No choice but to invest in oil, Shell CEO says
Shell and other big energy firms have long insisted that switching away from oil and gas to cleaner sources of energy will take decades as demand for transport and plastics continues to grow
British police order a halt to climate change protests in London
The police move to halt Extinction Rebellion protests comes after a week of civil disobedience by activists targeting government buildings and banks
Climate change activists target BlackRock offices in London
"BlackRock stokes the fires that are destroying our planet," the group said
Rescuers search waist-high muddy waters for missing people in typhoon-hit Japan
Tens of thousands of rescue workers and a fleet of helicopters have fanned out in the affected areas
U.N. urges action as finds farmers losing up to a fifth of produce
Central and southern Asia have the highest level of food losses of 20% followed by northern America and Europe at more than 15%
Climate change activists target London's financial district
Activists vow a day of disruption for major institutions which they say are financing an environmental catastrophe
Japan sends in troops after deadly typhoon floods towns, threatens more damage
Dozens of people are dead or missing and large swaths of low-lying land remain under water
Europe's climate credentials face acid test in EIB fossil fuel vote
The bank's draft proposal in July to end oil, coal and gas financing was praised by green groups and politicians but has since seen some pushback
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
"The urgency of the crisis is now so great that many scientists feel, as humans, that we now have a moral duty to take radical action"