'War means blood': Can a treaty stop Latin American activists being killed?
As the region’s Escazu agreement takes force, activists hope for better protection, and justice for the perpetrators of crimes against them
WIDER IMAGE-For South Korea's youngest 'sea women', warming seas mean smaller catches
The waters where the free-dive fisherwomen work have warmed up to 2.6 times more than the world average, changing the undersea habitat and threatening their future
Investor group calls for banks to set tougher climate targets
Investors managing $11 trillion want lenders to set 'enhanced' pledges to decarbonise their portfolios
EXCLUSIVE-India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change
Coal still accounts for nearly 75% of India's annual power output and a draft electricity policy shows more capacity may be added, albeit with technology to cut pollution
Table Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town
The fire started early on Sunday near a memorial to politician Cecil Rhodes, located on Devils Peak
Australia's federal govt and South Australia sign $851 mln deal to curb carbon emissions
Under the agreement, South Australia will provide A$422 million and the federal government will spend A$660 million
China, U.S. agree on need for stronger climate commitments
The two countries will continue to discuss 'concrete actions in the 2020s to reduce emissions aimed at keeping the Paris Agreement-aligned temperature limit within reach'
Power companies urge Biden to implement policies to cut emissions 80% by 2030
The 2030 goal was consistent with Evergreen Action, an advocacy group that proposed a CES in February
Brazil needs $10 bln a year in aid for carbon neutrality by 2050, minister says
Deforestation has hit a 12-year high in 2020 with an area 14 times the size of New York City being destroyed, government data show
U.S. senators urge Biden to condition Brazil Amazon aid on results
Over a dozen Democratic senators warned Biden to be wary of pledges by the right-wing Brazilian leader, as deforestation in the Amazon has skyrocketed under his government