Tenth of pandemic stimulus spend could help world reach climate goals -study
The world could start to reach climate goals if governments used 10% of the planned $12 trillion in pandemic recovery packages to back climate-friendly projects
Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases
The risks of a "spillover" of deadly pathogens into people is growing as deforestation and fires put animals on the move, researchers warn
Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases
The risks of a "spillover" of deadly pathogens into people is growing as deforestation and fires put animals on the move, researchers warn
OPINION: Drowning in debt - Island states like mine are banking on an international lifeline
The COVID-19 crisis has compounded challenges like climate change, leaving many island nations facing crippling debt, with the future of aid financing unclear
Californians fear more wildfires as winds pick up
Homes have been temporarily cut off from power to reduce fire risk as high temperatures and gusty winds threaten new blazes
Floods kill 60 in India, damage crops
Authorities in Hyderabad asked residents to stay indoors as heavy rainfall flooded streets and damaged crops
Microsoft in deal with Equinor for Norway CO2 storage project
Software giant has pledged to remove enough CO2 by 2050 to account for all its emissions since its founding in 1975, and to invest $1 billion in carbon removal technology
Pandemic casts shadow on off-grid solar sales in poorer nations
Sales of off-grid solar products fell sharply in the first half of the year, even as many poorer households relied on them during lockdowns
Look beyond forests for cost-effective nature restoration, governments urged
Safeguarding other ecosystems, such as wetlands, in tropical regions could deliver major benefits for the climate and biodiversity, researchers say
Thousands more underfed children may die due to COVID
An extra 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to the COVID-19 crisis