FACTBOX: 12 global initiatives to beat back climate threats
From less coal to greener investment and support for vulnerable farmers, a look at some of the proposals at the U.N. Climate Action Summit
Climate summit pledges fall short, as big emitters skip 'honest appraisal'
Despite new pledges, UN gathering aimed at accelerating action on climate change produced few surprises from the richest nations
Teenager Thunberg angrily tells U.N. climate summit 'you have stolen my dreams'
Greta Thunberg opens U.N. summit by berating world leaders for failing to take strong measures to combat climate change
Young climate activists accuse world leaders' of violating child rights through inaction
The complaint accuses Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey of knowing about the impact of their carbon emissions on the climate and doing nothing to mitigate it
Without Brazil, donors unlock $500 mln to preserve rainforests
France says it will contribute $100 million to this new package, including help for the Amazon
BOE's Carney urges financial sector to transform management of climate risk
"Climate disclosure must become comprehensive, climate risk management must be transformed, and sustainable investing must go mainstream," says Bank of England governor
Strike for the climate, Italy's education minister tells students
'I have asked schools to consider as justified the absence of students who take part in the global mobilization against climate change", Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti wrote on Facebook
France's Cannes to ban polluting cruise ships
France's fourth-biggest cruise ship port has become the latest heritage city to limit the highly polluting ships' access
U.N. plans vast urban forests to fight climate change
The U.N. plans to work with Britain's Kew Royal Botanic Gardens to grow forests in 90 cities across 30 countries in Africa and Asia
Climate activists block traffic in U.S. capital, chain themselves to sailboat
Activists have targeted four locations, including Farragut Square in downtown Washington, Columbus Circle, near the Union Station train terminal and at Folger Park on Capitol Hill