Pope backs carbon pricing to stem global warming and appeals to deniers
Carbon pricing, via taxes or emissions trading schemes, is used by many governments to make energy consumers pay for the costs of using the fossil fuels that contribute to global warming
Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen
Climate change often impacts on water, which in turn can fuel clashes over diminishing resources and force people to migrate from their home areas
Solar company says UK needs new policies to meet 2050 carbon target
Solar industry wants renewed government backing as new research suggests the sector may easily beat existing forecasts
Indian cities urged to develop heat action plans as temperatures soar
'Cities bear the brunt of a heatwave because they are so densely populated, and because the effects are more pronounced'
G20 to tackle ocean plastic waste as petrochemical producers expand in Asia
Activists say that although efforts to recycle and ban single-use items are needed, reducing plastic production is also crucial - but industry isn't so sure
Cargill says food industry will miss zero deforestation goal
Greenpeace said at least 50 million hectares of forest, would be destroyed during the 10 years the corporate commitment was valid
Development banks' climate funding at all-time high in 2018
Financing from six multilateral development banks to boost projects addressing climate risks and cutting emissions topped $43 billion in 2018, up 22% from 2017
Cyclone Vayu spares Indian west coast a direct hit, to skirt coast
The storm had been expected to hit the Gujarat coast, with officials urging more than 300,000 people to move out of low-lying areas
U.S. Pentagon emits more greenhouse gases than Portugal, study finds
Using and moving troops and weapons accounted for about 70% of its energy consumption
Drastic shift in city lifestyles urged to avert climate crisis
Cities need to at least halve their emissions by 2030, urbanites need to cut their meat consumption and fast-fashion has to be ditched to have a chance of keeping global warming to 1.5°C