Stories by Coco Liu

An innovative plant turns sewage sludge into energy

Pollution cuts come to small business in China, aiding efforts to curb global warming

China is burning less coal due to a changing economy and government action

The tiny country’s leaders have no urge to restrict the energy and chemicals industry

Tropical cyclone Soudelor may be a taste of super typhoons to come

China contributed the most to a global increase in carbon stored in trees and other plants

Growth in coastal areas may expose more than a billion people to sea-level rise

China is headed towards peak coal which means cities reliant on coal mining struggle

The first two new nuclear reactors since the meltdowns at Fukushima received approval

Plans to clean up China's air may increase emissions of carbon dioxide

Chinese companies press forward with plans to process coal into other fuels, despite water scarcity and excess climate change pollution

China plans a major slowdown of projects that would turn coal into gas or liquid fuels

The world's largest polluter will cap emissions from those major industries by 2020

The effort is an attempt to improve China's air and increase energy security but would be a disaster for efforts to combat climate change

The Nature Conservancy partners with loggers in Indonesia to limit the destruction of tropical forests

Poor installation and grid connections are also among a laundry list of problems facing China's effort to go solar

Pilot cap-and-trade schemes in various places in China have faced a host of difficulties, including a lack of trading

Raising pigs, chickens and cows means increased emissions of the greenhouse gases causing climate change

Policymakers have persuaded farmers in China to buy insurance against losses in agriculture, which is at risk mainly due to climate change

Bhutan hopes a new hydropower plant will help lift the country out of poverty while reducing pollution in India

Emblazoned with a sign that says "Save Kathmandu," battery-powered autorickshaws are among the smallest and least-familiar models in the world's growing fleet of electric vehicles

China's demand for coal continues to rise, but the parched country faces challenging finding enough water to cool its coal-fired power plants

Seven pilot regions in the world's most polluting nation will launch markets to cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions

Drought in the Yunnan province of China affects most of the major rivers of Asia