Why cutting methane emissions is key to fighting climate change
Reducing methane emissions is crucial to fighting climate change. The invisible gas traps over 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide—and we're emitting more than we thought. The greatest potential for methane reduction lies with fossil fuels, and solutions are readily available. So what's getting in the way?
ANALYSIS-Greener oil or green industry? Gridlock puts Norway in a bind
Tapping renewable sources of energy to make heavy-polluting industries greener is one of the more controversial aspects of the transition to a lower-carbon world
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
Great Barrier Reef row piles pressure on Australia for climate action
Australia hits back at U.N. move to downgrade the reef’s World Heritage status, but climate scientists say Canberra should do more to curb threat from global warming
Cotton industry unprepared for climate change threat to crop and farmers
Even as demand rises, worsening heat, drought and flooding threaten the world's cotton supply, and the farmers that grow it
Brazilian fishing communities fight to stay in protected forest
Families living in Jureia, near the coast, say the government is denying their traditional land rights and clearing them out in the name of conservation
Britain will not demand climate talks delegates be vaccinated against COVID-19
Britain will strongly recommend that anyone attending November's international climate summit is vaccinated, but it will not be mandatory
As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive
Failure to adapt agriculture to climate shifts could cause catastrophic food shortages, World Resources Institute warns
Watermills grind to a halt as erratic weather hits Kashmir grains
Dwindling harvests of wheat and corn mean less demand for flour, forcing thousands of traditional watermills to close as their owners look for other work
Fossil fuel firms face new challenge over 'greenwashing' ads
Rather than going through the courts, green groups have filed a false advertising complaint against Chevron with the U.S. agency which enforces rules against deceptive ads