Climate news

The Louvre moves its treasure as climate change brings more floods
Climate pledges for 2030 put world far off 1.5C goal, UN warns
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Pandemic likely made 2020 'another devastating year' for forests
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Culture and climate change
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Ex-logger leads firefighters defending Indonesia's peatlands
IMF, World Bank pledge to push against global climate risks
Denmark's climate goal too reliant on unproven tech- govt council
Airbus exploring hybrid-electric aircraft technology
Rare February Himalayas landslide disaster left more than 200 dead
Portugal sees green hydrogen output by end-2022
Poor Texans had trouble paying energy bills - then came the storm
Tough U.S. climate stance could help Canada boost emissions target
EU should review approval of plastics with toxic softener DEHP
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Businesses join to hunt 'right recipe' for zero-carbon industries
Europe's wind power capacity not growing fast enough
Laos issues new decree on dams aimed at minimising harm
In Kenya, electric fences protect forests from human destruction
Britain's Drax abandons gas plant plans in climate push
US airline CEOs to meet with White House on cutting carbon
Canadian oil pipeline Trans Mountain seeks to shield insurers
Canadian river wins legal rights in global push to protect nature
Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma: too much electricity
Fire, drought, beetles ravage German forests, study finds
EU bets on data to prepare for climate change impacts
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What's the plan? Investors push firms to come clean on climate
Singapore port backs project to use ammonia as marine fuel
Chipmakers in drought-hit Taiwan order water trucks to prepare
Biden: U.S., Canada to work toward achieving net zero by 2050
Small island states, UK warn of climate threats to security
Historic Interior pick tests Senate support for Biden on climate
Attenborough to UN: 'Climate change a threat to global security'
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Texas blackout: How can power grids weather climate shocks?
Indian climate activist granted bail over farm protests
Climate change: 5 places where global warming is a security risk
H&M, IKEA-backed TreeToTextile builds sustainable fibre demo plant
Texas freeze raises concerns about 'ridiculous' variable rate bill
US energy regulator to examine climate change threat to power
Contested Canadian hydro power plan moves closer to referendum
Czech Republic to file legal action against Poland over Turow mine
Military coup and sanctions hike threats to Myanmar forests
Flood damage cost to US homes will rise by 61% in 30 years
Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boom
Farmers fight back: Making animal feed from a locust plague
Australia's gas networks look to go green with hydrogen
Texas freeze led to release of tons of air pollutants
Over 5,000 flee homes as storm hits southern Philippines
EU plans eco ranking for planes and flights - Welt am Sonntag
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About our Climate coverage

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

Opinion

Luca Di Leo European Institute for Innovation and Sustainability

Educating eaters as a way to save the planet

Food is at the centre of every major sustainability issue we face, yet is often overlooked. Educating the masses to eat well will help save our planet
Patrick Verkooijen & Tawakkol ...

Climate action offers a hidden peace dividend

Climate change aggravates conflict and unrest all over the world. Could investing in climate adaptation reduce the risk of war and civil strife?
Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu United Nations

The overlapping crises of climate and COVID-19 demands solidarity

With the COVID-19 crisis nowhere near an end, climate change ever accelerating and an economic crisis in the making, the stakes are higher than ever
Amy Faith Ho

A Texas doctor's plea to prepare for climate change 

Winter Storm Uri showed me what a public health emergency caused by climate change looks like. The worst is yet to come

In Depth

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Businesses join hands to find 'right recipe' for zero-carbon industries
Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma: too much electricity
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'Can I afford it?' Workers fear squeeze from green energy transition
Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying

Videos & Pictures

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Young lives on the line: #climatecrisis
How coronavirus is affecting climate change
Can planting trees really stop climate change?
South Africa’s battle between coal and climate
City of Dry Lakes | Bangalore in 360
Land of Little Rain

Editor's Picks

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How Biden could use foreign and trade policy to protect the Amazon rainforest
Smart weather app helps Kenya's herders brace for drought
Zimbabwe's too-productive mango growers look to the sun to boost incomes
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Adaptation no longer 'Cinderella' of climate action - but barriers remain