Millions facing severe hunger in Horn of Africa - U.N. food agency
The World Food Programme calls for immediate assistance to avoid a repeat of a famine a decade ago that killed hundreds of thousands of people
Sale of animal-linked NFTs raises conservation funds for South African reserve
WildEarth, a wildlife streaming service, is minting NFTs linked to 25 prominent animals like Tlalamba on the Djuma Game Reserve in South Africa
EU proposes rules to label some gas and nuclear investments as green
A row over what fuels are included in Europe's sustainable finance taxonomy has split countries and investors, with some lawmakers planning to block the plan
Death toll from Storm Ana rises to 86 as another storm brews to Africa's east
Ana has affected hundreds of thousands of people across Southeast Africa, causing widespread flooding and destruction, according to the United Nations
Australia PM promises $700 mln more to protect Great Barrier Reef
The reef, under threat from global warming, has been a lightning rod for criticism of the ruling conservative coalition's support for fossil fuels
Non-fossil fuels forecast to be 50% of China's power capacity in 2022
More than half of Chinese regions have suffered from a months-long power shortage in 2021, partly because of low hydropower generation and insufficient coal supply
U.S. crop insurance payouts rise sharply as climate change worsens droughts, floods
The report reinforces concerns that insuring the nation's crops will get more expensive as climate change drives more erratic weather events that disrupt agriculture
Olympics-Climate change threatens Winter Olympics and future snow sports -research
The Beijing Games, kicking off on Feb. 4, will be the first Winter Olympics to use virtually 100% artificial snow by deploying snow generators and snow-making guns
China's Xi says country's low carbon push must guarantee energy, food security
China, the world's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, has been under pressure to 'enhance ambition' and take more drastic action to tackle global warming
EU plan to label gas and nuclear as green could mislead investors, advisers say
The experts urged EU authorities to rewrite the draft rules, which they said would label gas plants with relatively high CO2 emissions as "sustainable".