Iraq turns to solar energy with 535 government projects and citizen incentives

Iraq's National Team for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects confirmed that the Baghdad government has decided to implement 535 projects in government institutions to generate electricity through solar energy.

Cities across Central Asia bearing brunt of climate crisis

Road expansion, mass parking turn Tashkent into a “real frying pan”. Liveability under threat.

Tehran faces severe water crisis amid record drought

Iran's capital, Tehran, is grappling with its most severe drought in recorded memory, with alarming statistics revealing that the dams supplying the capital hold only 14% of their capacity.

Biofuel development in Southeast Asia: a region turning greener by the day

Thailand accelerates solar power push

Currently, Thailand boasts the largest solar capacity in the ASEAN region, with more than 3 GW of installed solar capacity as of 2024.

India hits 50% non-fossil fuel electricity capacity five years ahead of target

India has reached a major milestone in its energy transition journey, achieving 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years ahead of its Nationally Determined Contributions target under the Paris Agreement

Iran's Khorasan forests burn for third time as climate crisis intensifies

Wildfires have ravaged North Khorasan province's forests for the third time in recent months, burning 25 hectares of natural areas in Haver region as climate change makes such extreme events increasingly common across Iran.

Iraq plans ten new dams as "El Niño" worsens water crisis

Iraq's water resources Minister Awn Dhiab Abdullah said that “El Niño's negative impact” on Iraq is increasing, with 12 provinces now relying exclusively on groundwater.

Baghdad residents protest about electricity shortages as temperatures exceed 50°C

Protesters burnt tyres and clashed with security forces as Iraq's chronic electricity crisis intensifies during the summer heat wave.

Melting icecaps will cause more and bigger volcanic eruptions, study shows

As the weight of melting ice is lifted off volcanos, eruptions will become more common and more violent, according to a new study of volcanos in Chile’s Patagonia region.