World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge - IEA
The IEA says global power generation from coal was expected to increase 9% in 2021 driven by a rapid economic recovery
Typhoon Rai weakens after pummelling central Philippines
Rai, which at one point intensified into a category 5 storm, the highest classification, toppled power and communication lines, complicating disaster response
Strong typhoon approaches Philippines as tens of thousands evacuate
Nearly 30,000 residents in Eastern Samar province, one of the hardest hit by super typhoon Haiyan in 2013, have been evacuated from their homes in the past two days
Climate change imperils world's oil and gas reserves: research
Access to 40% of the world's recoverable oil and gas reserves could be affected by the wild weather, with major producers Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Nigeria among the most vulnerable according to the research
Part two of EU climate plan to tackle buildings, methane and natural gas
The EU publishes second set of climate policy proposals with aims to deliver goal for 55% net emissions cut by 2030
Young activists to take spotlight for a day at UN climate talks
Youth Day at COP26 is an acknowledgement of how young campaigners have raised public understanding of climate change, and how their future will be affected by decisions made now
India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programme
India, Indonesia, South Africa and the Philippines account for 15% of global emissions related to coal, cutting their emissions more quickly will help 2050 global net zero effort
Saudi women barrel into workforce in changing kingdom
The gender pay gap in Saudi Arabia stands at 49% and some employers still ask women for their male guardian's approval during the job hiring process
A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw
Permafrost covers 65% of Russia's landmass, and scientists say that greenhouse gas emissions from its thaw could eventually match or even exceed the EU's industrial emission
Clutching graveyard crosses, hundreds protest violence against women in Mexico
Some 762 women were murdered between January and September this year, a 5% rise from the same period in 2020