Cutting methane and soot emissions could quickly tackle climate change while boosting crops and health, says a study.

First multi-location satellite data study over India shows a rising trend in aerosols.

The Asia-Pacific region needs a green 'industrial revolution' to cut unsustainable consumption of natural resources and pollution.

There are research gaps in assessing whether clean cookstoves have the desired health effects, say researchers.

Researchers are turning rice-farming waste into paper and insecticide while cutting down on carbon emissions.

A single global research strategy to tackle environmental change and sustainable development has been agreed.

Chinese and Indian plans to use batteries to store solar power could drive up lead emissions.

The UN Development Fund has announced plans for climate-friendly brick kilns to reduce Bangladesh's emissions.

Replacing indoor open fires in rural areas of Guatemala with chimney stoves has reduced clinic visits for respiratory illnesses by 26-45%.

'Nanoadditives' can improve the performance of biofuels, and reduce smoke and other toxic emissions in diesel engines, say researchers.

India's newly launched black carbon research initiative will aim to better understand the effects of soot on climate change.

An award-winning solar cooker, which also provides heat and electricity, could be appropriate for Quinghai's Tibetan nomads.

A study suggests that girls from a Mexican mining town may have a low intelligence quotient because of their environmental exposure to manganese.

Argentina is in discussions with Uruguay about the construction of a pulp plant, and a bi-national committee is studying the case.

Mario Molina, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, hopes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico City by 12 per cent by 2012.

India’s continued use of banned pesticides such as DDT is showing up in high levels in the air.

Using improved cookstoves in India can save millions of lives as well as benefiting the environment, a study has shown.

China has reduced its sulphur dioxide emissions, but its failure to reduce nitrogen emissions could worsen acid rain in the country.

China's air pollution could be damaging its agriculture as scientists find aerosols reduce the amount of light rain.

Methane emissions from rice fields could be cut dramatically by combining two simple farming practices, say researchers.