Green lawmakers urge EU to speed up climate change measures
The letter calls for new cars with combustion engines to be banned from 2030 rather than 2035, and for a more rapid phasing out of free carbon emission permits
Environmental threats are biggest challenge to human rights -UN
The U.N.'s rights chief's remarks come at the opening session of the Sept. 13-Oct.8 session of the Human Rights Council, where climate change themes were expected to be central
Climate change could trigger internal migration of 216 mln people - World Bank
Climate migration "hotspots" will emerge as soon as 2030 and intensify by 2050, hitting the poorest parts of the world hardest, says World Bank
Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores as glaciers melt
Some glaciers are disappearing faster than expected, causing those who specialize in harvesting ice cores to accelerate missions, rethink where to target next, and expand storage capacity
Shanghai suspends schools, flights as typhoon approaches China
The province of Zhejiang near Shanghai has raised its emergency response to the highest level on Sunday, closing schools and suspending flights and rail services in some cities
Villagers flee homes as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day
A wildfire fanned by strong winds has led to the evacuation of 2,000 people and killed one emergency worker since it erupted on Wednesday
Indonesia ends deforestation pact with Norway, citing non-payment
Jakarta says Oslo had not paid it for reducing forest losses, in accordance with the deal, but Norway insists discussions are progressing well
U.N. chief urges China, US to keep bilateral spats out of climate fight
Antonio Guterres says that despite political problems, the superpowers need to cooperate on combating climate change ahead of the U.N. COP26 climate talks
Global conservation forum votes to protect Amazon forest from 'apocalyptic scenario'
The international congress approves a motion submitted by indigenous groups to protect 80% of the world's largest rainforest by 2025