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Energy
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A mini laboratory at a blending and fuel pump station for the B50 road test in Lembang, Bandung, Indonesia
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
War hastens an Indonesian biofuels push that has global stakes
By Eko Listiyorini and Anuradha Raghu
With energy bills rising due to the Iran war, the Southeast Asian nation is fast-tracking the rollout of a diesel blend comprised 50% of biofuels from its vast palm plantations.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has exposed many countries' heavy dependency on oil and gas imports.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nations meet to discuss fossil fuel exit as Iran war drives up prices
By Kate Abnett
The gathering will focus on practical steps to shift economies away from fossil fuels, rather than setting new global targets of the kind agreed to at U.N. climate summits.
French Environment Minister Monique Barbut speaks during a news conference in Paris on April 24.
ENVIRONMENT
G7 says nature talks a success as climate sidelined for U.S.
The Group of Seven skirted any direct mention of global warming to appease the U.S., its largest and most powerful member.
ENVIRONMENT
Warming El Nino set to return in mid-2026, U.N. says
ENVIRONMENT
Climate investor calls for votes against directors at Japan¡¯s megabanks and trading houses
By Anton Bridge
ENVIRONMENT
Chernobyl containment at risk of 'catastrophic' collapse, Greenpeace warns
ENVIRONMENT
Greenhouse gas emissions in Japan fell to record low in fiscal 2024

Climate change

A coal mine in Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2025
Climate change
Nations gather for first-ever conference on fossil fuel exit
By Nick Perry and Anna PELEGRI
Concerns over energy security are expected to shape the high-level discussions over April 28 and 29 as much as climate priorities.
Climate change
France and other World Bank shareholders seek solution to preserve climate strategy
Climate change
Pentagon chief says climate change is ¡®crap.¡¯ The military is still bracing for it.
By Amanda Kolson Hurley
Climate change
A decade of global climate caution is sealed by India¡¯s wary goals
By Akshat Rathi
Climate change
Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter
Climate change
Planet trapped record heat in 2025: U.N.
By Alexandre GROSBOIS
Climate change
AI ¡®scientists¡¯ help human ones answer urgent climate questions
By Eric Roston

Sustainability

Peelable paper tubes for a solid perfume made from mineral paper on display at Yonwoo's cosmetic packaging factory in Incheon, South Korea
Sustainability
Iran war promises green edge for Asia as plastic packaging runs short
By Minwoo Park, Kaori Kaneko and John Geddie
Across Asia, changes that ?environmental groups have sought for decades are quickly being adopted, even if they may prove a short-term flip.
Sustainability
India's green fuel plans collide with farmers' water fears
By Bhasker Tripathi
Sustainability
Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals
By Arunabh SAIKIA and Uzmi ATHAR
Sustainability
Chile's climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks
By Robin Millard
Sustainability
Water ¡®bankruptcy¡¯ era has begun for billions, scientists say
By Danielle Bochove
Sustainability
Japan to draw up action plan to reduce clothing waste
Sustainability
Step aside fashion police, here comes fashion immigration

Energy

Workers install solar panels in Lianyungang, China. Wang Changlin, the vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, said on Friday the country will ¡°significantly increase¡± the supply of non-fossil energy by 2030 and double it by 2035 compared with 2025 levels.
Energy
China lifts green push with plan to double clean energy by 2035
A hydropower project in Tibet and desert-based renewable hubs will help propel clean-energy generation, the vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission says.
Energy
How the AI boom derailed clean?air efforts in one of America's most polluted cities
By Valerie Volcovici and Tim McLaughlin
Energy
Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025
By Susanna Twidale
Energy
U.S.-Israeli war on Iran pushes consumers to reconsider fossil fuel alternatives
By Todd Woody
Energy
Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence
By Anna Hirtenstein and Kate Abnett
Energy
How fossil fuel disruptions lead to booms in solar and batteries
By Akshat Rathi
Energy
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts
By Marchio Gorbiano

Wildlife

Rajendra Garawad, the deputy inspector-general of forest at India's National Tiger Conservation Authority, inspects a sedated cheetah at the Rooiberg veterinary facility, Limpopo province, South Africa, on Feb. 17, 2023.
Wildlife
India celebrates cheetah births to boost reintroduction bid
By Peter Martelli
African cheetahs were first reintroduced to India in September 2022 following the extinction of the Asiatic subspecies in the country in 1952.
Wildlife
'So little we know': In submersibles revealing the deep sea
By Sara Hussein
Wildlife
Europe's bees and butterflies at risk, conservation body says
Wildlife
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey
Wildlife / OUR PLANET
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
By Carolina Pichardo
Wildlife
Man who bred world¡¯s biggest rhino herd charged with horn smuggling
By Antony Sguazzin
Wildlife
Hong Kong scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos
By Jiaxing Li and Yan Zhao

Earth science

Nearly half of Japan¡¯s population suffers from hay fever, fueled by pollen from vast cedar and cypress plantations.
Earth science / Longform
The human-made roots of 91²Ö¿â hay fever crisis
By Alex K.T. Martin
Efforts to thin forests and breed low-pollen cedar advance, even as labor gaps and neglected land complicate the work.
Earth science / EXPLAINER
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
Earth science
When Earth¡¯s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
By Kenneth Chang
Earth science
Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
By Amelie Bottollier-Depois
Earth science
How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed
By Robin Millard
Earth science / Longform
Do 91²Ö¿â trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
By Eric Margolis
Earth science / Longform
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
By Alex K.T. Martin
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Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
Japan considers making language programs a factor in residency screenings
The government is considering creating a Japanese language program for foreign people that would be a factor in residency screenings.
'RikuRyu' signs off in emotional farewell
Figure skating pair Riku Miura (left) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. The pair have announced their retirement from competitive skating.
Zoo employee admits to burning wife¡¯s body in incinerator
The incinerator at the Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido on Sunday
The Japanese dietitian who keeps the Blue Jays¡¯ engines running
Sports dietitian Yuka Sanui works behind the scenes to ensure Blue Jays players get the most out of their bodies when they step on the field.
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
The Japanese dietitian who keeps the Blue Jays¡¯ engines running
Sports dietitian Yuka Sanui works behind the scenes to ensure Blue Jays players get the most out of their bodies when they step on the field.
The American chef reconnecting with Japan through a Kyoto restaurant
SoNoMa chef partner Kyle Connaughton (right) and chef de cuisine Keita Tominaga both have ties to Sonoma County in Northern California, the restaurant¡¯s namesake. Connaughton rose to prominence there with SingleThread, while Tominaga¡¯s father ran a Japanese restaurant in the region.
Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan¡¯s convenience stores
Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.
Japanese developers worry over construction supply shortages amid Iran war
Paul Nikel, President of West Canada Homes, with an increasingly rare supply of plastic foam

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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