UN chief warning of 'moral failure' on 1.5°C target
Day zero approaches Tehran as water reserves drop below 5%
Tehran faces water rationing from December as reservoir levels drop below 5%, with President Pezeshkian warning of possible evacuation if drought continues. City's 15mn residents threatened by decades of water mismanagement.
Fitch affirms Taipower’s top credit rating amid mounting transition costs
Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the financial strength of Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), assigning a ‘AAA(twn)’ rating to the state-owned utility’s proposed TWD16.1bn ($520mn) bond issue, underscoring the company’s vital public role.
IEA pledges major role in climate finance as COP30 opens in Brazil
The International Energy Agency is taking on an expanded role in accelerating clean energy investment as global leaders gather in the Amazonian city of Belém for the COP30 climate summit.
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Brazil unveils $125bn tropical forest fund ahead of COP30 summit
Brazil will launch a new financing mechanism to reward countries for preserving tropical forests, seeking $125bn in public and private investment, the finance ministry said ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém.
EU ministers agree on weaker 2040 EU climate goal with CEE opposed
Poland and three other Central European EU member states voted against a new bloc-wide climate target.
Riga Airport becomes the first climate-neutral airport in the Baltics
The airport has implemented a range of initiatives to improve energy efficiency, adopt renewable energy sources and promote sustainable transport across its operations.
Scores dead, helicopter crashes as typhoon Kalmaegi hits Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi, one of the strongest storms to hit the Philippines this year, has claimed at least 46 lives and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
TEHRAN BLOG: 200 days without rain
Tehran's water crisis is about decades of chaotic urban expansion, unregulated groundwater extraction, and infrastructure so decrepit that hundreds of millions of cubic metres vanish before reaching a single tap.
The Arctic and Antarctica record "off the charts" heat as polar warming accelerates
Parts of both the Arctic and Antarctic have experienced historically high temperatures in recent weeks, with weather stations in East Antarctica recording record-breaking warmth for the month of October, alarming climate scientists.
Giant glacier chunk breaks away in Tajikistan, mountain villages put on alert
Situation serves as reminder that climate crisis threatens to wreak havoc in Central Asian country.
Singapore’s green pivot – headline grabbing but still limited
Forays into offshore wind via regional cooperation with neighbours, and forward-looking bets on hydrogen and low-carbon fuels are making headlines, but the scale required to wean a heavily gas-dependent system off fossil fuels is still daunting.
North Macedonia's Skopje tackles mounting waste and rodent crisis
Locals say the problems in Skopje's Centar municipality worsened during the local election period when political campaigning took precedence over maintenance.
Malaysia–Vietnam offshore wind project to deliver 2,000 MW by 2034, strengthening regional green energy links
Malaysia’s upcoming offshore wind project connecting Vietnam to Peninsular Malaysia is expected to generate up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of clean energy by 2034, marking a major step in the nation’s renewable energy expansion
EBRD invests €16.8mn in Croatia’s first large-scale battery storage and virtual power plant
Development bank to take its first equity stake in a standalone merchant storage project.
Kyrgyzstan says neighbours “upset” by country’s lack of water
“This year we were supposed to overcome shortages, but instead, they have intensified,” deputy head of cabinet tells Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
EXPLAINER: What is the EU’s CBAM and how will it affect global trade from 2026?
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will enter its full operational phase on January 1, 2026, marking a major shift in global climate and trade policy.
Iran faces critical water crisis after driest year in five decades
Iran faces critical water crisis after driest year in five decades with 40% nationwide rainfall drop.
Global renewables to double by 2030, but IEA warns momentum must accelerate
Global renewable energy capacity is on course to double by 2030, reaching 4,600 GW—comparable to the current combined total of China, the European Union and Japan—according to the International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2025 report.
South Korea’s embrace of SMRs as a pillar of nuclear policy
Spearheaded by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, these compact reactors are increasingly being seen as central to the nation's energy policy, offering flexibility, scalability, and ultimately a pathway to carbon neutrality