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Climate, COVID-19 and conflict drive 'alarming' rise in aid need
Asia's informal workers risk losing out in green economy push
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Is climate change boosting hunger around the world?
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COP26 climate summit
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London recruits residents in push for clean air, green homes
California should eliminate oil extracted from Amazon rainforest
Siemens on track for long-range hydrogen-powered trains
World food prices climb in November, stay at 10-year peak - FAO
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Don't blame climate change for Madagascar's food crisis
Swiss banks partner up to raise $1 bln for development projects
EU drafts plan to remove more carbon emissions from the air
Renewables to drive new power capacity through 2026: IEA
'Mobility divide' looms as poor stuck in fragile states, UN says
California could save its last nuclear plant- US energy chief
Land disputes, climate change pressure Turkish nomads to settle
Canada's flood-hit British Columbia braces for more heavy rain
World's underground fungal life to be mapped for first time
Argentine designers turns shale sand bags into handbags
Uganda moves to protect vanishing wetlands as floods worsen
Indonesia's carbon trade trial indicates taxable emissions
Despite drought, New Mexico project to seed clouds scrapped
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EXPLAINER: What is 'net zero' and why does it matter?
High oil prices could chill Japan's traditional public baths
Canada's emissions-cutting efforts falling short -watchdog
German car goals not tough enough to protect climate, NGOs say
Portugal to hold auction of right to install floating solar panels
Russia needs to invest $54 bln a year to reduce carbon footprint
S.Africa says $8.5-bln green energy deal must match its goals
Brazil faces economic pain as Amazon loss dries up water
China CO2 emissions fall for first time since COVID rebound
China plans methane emission controls in key industries
Australian parliament clears way for offshore wind farms
Germany hits renewable accelerator, targets coal exit by 2030
New German government aims for at least 15 mln EVs by 2030
Swiss wind park ordered to scale back to protect birds
Pinched by energy crisis, Spanish coal plant fires up
UK to invest 20 mln stg a year in tidal power
Investors warn EU against badging intensive farming as sustainable
Canada's warehouses fill up as floods stop flow of goods
Giant pipeline in U.S. Midwest tests future of carbon capture
German coalition parties agree on 2030 coal phase-out
European Parliament gives green light to huge farm subsidies deal
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What is 'green land grabbing' - and why is it surging in Brazil?
Private funds will finance energy transition, investors say
U.S. soy giants linked to 'green land grabbing' case in Brazil
Indigenous group seeks stake in new Australian gas project
Can bamboo walls help Uganda hold back worsening floods?
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We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change.

Opinion

Ann Florini & Gordon LaForge Arizona State University

Carbon markets are booming. Here’s how to ensure they work

As companies and governments move toward net-zero emissions goals, demand for offsets will soar - but they need integrity to work
Hannah Nascimento Given

On Black Friday retailers must rethink how profit hurts the planet

Instead of promoting profligate consumption, some brands are using the shopping day to raise charitable funds and awareness of greener buying habits
Brandon Wu ActionAid

Fossil fuels in COP26 climate pact - why the US is the real issue

India argued the phasing down of fossil fuels should include not just coal but oil and gas, and be done on an equitable basis - but that didn't suit big producers like the United States
Mustafa Qadri Equidem

An opportunity for a cleaner, just Gulf is lost as COP26 ends

There’s an inextricable link between the Gulf’s complicity in the climate crisis and their failure to respect fundamental human rights.

In Depth

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More net than zero: Do carbon-cutting promises add up for the climate?
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Will COP26 deforestation pledge be game-changer or just more broken promises?
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Gulf energy giants pledge net zero - but plan to stick with oil
Who wins, who loses from the boom in climate prediction startups?

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Young lives on the line: #climatecrisis
Heatwaves: Why it's time to take extreme heat seriously
Why cutting methane emissions is key to fighting climate change
South Africa’s battle between coal and climate
City of Dry Lakes | Bangalore in 360
Land of Little Rain

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