Costs, literacy and design: The invisible barriers to tackling the digital divide
While most of the focus is on getting everyone connected, experts at Lisbon’s Web Summit say making internet access more affordable and less complicated is also key.
SIMs to leaflets: Sudanese find ways to skirt net outage
From using international SIM cards to deploying relatives in the diaspora to relay information, Sudanese citizens are finding ways to communicate in a bid to circumvent telecommunications restrictions imposed after the military seized power last week.
Pacific islanders struggle at COP26 climate summit as pandemic keeps leaders away
Pacific islanders are pressing for deep cuts in emissions at COP26 even though leaders of just three nations in the region - Palau, Fiji and Tuvalu - have made it to Glasgow
New funding for developing nations' coal exit needs better planning for workers
Money alone cannot solve the labour challenges faced in the developing world, where coal-fired electricity still runs nearly half of power grids, energy experts say
Push to end oil and gas expansion takes off at COP26 but harder on the ground
A growing club of countries are moving to end overseas expansion of oil and gas - as well as coal - but making it work on the ground is likely to come up against political and other barriers
Poor nations 'squeezed' as debt surges and climate adaptation cash falls short
Developing nations will need up to $500 billion by 2050 to adapt to global warming - but just a fraction of the money needed is on the table, with the gap widening and debt rising
Ensuring indigenous rights seen as key as forest carbon investments grow
As more companies seek to offset their emissions through forests, indigenous rights must be at the top of the agenda, campaigners say in Glasgow
With no tickets to COP26 talks, climate activists take to Glasgow streets
Unable to get passes or tickets to enter the main COP26 venues, Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion protesters are raising their voices in other ways
Forget net-zero: meet the small-nation, carbon-negative club
Forested Bhutan, Suriname and Panama now absorb more emissions than they produce. Can other countries join them?
Could a small Arab state hold the key to net zero emissions?
Oman's ample stores of peridotite rock could lock away huge volumes of planet-warming carbon, but backers say a price on carbon is needed to make the project viable