Monument-filled, traffic-clogged Rome to ban diesel cars by 2024
"If we want to intervene seriously, we have to have the courage to adopt strong measures", Rome's mayor says
Data on slums holds key to more resilient cities
Projects involving slum communities aim to collect and share information on their needs with city policy makers and investors
European Council approves carbon market reform
The reform is "a significant step towards the EU reaching its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions"
Norway wealth fund to assess climate risks in power, oil, materials
Norway's central bank will soon decide whether to blacklist from the fund companies for producing too much greenhouse gases
Guess joins retailers committing to fabrics that protect forests, locals
Production of wood pulp for fabric can involve clearing forests to build eucalyptus plantations on land traditionally used by indigenous communities
Climate change pushing weather extremes 'off the scale', says global cities group
"Given that all the scientific models are failing to predict the pace that climate impact's actually having, how do you do good public policy?"
Search for new urban water sparks conflict in parched Malawi
An effort to shore up water to Blantyre is drawing protests from people who say "we can't serve Blantyre before we serve ourselves"
Women at the front can help defeat global warming, say leaders
"It's clear if we want to face climate change, women and girls from all the world should be central actors"
U.S. states must step up to fix social ills - watchdog
"America can overcome the rancor and paralysis that we see so sadly on display in politics today"
Women are an 'unstoppable' force for climate action
Today there is perhaps no greater responsibility for powerful women than to lead efforts for a healthier and greener future