California to vote on clean energy proposal as grid reliability issues loom
The proposal would require utilities to buy at least 11,500 megawatts of capacity from zero-emitting or renewable resources between 2023 and 2026
A plurality of Americans would strike down Mississippi abortion ban
The national opinion poll found that 47% of adults agreed that women should have the right to pre-viability abortions
FACTBOX-Abortion rights in Europe
Despite it being legal in most of Europe, women face difficulties in getting access to abortion in some countries
U.S. targets five Chinese companies over alleged forced labor in Xinjiang
Biden administration says the Chinese companies were involved with the forced labor of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups
UN climate talks must boost emissions cuts, finance targets - negotiators
The UK government's special representative for climate change says London is pushing hard for all nations to come forward by next month with more ambitious commitments
U.S. bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company
At least some of the companies listed by the U.S. Commerce Department are major manufacturers of monocrystalline silicon and polysilicon that are used in solar panel production
Backing grows for new IMF COVID and climate fund
The new trust to allow rich countries to channel some of their new IMF reserves to poor and middle-income counterparts ravaged by COVID or climate change.
Frog whisperer: Australian scientist speaks to frogs, fears their silence
Australia has about 240 frog species, but around 30% of them are threatened by climate change, water pollution, habitat loss, the chytrid fungus, and in a variety of other ways
WFP says communities on verge of starvation in Madagascar after drought
The worst drought in four decades has devastated the south of the island, forcing many to live on raw red cactus fruits, wild leaves and locusts
World Bank vows to keep board apprised of climate action progress
World Bank also agrees to boost the amount of money it spends to tackle climate change to 35% from a previous target of 28%