Parents' plea to climate negotiators: Be 'real heroes' for world's children
Act courageously to spur climate action for your own children and others suffering the impacts of global warming, parents' groups tell delegates at UN climate talks
New app predicts water-related conflict up to year in advance
The tool will enable governments and others, including development and disaster response experts, to intervene early to defuse conflicts, according to the developers
Record dry November in Australia fuels deadly fires
The dry weather is not expected to break for at least another three months heightening the risk of more bushfires
Europe's 'carbon border tax' could hurt climate negotiations -China adviser
The EU's senior climate official said in October the newly installed European Commision would push for a tax to account for carbon emissions of foreign firms
Extreme heat hitting rich and poor harder, global climate index shows
Heatwaves put Japan and Germany high up the list of countries suffering the worst losses from extreme weather
Investors urge Big Oil to follow 'poster child' Repsol's climate pledge
Repsol is the first leading energy firm to commit to a net-zero emission target, outdoing Royal Dutch Shell that had set out an ambition to halve emissions by 2050
Death toll in Philippine typhoon rises to 10 as storm moves off
Typhoon Kammuri, the 20th to enter the Philippines this year, prompted the forced evacuation of thousands of residents
Growth in global carbon emissions slowed in 2019 - report
Coal use has fallen sharply in the United States and Europe, helping slow the projected growth in carbon dioxide emissions
Without urgent action, yearly extreme heat waves await Europeans
With more extreme heat, harvests could halve across southern Europe in coming decades, researchers warn
Floods predicted to uproot 50 mln people a year as climate heats up
Population growth, more intense rainfall and melting ice are likely to cause more frequent and severe floods