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 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
Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism
Following the death of South African anti-apartheid and peace icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, here are some of the ways he also advocated for a healthy planet
Trash for rice: Bali recycling scheme gives families pandemic lifeline
A local non-profit group is offering help by exchanging rice for plastic trash that is then sold to a recycling company
Run, rebuild, repeat as floods eat away at India's indigenous land
Each time flash floods engulf their villages, the Mising people shift their homes further inland - but after a decade of flooding and riverbank erosion, they are running out of space
China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts
Beijing has pledged to start reducing coal consumption, but will do so only after 2025, giving developers considerable leeway to raise capacity further in the coming four years
OBITUARY-E.O. Wilson, naturalist dubbed a modern-day Darwin, dies at 92
Wilson once said destroying a rainforest for economic gain was like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal
Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Torrential rain has caused severe flooding that killed at least 48 people in Malaysia, prompting calls for the government to improve its preparedness to extreme weather events
India's Adani nears first coal shipment from shunned Australian mine
Climate activists concerned about carbon emissions and potential damage to Australia's Great Barrier Reef have brought several cases challenging the government over the mine
Climate-fuelled disasters bring 'grave' costs across the globe in 2021
The financial and human costs of climate change are expected to keep soaring unless governments step up efforts to rein in global warming, the report warns