Bangladesh seen as climate threat by boosting coal reliance
About 3% of the country's power comes from coal, but plans to build 29 coal plants in the next two decades would increase this to 35%, government data shows
With water a weapon of Middle East war, women seen as worst hit
The 'weaponisation' of water in the Middle East has led to historical and modern day tensions, with women most impacted, says playwright Sabrina Mahfouz
Judges overrule London police ban on Extinction Rebellion climate protests
"The right to protest is a longstanding fundamental right in a democratic society that should be guarded, not prohibited by overzealous policing," an Extinction Rebellion lawyer says
Sit-in by climate activists disrupts Paris energy conference
The activists, from environmental groups ANV-COP21 and Friends of the Earth, are protesting against energy extraction projects
In boost to climate policy, EU makes first move to end fossil fuel funding
The move, if finalised, would be a breakthrough in the bloc's climate policy and a blow to the coal, gas and oil industries.
Extinction Rebellion win court challenge to London police ban
Extinction Rebellion blocked roads, targeted financial institutions, sprayed paint on the government's Treasury and disrupted transport during two weeks of action
China, France reaffirm support of Paris climate agreement, call it 'irreversible'
Two countries reaffirm strong support for the Paris Agreement, which they call "a compass for strong action on the climate", after U.S. moves to pull out
ANALYSIS-Wall Street increasingly weighs risk from climate change
Companies in areas at higher risk of more severe weather are being asked how they will protect their business
Brazil farmers push traders to end Amazon soy moratorium
Farmers plan to start a campaign to end a ban by trading firms on buying soybeans from parts of the Amazon rainforest, citing support from President Bolsonaro
Brazil carbon emissions stable as clean energy use offsets deforestation
Clean energy contribution is unlikely to avoid a larger carbon dioxide increase for 2019, as deforestation sharply increased this year to the highest level in a decade