Climate news

Small farmers jailed for Sumatra fires as companies duck blame
Costa Rica eyes billions in savings with net-zero emissions
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Britain's foreign aid cut: who will feel the impact?
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Youth action on climate change
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Ex-logger leads firefighters defending Indonesia's peatlands
EU drafts deal to upgrade 2030 climate change target next month
China says Australian coal imports failed environmental standards
Dutch students build electric car from recycled material
FACTBOX-Global schemes put a price on carbon emissions
Hurricanes hit Nicaragua with $743 million in economic losses
COVID-19 prompts pivot to green alternative to rubber gloves
Spain offers $89 mln green energy aid to Balearic, Canary islands
Pipe dreams leave U.S. energy firms caught in climate trap
As more countries pledge zero emissions, coal finance evaporates
Worsening land inequality widens gender, climate change gaps
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Carbon pricing rises as weapon of choice in climate fight
Australia moves into top three countries for renewable investment
Biden names Kerry as U.S. climate envoy, puts focus on diplomacy
GM hits reverse on Trump effort to bar California emissions rules
'Direction of travel set' in climate fight: Paris pact architect
Oil & gas firms commit to tackle methane emissions under pact
Interior Dept contender: Biden would target Trump Arctic drilling
Solar energy on track to power London rail link by 2022
Surge in greenhouse gases sustained despite COVID lockdowns: UN
Kenyan villagers nurture local springs as founts of clean water
After Storm Iota, Colombian survivors vow to rebuild
British billionaire aims to force companies to act on climate
UK companies seen missing sustainability targets due to COVID-19
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Insurers float fast flood protection, as UK fails to confront risk
As drownings rise, communities in icy regions adapt to warming
UN approves ban on heavy ship fuel in Arctic
EU plans tight car CO2 limits under green finance rules
Indian teen's solar iron smooths a pressing problem: forest loss
Storm deaths rise in Central America as Honduras pleads for help
China-led shift to electric vehicles to help end 'oil era' - study
China's carbon neutrality pledge undermined by coal power plans
Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes
Young negotiators 'scream' for change from sluggish climate action
Hondurans who fled hurricanes face coronavirus in crowded shelters
Heatwaves caused record deaths as Britain struggled with COVID-19
French court gives Macron deadline to show he's serious on climate
Briton sets sail on zero carbon trip around the world
U.N. urges Europe to cut carbon emissions by 55% by 2030
Emissions from industry, farms and forests endanger climate goals
European Union plans mammoth expansion of offshore wind farms
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Africa shrugs off net-zero push without finance to follow
Under-investment set to delay clean energy for poor 'by decades'
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About our Climate coverage

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

Opinion

Ambassador Peter Thomson

Pacific nations lead on climate. We must do the same for nature.

Progress on climate action is at risk of unravelling if the Pacific do not step up to the related crisis of nature loss
Maria Mendiluce We Mean Business

Why a green recovery from Covid-19 means more jobs

Companies can show real leadership by partnering with governments to ensure that green stimulus measures translate into good jobs
Camilla Toulmin International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

How to green Africa from the grassroots

As COVID-19 prompts rethinks, investing in renewable energy, regenerative agriculture and skills could help Africa handle future crises
James Poetzscher .

I was a teenager hopeless about climate change. Then COVID-19 hit

My maps showing declining air pollution during the pandemic have been published around the world. Young people can make a difference

In Depth

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Insurers float fast flood protection, as Britain fails to confront risk
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Africa shrugs off net-zero emissions push without finance to follow
Indigenous Tao way of life under threat on Taiwan island
As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track

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

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Indian teen's solar iron smooths a pressing problem: forest loss
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Coronavirus pandemic sparks surge in firewood use in rural Kenya
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