Critics and backers urge tough rules to revive ailing carbon markets
Carbon offsets are needed to meet a growing surge of net-zero emissions goals - but they must be transparent and have clear rules, backers and critics say
Eric Adams will likely be NYC's next mayor. Here's why it matters
The former police captain is tasked with narrowing racial inequalities and helping New York recover from the turmoil of COVID-19. And the policies he enacts could have ramifications well beyond the Big Apple
Developing nations, UN seek clear plan for promised climate finance
Climate-vulnerable countries, the U.N. chief and Britain say rich governments must set out how and when they will deliver on a $100 billion-a-year pledge to poorer nations
Hungarians speak out on anti-LGBT+ law as EU pushes for its repeal
The European Parliament voted for the EU to use its legal and economic muscle
UK aid cuts spark fears over parasitic killer that stalks the poor
Efforts to halt visceral leishmaniasis - the deadliest parasitic disease after malaria - are threatened by cuts to UK aid funding, say health workers
Abu Dhabi's lightning-fast COVID-19 scanners raise privacy fears
The new technology, which is said to measure a person's electromagnetic waves, has digital rights advocates worried about what data it can access
Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss
The country is curbing encroachment by paying farmers to grow trees for firewood and timber, but environmentalists say outside of plantations, the forest is still shrinking
U.N. warns excluding women from top jobs threatens COVID-19 recovery
Women risk being overlooked in coronavirus responses with more than 10% of official taskforces made up entirely of men, finds U.N. analysis
What to know as climate change drives extreme heat
As heatwaves smash records and claim lives - including in unexpected places like Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest - climate scientists explain what's happening and why
'Scared to be openly gay': Fear in Spain after man beaten to death
Spain's LGBT+ community is fighting back against a wave of recent homophobic and transphobic attacks