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Israel unveils 80 bln shekel plan to boost solar energy
U.S. moves to curb state powers to deny energy permits
Tropical Storm Amanda kills at least seven people in El Salvador
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Coronavirus and climate change
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Air pollution and climate change
Climate activists stage protest at oilfield in southern England
Indonesia processing requests for deep-sea mining waste disposal
Caribbean braces for hurricanes amid coronavirus
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Vulnerable say summit delay should not slow climate action
Investors, scientists urge IEA head to take bolder climate stance
Drought adds to Belgian farmers' coronavirus misery
Fears for Kenya's urban food supply as floods drown rice
UN delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
Logging and climate shifts slash forest carbon storage
World urged to rebuild greener, more equal economies after virus
Coronavirus lockdown spurs cycling momentum in South America
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Summer heat and coronavirus: What you need to know
First poverty, now pandemic threatens access to electricity
US states sue Trump administration over fuel efficiency rollback
EU pledges 40 bln euros for 'just transition' from fossil fuels
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Key climate spending in EU's "green recovery" plan
Electric motorbike gives Zimbabwe women a path out of poverty
Climate-friendly almond farmers coax life from drying Spanish soil
Britain proposes Nov 2021 date for delayed UN climate summit
Cooked for climate, UAE's high-tech food plan pays off in pandemic
Global energy investment seen tumbling 20% in 2020 due to COVID
Canada's cities find new ways to beat the heat in pandemic
Hope 'shattered' for Kenya's forest people after landmark ruling
Macron wants France to become Europe's top clean car producer
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Colombia's Medellin pushes 'eco-city' aims in coronavirus recovery
New wave of locusts raises fear for summer crops in India
Nature boost for Berlin as Amazon funds city climate protection
Nordic investors turn up heat on coal in climate campaign
Bust-up over climate weighs on EU-UK talks, risks trade rifts
Thousands without power in W. Australia after once-in-decade storm
Australia begins wide-ranging enquiry into deadly bushfires
As lockdown clears the air, Cairo looks to keep pollution low
Pope calls for defence of environment
Extreme weather, more people drive Pakistan toward a wheat crisis
Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 bln in India
Pandemic piles pressure on world's shrinking forests
Cyclone Amphan leaves thousands homeless in eastern India
Indigenous elders ask for help to protect Amazon from oil firms
'Digital twins' can help create healthier cities after coronavirus
Ice age: Off-grid ways to turn down rising heat for the poor
China warns coronavirus makes pollution clampdown tougher
Future shock: COVID-19 shows need to prep for climate threats
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About our Climate coverage

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

Opinion

Mami Mizutori and Heide Hackmann UNDRR

From COVID-19 crisis comes opportunity to rethink risk

The health crisis stress-tests our ability to cooperate, learn and adapt in the face of deep uncertainties and rising risks
Soenke Kreft United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security

Delaying COP26 climate summit for a year is the right decision

Negotiations have to include the countries and people most affected by global warming - and that cannot be done online
Simon Maxwell Overseas Development Institute

Higher imports - and lower emissions - is not the answer

To genuinely curb climate change we need to fly and drive less, eat less meat - and make sure what we buy is genuinely low carbon
Jagoda Munic Friends of the Earth Europe

How the EU could build a greener future with its recovery fund

This is a ground-breaking moment for the future of Europe but the bloc’s recovery package falls short of building a fairer future

In Depth

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'Perfect storm': Haiti COVID-19 peak set to collide with hurricanes
As coronavirus curbs ease, what climate-smart policies should we lock in now?
Under the cover of lockdown, illegal logging surges in Tunisia
Warming climate and Arctic gas push threaten Russia's reindeer herders

Videos & Pictures

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Pedal on! Coronavirus lockdown spurs cycling momentum in South America
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Colombia's Medellin pushes 'eco-city' aims in coronavirus recovery
As lockdown clears the air, Cairo looks to keep pollution low
Extreme weather, more people drive Pakistan toward a wheat crisis