U.S. House backs Paris agreement goals in first climate bill in a decade
The Climate Action Now Act signalled to the international community that many Americans support the Paris agreement regardless of Trump's decision to abandon it
New aid charity says modern 'business models' will save lives
"We don't have to wait for someone to be starving on the front page of the newspaper," says Start Network head
India evacuating 1.2 million people as cyclone menaces east coast
Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is centred in the west of the Bay of Bengal and the south coast of Odisha state is also expected to get heavy to very heavy rainfall on Thursday
OPINION: Building a better banking system
Banks are falling short of supplying the capital needed to address climate change, such as loans for distributed solar energy and electric vehicles
Barclays targeted by climate change protest ahead of activist showdown
Barclays provided the most financing among European banks for fossil fuel-related projects in 2018, according to a report by campaigning group BankTrack
Singapore shoppers given tool to choose products using ethical palm oil
Palm oil is the world's most widely used edible oil, found in everything from margarine to biscuits, and soap to soups
Britain should strengthen climate goal to net zero emissions by 2050 – advisers
Britain currently aims to cut its emissions by 80 percent by 2050, but campaigners say that does not go far enough to meet pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement
Solar tracking bracelets protect nomadic Kenyan mothers and babies
Beaded bracelets with solar-powered GPS enable health workers to monitor pregnant pastoralist women, preventing deaths in childbirth
From nutty bugs to candied veggies, does food by any other name taste as good?
Convincing people to eat plant-rich diets, avoid junk food and care about nutrition is seen as critical to global human health and tackling climate change
After protests, Britain's parliament declares climate change 'emergency'
But largely symbolic declaration has no direct consequences for policy but is a nod to the power of growing climate protests