Global temperatures are likely to be 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels at least once over the next five years, the WMO says, and an El Niño weather pattern looks likely to occur late this year

Hanoi’s plan could help unlock billions of dollars in foreign investment but one G7 diplomat was concerned at a continuing high reliance on coal

Indian government officials have revealed New Delhi is trying to win more support for alternative routes to a net zero future, which could even include using coal

An 11.5% power generation jump drove a sharp surge in emissions by the world's third largest greenhouse gas-emitter as output from both coal-fired and renewable plants hit records

Analysts fear China's renewable power generators may have to shoulder the costs of keeping under-utilised and loss-making coal power plants humming

Faster-than-anticipated popularity of electric vehicles means India’s fuel consumption could peak a decade sooner than forecast, analysts and industry participants say

Renewable energy sources such as wind farms and solar power surpassed power generated by coal and gas for the first time ever on the east coast of Australia in the December quarter

The unit aims to capture and store 3 million tonnes annually of CO2 and utilise 2 million tonnes a year by 2025, Sinopec said

Greenpeace ranked Toyota last out of the top 10 automakers in sales volume - for the second year running. Zero-emission vehicles made up less than 1% of its sales, report said

Experts say China's Emissions Trading Scheme has had limited impact, as its design is flawed and Beijing is focused on generating more power. Fraud by market players was also a big concern

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has also enlisted Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas and the Bank of China to help develop a global carbon market

The carbon capture project, situated at CNOOC's Enping Oilfield in the mouth of the Pearl River, will store carbon dioxide emitted during oil extraction