In Durban, climate goals are bold - but its poor feel left behind
South Africa’s seaside city, hard hit by unemployment and rising climate risks, is aiming for net-zero emissions. Can it achieve that in a way that aids the most vulnerable?
Fossil fuel giants and banks under fire for rise in single-use plastics
With a projected surge in production of throwaway plastic, a new index spotlights the companies making the raw ingredient from oil and gas and the banks funding them
Concern over nature loss surging in developing nations, online trends show
Research shows harm to nature - whether extinction, deforestation or over-fishing - and efforts to stop it are grabbing more attention on digital media, particularly in Asia
Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter - study
Greenland's ice sheet is estimated to contain enough water to raise the average sea level by more than 7 metres
African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought
Rainforests in six African countries found to be more resistant to extra heat and drought than tropical forests in the Amazon and Southeast Asia
Arctic fires, thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate -study
'The Arctic is in the process of disintegrating as we know it,' said authors as they warn of a 'hole' in greenhouse gas accounting
Brazil's pandemic-weary Manaus flooded by rising Amazon rivers
Across Amazonas state, more than 400,000 people have been affected by flooding, hitting a region already reeling from the pandemic
India's Gujarat state evacuates over 200,000 people as cyclone hits
Rain intensified and several power outages were reported in the state, while electricity pylons and trees were uprooted and buildings damaged in coastal areas
Mitsubishi UFJ pledges net zero emissions in finance portfolio by 2050
The bank will also aim for carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2030, it said
EU reassessing role of natural gas in green finance rules, Commission says
Brussels delayed a decision on whether power plants fuelled by natural gas will be labelled as green