UN aviation agency weighs restrictions on carbon credits under fire by climate activists
New CORSIA scheme could curb airline industry funding for older carbon-offsetting projects whose environmental benefits have been disputed by climate activists
EU executive seeks to crack down on gender pay gap
Women in the European Union earn on average 16% less than men, and improving gender equality would boost EU's GDP per capita by up to a tenth
EU is 'pretending' to tackle climate crisis, Thunberg says
Climate activist Greta Thunberg says European Union is ignoring reality by setting emissions target three decades in the future
Spanish government backs tougher action against sex crimes in draft law
The law would toughen punishments for sexual offences, including qualifying all non-consensual sex as rape
In Argentina's north, indigenous children sicken and die from malnutrition
As poverty rises, children in northern indigenous communities are regularly dying for want of decent food and clean water
U.N. group says Salvadoran women unfairly locked up for abortion crimes
Three women who were jailed for abortion-related crimes were unjustly detained, U.N. experts have found
British hedge fund billionaire Hohn launches campaign to starve coal plants of finance
Chris Hohn, who donates to groups working on climate change, aims to block projects before they pose threat to climate
In a bid to repair Pacific ties, Australia legislates greater recycling use
Government departments will be required to buy recycled materials that could otherwise become marine debris
Campaigners urge PM Johnson to 'turbocharge' climate plans ahead of U.N. summit
Sixty environment and development groups call on Britain to unveil more ambitious and detailed decarbonisation plans, and lead international efforts to boost aid for countries hit by climate disasters
Climate change lengthens Australian summers by 50% - study
Report released as Australia counts cost of unusually intense bushfire season that burned nearly 12 million hectares of bushland