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Latest news and updates about issues impacting the global environment, including climate change, recycling, pollution and sustainable living.
Tourists take in the sights at the Po Pin Chau viewing platform. Photo: Edmond So
Po Pin Chau's rock formations are popular with visitors. Photo: Edmond So
Accidents and personal safety

3 hikers fall ill on Hong Kong trails as temperatures top 33 degrees

Two men in separate incidents were suspected of having heatstroke, while rescuers helped a third hiker who developed dizziness.

US-China relations

How sacred Kenyan hill became US-China minerals battleground

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Thailand

Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes

Hong Kong society

HK Electric to cut fuel charge for first time in 4 months as CLP raises rate

Customers of HK Electric are set to pay less for electricity after it cut its fuel charge for the first time in four months.

HK Electric supplies customers on Hong Kong Island and Lamma. Photo: Sam Tsang
Trending in China

Young Chinese women sew own underwear, clothes, amid discontent with fast fashion

For many, learning to sew exposed long-standing flaws in fast fashion – poor fits, inferior fabrics, and monotonous designs.

India

‘Stooping low’: furore over UK university professorship for tycoon Ambani’s son

The university awarded a sustainability role to tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s son, who is linked to the controversial wildlife centre in India.

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China exports

China has scrapped two-thirds of its planned coal power plants abroad: report

The cutbacks have saved 6.4 billion tonnes of potential carbon emissions, though campaign’s momentum slowed last year, report finds.

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Women sit on a hill overlooking a coal power plant in Indonesia. The country is a hotspot for Chinese energy investment. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Why small quakes in Malaysia’s Sabah are sounding seismic alarms

Scientists say the mountainous regions of Keningau and Tambunan have been overlooked in the state’s monitoring for earthquake risks.

Indonesia

Indonesia breathing issues spike to over 170,000 cases amid wildfire haze

As blazes blanket some areas and neighbouring nations in toxic smog, oxygen canisters have been given out. Over 40,000 toddlers are affected.

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China food security

Weathering the storm: can China’s grain reserves defend against El Nino?

As climate shocks and supply chain disruptions push global food prices higher, Beijing believes it has the tools to fend off rising risks.

China’s summer grain harvest exceeded 150 million tonnes for the first time this year. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong lacks a climate narrative to unify its efforts

Hong Kong does not mention ‘climate change’ in its five-year plan, yet it already has many ingredients of climate leadership.

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People enjoy the waterfront at the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on September 7. Photo: Sam Tsang
Cathay Pacific

Cathay calls on Hong Kong to map out long-term sustainable fuel plan beyond 2030

Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam says scalability remains challenge, notes SAF still accounts for ‘well under 1 per cent’ of global jet fuel use.

Japan

Japan asks for US$43 million to weed out cherry tree-devouring longhorn beetle

Further growth in the ‘invasive’ beetle population could make it difficult to enjoy cherry blossom viewing in the spring.

Malaysia

Malaysia deploys air force aircraft for cloud seeding to combat worsening haze

An Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft will be used as the main asset for the cloud seeding operations.

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Malaysia’s prime minister’s office in Putrajaya is partially obscured by haze on Thursday. Photo: AP
Vietnam

Torrential rain in Vietnam leaves 3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded

More heavy rain is expected through the weekend, with some areas forecast to receive a deluge of over 100mm.

Local residents commute by boat through a flooded village on the outskirts of Hanoi on Thursday. Photo: VNA / AP
2026 China-Nepal flash floods

Opinion | What the China-Nepal floods teach us about crisis communication

In an unfolding disaster, families need quick, practical updates and journalists need access the moment safety allows.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia.

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Indonesia

‘My eyes sting, my head hurts’: health crisis grips Indonesians enduring haze

‘While working, my chest feels tight, my head dizzy, my eyes burning. Even with this unhealthy air, we still must work,’ a resident says.

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People travel on a river boat as haze from forest fires blankets Benua Melayu Darat village in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
John Lee policy address 2026

Hong Kong aims to raise zero-carbon energy share of fuel mix to 30% by 2030

Target is one of four binding environmental protection targets revealed in city’s first five-year plan.

Indonesia

How wildfires are threatening Indonesia’s economy and carbon market

Total economic and health costs from January to August as a result of the haze could reach US$6.9 billion, analysts warn.

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Science

Geologists find unexpectedly large water sources beneath China’s largest desert

Discovery offers an answer to sand control and agricultural demands along the arid region’s edge.

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Groundwater discoveries were made as part of a water-finding project in the Taklamakan Desert conducted by Xinjiang's geological bureau, according to CCTV Finance. Photo: CCTV
Hong Kong weather

Opinion | A better heat stress warning system is still no substitute for policy

We need to start discussing when work may need to stop, who should be compensated when it does and how the cost of adaptation can be shared.

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Construction workers feel the heat in To Kwa Wan on August 10. Photo: Sam Tsang
Singapore

Toxic haze shrouds Singapore as air quality hits unhealthy levels

The financial hub’s air currently ranks among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir data.

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India

Himalayan ‘glacier bankruptcy’ threatens water security for 2 billion in Asia

Glacier mass loss is causing the region to approach ‘peak water’, the point when river flows stop rising and start declining.

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Nepal

Nepal flood survivor says rescue efforts must continue

Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water for 10 days while praying for rescue.

Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, embraces his mother, Kapur Devi Sah, upon his arrival at their house in Tilathi Koiladi village in Saptari District, Nepal, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Urban planning

Opinion | Warming cities can’t afford to sacrifice their urban parks

Green spaces lower urban temperatures and boost quality of life. Cities may be short of space, but trading parks for concrete is a bad bargain.

Illustration: Huy Truong
Bhutan

Why Bhutan’s subsistence farmers are swapping potatoes for hazelnuts

It takes years for trees to yield, but growers say stopping mudslides and landing better prices makes the long wait worth it.

Indonesia

When Indonesia burns, these women run towards the fire

Meet the all-female volunteer brigade risking their lungs and lives to fight Indonesia’s devastating wildfires.

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