Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says
A new report warns that by 2030, up to 118 million extremely poor people will be exposed to climate change impacts without adequate response measures
Africa calls for climate finance tracker after donors fall short
Tanguy Gahouma, Africa's top COP26 negotiator, called for tracker for the $100 bln in climate funding pledged by rich countries, including who gave what and where it went
UK to increase grants to help homeowners ditch gas boilers
The government said it wanted to make heat pumps cost the same to buy and run as gas boilers by 2030
WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
Following a joint investigation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian, an inquiry found 83 aid workers were involved in sex abuse during the Ebola epidemic
China's Xi will not attend COP26 in person, UK PM Johnson told -The Times
China is the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter and Xi's absence from discussions - either in person or via video calls - would mark a setback for British PM Boris Johnson
Britain's queen irritated by leaders who are just talk on climate change
The queen, who is due to attend the U.N.'s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, says she still did not know who was coming
Greece closes public services, restricts traffic as storm set to worsen
More rainfall has been forecast to hit Athens, the northern Greek region of Halkidiki and the island of Evia, still recovering from summer wildfires, on Friday
Turkey set to receive 3.1 bln euro loans to help Paris climate goals -sources
Turkey last week became the last country in the G20 to ratify the Paris accord, after demanding for years that it must first be re-classified as a developing country, which would entitle it to funds and technological help
Sicily bans solar park as archaeologists fight environmentalists
Requests to build new solar plants in Italy's southernmost region have risen sharply, stoking fears among administrators and farmers of developments that could steal land from agriculture
French court orders state to honour its climate commitments
France is one of several countries where environmental activists are using the judicial system to force their governments to take faster action against global warming