Philippine women switch on solar to light their way in a storm
Solar power is clean, cheap and quick to deploy, say aid workers, helping protect local communities as the impacts of climate change ramp up
Abortion rights: U.S. restrictions buck the global trend in 2021
While U.S. states have enacted more than 100 abortion curbs this year, countries including Mexico and Argentina have eased their strict laws
As floods slam more U.S. firms, $50 billion economic drag expected in 2022
Rising climate-change-related flood risks are creating growing losses for both firms and the communities that depend on them
Rohingya lawsuit against Facebook a 'wake-up call' for social media
Will the landmark suit, which argues that the spread of hate speech on the platform facilitated the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, be a turning point for Big Tech?
'Silent financier': How Bangladesh's poor are paying the costs of climate damage
As rich-nation emissions drive worsening storms and floods, the poor in Bangladesh are paying $2 billion a year from their own pockets to adapt and try to rebuild
Omicron variant threatens UN talks to seal global nature deal
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 could throw a spanner in the works of the COP15 talks, which have already been postponed three times due to the pandemic
Protests over, Indian farmers pin hope on price support
Farmers are demanding a minimum support price for their harvest as a safety net for erratic price fluctuation
Electric vehicle and 'compact’ city combo could reach emissions targets
As electric vehicles gain ground globally, researchers say they need to be combined with efforts to make cities more walkable and bikeable to swiftly curb climate change
In Honduras, first woman president faces tough fight on abortion
Smeared as a 'baby killer' by critics, Xiomara Castro faces a struggle to get political backing to loosen a strict abortion ban in Honduras
EXPLAINER: New global shipping task-force aims for greener, safer work
Workers worry that the changes needed to bring the shipping industry in line with global climate goals could make their jobs more dangerous and threaten their incomes