The record level of Jakarta’s air pollution of 240 as measured by the Air Quality Index (AQI) on June 25 is a strong warning regarding our pledges to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 29 percent by 2030 independently, or 41 percent with international assistance, as stated by our National Determined Contribution (NDC).

Thousands of universities around the world on Wednesday declared a "climate emergency" and committed themselves with the United Nations to fighting climate change, in an effort to mobilize their students.

More than 300 women will join a round-the-world voyage launching in October to highlight the devastating impact of plastic pollution in the oceans and conduct scientific research into the escalating crisis.

By the year 2050, London's climate will resemble Madrid's today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like Budapest and Moscow like Sofia, according to a new analysis published Wednesday that relied on optimistic projections.

Listening to climate change activists, one gets the impression that we could transition to a fossil fuel-free world in the near future. Besides the virtual impossibility of quickly moving away from coal, oil and natural gas, the source of 85 percent of global primary energy, we need to ask, do we really want to do this? #opinion

Indonesia has a major marine debris problem on its hands. It has held a reputation as being the second-biggest marine polluter in the world, responsible for around 200,000 tons of plastic waste per year, as reported in a 2015 study by Jenna Jambeck.

Employing the homeless and offering beer brewed from leftover bread, "The Green Vic" in London's trendy Shoreditch district is aiming to be the world's most ethical pub.

Excessive coastal development and unsustainable economic activities are cited as the main causes of the erosion

Temperatures in Alaska's largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 centigrade) as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle.

E-scooters touted as zero-carbon urban transport are flooding city streets worldwide, but just how green they are remains an open question.

Eight topics on whale sharks in Indonesia were presented at the conference.

The best way to keep climate change in check is by replanting trees on destroyed forest areas the size of the United States, scientists said.

Researchers have identified swathes of lost tropical rainforests as the best places to replant trees, hoping to redress some of the damage done by deforestation and limit climate change.

Without rapid transformation of global economies to largely eliminate climate-changing emissions, countries face economic decline as the costs of wilder weather and other threats soar.

Eddie Ndopu is making plans to promote UN's global goals from outer space, undergoing medical preparations and in talks with Virgin Galactic about his readiness.

Global food giant Nestle SA has developed new paper packaging for its YES! snack bars, a technology it hopes to scale up and extend to other confectionery products.

Activists have urged officials to cancel the traditional sky lantern show at the Dieng Culture Festival to be held in Central Java in August.

Levi Strauss & Co. is the latest apparel brand to get serious about sustainability goals.

Whaling ships set sail on Monday from Japan as the country resumed commercial hunts for the first time in decades after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission.

The world renowned naturalist David Attenborough appeared on the stage at Glastonbury on Sunday to praise its ban on single-use plastic bottles, delighting festival goers who have instead queued for tap water.

UN chief Antonio Guterres said climate-related devastation was striking the planet on a weekly basis and warned Sunday that urgent action must be taken to avoid a catastrophe.

Britain's Glastonbury Festival is greener and cleaner after banning the sale of single-use plastic bottles in the hope of inspiring long-term change - even in the middle of a heatwave that forced some music fans to queue for water.

The event, called the Kulari Ke Hutan (I ran to the forest) Fun Run, was first held in 2016.

Like an over-exhausted worker, the city could revisit its potential value and step up to future challenges.

Jakarta people must stop the political frictions. They’d better devote their energy to efforts to make the government take concrete and bold measures to fight air pollution. We should no longer expose ourselves and our children to the hazardous impacts of air pollution

It is time for Jakartans to wake up and smell the pollution and do something about it.

Crocodiles are sometimes described as living fossils for their close resemblance to their forebears who roamed the Earth during the age of the dinosaurs.

Alarmed French beekeepers and farming groups warned Tuesday of a "catastrophic" honey harvest this year due to adverse weather.

In the last century, millions of straws were produced in the Stone Straw Building, a stolid-looking structure of yellowing brick in a residential neighborhood. The building now houses the capital's transit police headquarters.

Though Japan's post-Christmas announcement sparked widespread condemnation and fears for the world's whales, the prospect of growth in whaling is far from certain, both environmentalists and whaling advocates say.