Australia PM Abbott defends emissions targetPrime Minister Tony Abbott defended Australia's carbon pollution reduction target as in line with those of other countries after the nation's climate change authority criticised the goal as "disappointing".
Typhoon Soudelor makes landfall in TaiwanTyphoon Soudelor made landfall in Taiwan ripping up trees and tearing down billboards as it battered the island with fierce winds and torrential rain.
Londoners dream of swimming in the River ThamesWork to build an open-air pool on the River Thames in central London could start this year as more Britons dip their toes into the waters of outdoor swimming.
23 June 2015
Pope to blame profiteers for killing the planetPope Francis will call on the world's leaders to pull together to fight global warming, publishing his hotly-anticipated thesis on the environment.