Why does 1.5C warming goal matter to global poverty and health?
Scientists outline how damage to the poor and vulnerable could be reduced by curbing global warming
Massive societal changes needed to meet lower global warming target world needs - U.N.
Keeping the Earth's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius would have "clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems", says scientific report
FACTBOX-U.N. report on keeping global warming down to 1.5 degrees Celsius
"Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees" outlines the impact of temperatures rising 1.5C from pre-industrial times and steps needed to contain warming at that level
Temperatures to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030-2052 without rapid steps - U.N. report
"Limiting warming to 1.5C is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics but doing so would require unprecedented changes"
Philippine resort city chooses 'morally correct' low-carbon path
"I wanted to show that economic development is possible without destroying the environment," Puerto Princesa's mayor says
Naturalist Attenborough optimistic U.S. will rejoin global climate pact
"The American people themselves will demand that their government goes back on that and agrees to join the rest of the nations of the world"
Three decades after nuclear disaster, Chernobyl goes solar
A new, cleaner source of power is taking hold at Chernobyl, as investment in renewable energy surges in Ukraine
Scientists champion forests as 'unsung hero' of climate action
"Our planet's future climate is inextricably tied to the future of its forests," they say
After Indonesia quake, empowering coastal communities will save lives: UN
Indonesia has suffered more deaths from tsunamis than any other country, according to the United Nations
Rising use of plastics to drive oil demand to 2050 - IEA
Oil companies such as Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell plan to invest in new petrochemical plants in the coming decades, betting on the rising demand for plastics