Seasonal markers need to be revised to take account of climate change, a study suggests.

Tropical cyclone damage costs are set to increase dramatically because of climate change, and population and economic growth, says a study.

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

Climate scepticism is rare in Brazilian, Chinese and Indian newspapers compared with those of the UK and US.

Mountain ranges in the developing world have some of the best potential for producing solar energy, but costs may stand in the way.

A farmer's design for a household for a more efficient use of renewable fuels has won attention in a Chinese entrepreneurship competition.

Temperature rises are eroding the success of measures that have increased rice yield in Asia.

Pumping aerosols into the atmosphere to prevent climate change could provoke regional conflict, a study suggests.

A collaborative project is aiming for a better understanding of the Pacific Ocean's impact on the Asian monsoon and climate.

Scientists in the vast Hindu-Kush Himalaya region must pool their research in view of a looming water crisis, says a report.

Disease control measures — not climate change — will be the crucial factor in malaria control, modellers say.

Brazil, China, India and South Africa have promised to increase climate science cooperation in the developing world.

China and the EU will take their carbon capture and storage collaboration forward, with plans for a demonstration plant in 2015.

Despite progress in some areas, long-term decline in China's rice varieties highlights the biodiversity loss the country is experiencing.

Food production in China's Yangtze River Basin faces a dire future but new growing techniques could compensate.

Densely populated cities must use their financial clout to combine the fight for clean air with reducing carbon emissions, scientists say.

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

Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.

Scenarios — and costs — for attaining a low-carbon economy in China are outlined in a major report.

As the world's most populated nation puts tackling greenhouse gases on the agenda, science and technology are given centre stage.