Officials in Beijing have moved to rein in tech giants like Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan and Bytedance, by ordering them to fix algorithms used on their apps and websites

President-elect warns of imposing 10% tariff "above any additional tariffs" on imports from China, saying Beijing has not taken strong enough action to stop the flow of illicit drugs to the US via Mexico

Albanese government to trial highest age verification system in the world, for new law that has fines up to $32m for systemic breaches

Countries pledge to target food and other waste, as the waste sector is responsible for about 20% of methane stemming from human activity.

The breakthrough will remain overshadowed by the return to power of Donald Trump, who believes climate change is a hoax and aims to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement

New fee announced at COP29 aims to deter methane emissions, but incoming president Donald Trump – a climate sceptic – is expected to scrap it

The global-average temperature for the past 12 months was an estimated 1.62°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, scientists have found

Delhi's air quality is likely to remain in the "upper end" of the "very poor" category for the remainder of the week

An algae strain that grows rapidly in the presence of carbon dioxide and sinks in water has been hailed as a prime candidate for carbon sequestration projects

Japanese researchers say they have converted a carbon solution to a 'green fuel,' but its impact on global warming impacts on seas and oceans could be limited

International researchers fear that the amount of carbon absorbed by natural processes, such as forests, plants, soil, and possibly even oceans, has collapsed or significantly decreased

Bankruptcy numbers in the first six months of the fiscal year hit a new peak amidst a crippling post-Covid labour shortage in the country