G20 countries still backing fossil fuels through COVID-19 response
Despite repeated pledges to end subsidies for oil, gas and coal, G20 governments continue to fund fossil fuels, with the COVID-19 crisis doing little to change that, says new report
UK's Prince Charles says firms must prioritise climate change fight
The world is 'literally at the last hour' in the battle to halt climate change, Charles told a summit for financial investors
How Pfizer vaccine could be cold comfort for some Asian nations
As the vaccine needs to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius, countries in Asia - as well as in Africa and Latin America - could struggle to deliver
Flooding displaces hundreds of people around Kenya's Lake Naivasha
In many parts of East Africa, heavy rains have ravaged crops and rising waters from lakes and rivers have destroyed shoreline communities
Global voluntary carbon market must grow 15 fold to meet Paris goals - report
Corporate-backed taskforce says global decarbonization will require a transparent, verifiable and robust voluntary carbon market
Record new renewable energy capacity this year and next - IEA
After supply chain disruptions and construction delays for renewables projects due to the pandemic, activity has ramped up again, says the agency
WIDER IMAGE-Scientists watch as China remote glaciers melt at 'shocking' pace
The Tibetan plateau, known as the world's Third Pole for the amount of ice long locked in the high-altitude wilderness, has seen rising temperatures since the 1950s
Biden, Canada's Trudeau discuss coronavirus, climate change
Biden said he looked forward to working closely with Canada to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and combat climate change
Storm Eta drenches South Florida, forecast to strengthen over Gulf of Mexico
Though currently moving offshore, tropical storm Eta could still pose a threat to Florida later this week
As Cape Town races to save water, risk of 'Day Zero' drought seen rising
In the worst-case scenario, extreme droughts could be about 100 times more likely than they were early last century