Record climate disasters in Asia-Pacific push millions to 'breaking point'
On top of the COVID-19 crisis, hard-hit communities will struggle more than ever to bounce back from an onslaught of floods and storms, the Red Cross says
Big food companies urge soy traders to help save Brazil savanna
Top firms including Tesco and McDonald's say they have urged traders to boycott soy linked to deforestation
Western U.S. wildfires cost insurers up to $13 billion in 2020
As climate change brings hotter and drier conditions, losses from wildfires are surging, risk management experts say
Fed joins global club of peers in climate change fight
Move suggests the U.S. Federal Reserve may become more proactive on regulations aiming to mitigate climate damage
EU faces Franco-Dutch call for rules to stop 'greenwashing'
Dutch and French regulators want rules that clearly define sustainability to prevent 'greenwashing' - inaccurate claims that an investment is climate-friendly
EU to shift funding away from gas, into low-carbon energy
Rewrite of EU energy funding rules aims to funnel more cash towards innovative green technologies
UK top court to give Heathrow expansion go-ahead, lawyer says
Britain's top court will reportedly overturn an earlier ruling that barred the planned new runway over a failure to consider its climate impact
Drip irrigation emerges to solve rice paddy problem
Rice cultivation uses 30-40% of world's freshwater and is responsible for 10% of planet-warming methane emissions - but more targeted irrigation could reduce those impacts
Code red: UN calls for urgent shift to planet-friendly development
As climate change, biodiversity loss and COVID-19 collide, global report argues humans must start paying back their debt to nature
New Zealand PM Ardern defends climate change goals after Thunberg scoffs at emergency declaration
Ardern said her country's recent climate emergency declaration did not cover all its action plans, but welcomed Greta Thunberg's contribution to the debate