Climate fund aims to help indigenous people protect world's forests
Forest communities have received a tiny share of global climate finance - but a new initiative plans to change that by channelling money to groups on the ground
Argentina capital hit by major power outage amid heat wave
Argentine electricity distributors have reported power outages as high temperatures generated a spike in demand for energy to cool homes and businesses
Climate inaction - and 'dramatic' consequences - top global threat list
Failures to act on climate pledges and the resulting extreme weather are now the top risk facing the world, World Economic Forum experts say
Costa Rica hydro plant gets new lease on life from crypto mining
The plant was forced to reinvent itself because the government stopped buying electricity during the pandemic, while cryptocurrency miners are seeking clean, cheap energy
Last year was fourth warmest for U.S. on record, report says
The nation experienced 20 weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion each - the second-highest annual number of such costly events on record
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped 6.2% in 2021 - report
The rise was driven by a jump in the use of coal-fired electricity and drivers returning to the roads after the first year of the coronavirus pandemic
EU scientists say 2021 was world's fifth-hottest year on record
Levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs in 2021, with the last seven years the world's warmest "by a clear margin" since 1850
EU scientists call for action as greenhouse gas levels hit high in 2021
Global levels of CO2 and methane, the main greenhouse gases, continued to climb and both hit record highs in 2021, as warming fuelled extreme weather
Brazil stops tracking savanna deforestation despite rising destruction
The Cerrado is a major bulwark against climate change due to the carbon it absorbs - but budget cuts mean monitoring will end even as tree loss increases
Kazakhstan reminds world leaders of costly fuel subsidy dilemma
As countries seek to ease the strain on public finances by removing support to keep energy prices low, the burden on consumers is leading to social unrest in places like Kazakhstan