Nature-pact goal to protect 30% of land and ocean hangs in balance
Some biodiversity-rich nations are reluctant to endorse the 30x30 goal - a central pillar of a draft global agreement to be finalised next May - due to challenges such as lack of funding
Brazil's Amazon deforestation surges to 15-year high, undercutting government pledge
At COP26 climate talks, Brazil brought forward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by two years to 2028, a target that would require aggressive annual reductions in destruction
INTERVIEW-New Delhi to consider curbing private vehicles to fight dangerous smog
More children are in hospital with breathing problems, while the government has shut five power stations and extended school closures to try to contain the smog crisis
During COP26, Facebook served ads with climate falsehoods, skepticism
Facebook does not have a specific policy on climate misinformation in ads or unpaid posts, but generally does not remove misinformation in posts unless it determines they pose imminent real-world harm
'We have to feed our children': Delhi's rickshaw pullers battle on through city's toxic smog
Indian capital Delhi, was the world's most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, with the city's poorest being affected most as they are forced to work despite adverse health effects
EU says it is unlikely to approve state aid for fossil fuels
Phasing out coal is seen as crucial for the EU to meet its targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions but EU countries are divided over the role other fossil fuels should play in their transition to net zero emissions
Europe's gas firms prime pipelines for hydrogen highway
Europe's new hydrogen project is one of hundreds of plans to build a hydrogen economy, which the European Union says could involve investments of up to 460 billion euros by 2030
INSIGHT-In Ivory Coast, a battle to save cocoa-ravaged forests
Ivory Coast's Ministry of Water and Forests estimates 20% to 30% of the roughly 2 million tonnes of cocoa produced annually is grown illegally and that practically all those beans enter the global supply chain
Climate-friendly farming: Greenland's melting glaciers offer an answer
Ultra-fine silt deposited by Greenland's glaciers could be used to boost agricultural output when applied to farmland and absorb climate-warming carbon dioxide from the air in the process
Australian beer makers fight climate change by feeding carbon to algae
Australia is one of the world's top producers of coal and gas and has adopted a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but without the target being legislated others turn to carbon capturing tech