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In challenge to Trump, Oregon votes to cap climate emissions
Britain to bid to host 2020 U.N. climate talks
EU nations receive mixed scorecard on climate goals
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Urbanisation, commercial farms threaten Asia's forests: UN Rina Chandran
UK rebuffs call for 'fast fashion' tax to tackle abuse, waste Sonia Elks
UN climate chief says 3C hotter world 'just not possible' Megan Rowling
From poo to food: Kenyan toilet waste key for new animal feed Reuters
Bogota's solar-powered gondola gives slum dwellers a lift Anastasia Moloney
Canada set to approve hotly-debated pipeline expansion Reuters
Extinction Rebellion delays drone protest at Heathrow Reuters
U.N. chief calls on EU to raise 2030 climate goal to 55% Reuters
Beyond shelter in a storm, Odisha eyes sturdier homes and power Manipadma Jena
Pope backs carbon pricing to stem global warming Reuters
Tech tool aims to predict water conflicts before they happen Sonia Elks
Solar company says UK needs new policies to meet 2050 carbon goals Reuters
Indian cities urged to develop heat action plans Rina Chandran
China flood death toll hits 61, 350,000 evacuated Reuters
G20 to tackle ocean plastic as petrochemicals expand in Asia Reuters
Cargill says food industry will miss zero deforestation goal Reuters
Development banks' climate funding at all-time high in 2018 Reuters
Cyclone Vayu spares Indian west coast a direct hit Reuters
U.S. Pentagon emits more greenhouse gases than Portugal Sebastien Malo
Drastic shift in city lifestyles urged to avert climate crisis Megan Rowling
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Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future Claudio Accheri and Michael Taylor
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'We live in fear': Facing dry times, rural South Africans rethink Claudio Accheri and Kim Harrisberg
Cargill cuts CO2 emissions from shipping fleet in green push Reuters
UK to become first G7 nation with net zero emissions target Reuters
India heatwave deaths rise to 36, poorest workers worst hit Roli Srivastava and Anuradha Nagaraj
India evacuates hundreds of thousands as cyclone Vayu builds Reuters
Climate change seen posing threat to global peace in next decade Sonia Elks
You may be eating a credit card's worth of plastic each week Reuters
Gabon's new forests minister aims to lead by example Reuters
Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste Megan Rowling
Mistrust hampers food industry's climate ambitions Reuters
Green groups sue Trump team for gutting offshore oil safety rules Reuters
France to uphold ban on sale of fossil fuel cars by 2040 Reuters
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About our Climate coverage

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change.

Opinion

Robert Nasi CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research)

Rights are at the root of fighting climate change

Insecure land tenure can be a recipe for deforestation and forest degradation
Mette Wilkie United Nations Environment Programme

Greening the world’s drylands isn’t only possible, it’s imperative

Decreasing land productivity undermines efforts to end hunger, it also makes societies vulnerable to instability
Ibrahim Thiaw and Achim Steiner United Nations

'Tele-coupling' and why your choice matters for the planet

The new freedom of consumer choice is destroying both the Earth and the future of our children
Helen Mountford World Resources Institute

EU should lead on raising its goals to cut emissions

This week's decision will have long-term economic consequences for Europe and send ripples well beyond its borders

In Depth

Cotton waste biofuel powers farmers to fight drought in Kenya
More work, less water: India's booming 'Silicon Valley' faces dry times
In Los Angeles 'water colony', tribes fear a parched future
Running Dry: Competing for water on a thirsty planet

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When disasters and conflicts collide: Colombia
Remote Greek isle switches off power cuts, lights up green energy
City of Dry Lakes | Bangalore in 360
Urban nomads: Mongolian herders face cultural, climate challenge
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Bogota's solar-powered gondola gives slum dwellers a lift
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Indian cities urged to develop heat action plans as temperatures soar
Drastic shift in city lifestyles urged to avert climate crisis