Biden says in Colorado that extreme weather will cost U.S. over $100 bln this year
Biden hopes to tap into voter concerns about the climate to gain popular support for a $3.5 trillion spending plan that is being negotiated in the U.S. Congress
U.S., EU pursuing global deal to slash planet-warming methane - documents
Their pact comes as Washington and Brussels seek to galvanise other major economies ahead of a world summit to address climate change in Scotland in November
Firms sucking carbon from air see boost from 'code red' climate crisis
Three leading 'direct air capture' companies say interest from governments and investors is rising, despite high costs and opposition from some green groups
Heavy downpours from Nicholas batter Texas, Louisiana
Texas governor declares states of emergency in 17 counties and three cities with boat and helicopter rescue teams being deployed or put on standby
Get 'folks like me' engaged on climate, says Black Greenpeace USA head
Ebony Twilley Martin, the environmental organization's first Black woman executive director, wants people of color more involved in the climate fight
How climate inaction is driving a mental health crisis in children
Young people's feelings of anger, fear and powerlessness arise less from environmental damage than from the unwillingness of adults to stop it, researchers find
Nicholas strengthens into hurricane, pounds coastal Texas, Louisiana with rain
U.S. President Joe Biden has declared an emergency for Louisiana and ordered federal assistance to supplement local response efforts due to conditions resulting from Nicholas
Stop funding coal abroad, NGO group tells top investor Bank of China
The comments add to the growing criticism of China for financing coal-fired power stations overseas, especially as part of its Belt and Road Initiative
As climate talks near, pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects
Action by six countries alone - China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Turkey and Bangladesh - could help end coal use
Killings of Colombia environmental activists hit record, NGO says, despite gov't promises
A record 65 environmental defenders were killed in Colombia in 2020, according to a report by Global Witness, nearly one-third of the worldwide total