China, the world’s biggest polluter, has called on developed countries to do more to lead the fight against climate change, support developing nations and set ambitious...
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has emphasised the important role private investors must play in transforming the global economy onto a low-carbon trajectory. Opening a World Economic...
Campaigners in London have called on major retail brands to condemn the violence displayed by police officials in Cambodia, where four people were shot during a...
One in three people worldwide are now overweight, with the number of obese individuals rising to nearly a billion in developing countries that are experiencing increasing...
The Green Climate Fund headquarters in Songdo, South Korea, opened on Wednesday, but concerns around the funding body’s finances remain. The United Nations (UN) fund aims...
The size of a proposed ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been scaled back because of pressure from fishing nations. Governments, such as Russia, Norway, China,...
The UK is struggling to keep up in the “global green race” to develop clean technology and services, an independent thinktank has claimed. A review by...
China, Japan and South Korea are among six countries that have this week been granted observer status within intergovernmental group the Arctic Council. The organisation, whose...
South Korean authorities have said that they haven’t detected any suspicious activities at the Punggye-ri site where it was thought the North was running nuclear tests....
North Korea is currently threatening nuclear attacks against both the US and South Korea. Ilaria Bertini looks at whether the advantages of nuclear as a power...
The final name to appear in our rundown of environmentally-minded politicians this week is Park Geun-hye – president of South Korea. She follows representatives from Brazil,...
The United Nations was born out of the ruins of the second world war. It replaced the ill-fated League of Nations, which had failed to prevent...
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has urged the likes of Russia and South Korea to rethink their opposition against making certain sections of the Antarctic Ocean into...