Global climate schemes putting a price on carbon emissions
More than a fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions are now covered by carbon pricing schemes. Here are some of the biggest.
Global carbon pricing schemes raised $53 bln in 2020 - World Bank
The world's seven largest advanced economies last week recognised the role carbon pricing can play in driving innovation and new technology to hit net zero emissions
U.S. freeways flattened Black neighborhoods nationwide
Local officials have used freeway construction projects as a pretext to flatten poor neighbours and drive out their residents, historians say
Samoa's crisis seen harming gender equality in Pacific island politics
Female opposition leader held a ceremony to form government outside a locked parliament
Biden doubles U.S. spending on preparations for extreme weather
The $1 billion will help communities prepare for hurricanes, floods and wildfires, with a portion allotted specifically to disadvantaged communities
UAE asks to host 2023 UN climate change conference
The oil-exporting nation says it is an ideal convener for the COP28 climate talks, highlighting its global investments in renewable energy
Greta Thunberg aims to change how food is produced
Thunberg said growing awareness of environmental and disease risks from food systems can help reset our 'broken' relationship with nature
China must set out near-term policies to reach climate goals, says UK's Sharma
Sharma, head of the COP26 climate summit, said they welcomed the longer-term commitments made by Chinese President Xi Jinping
Extreme weather was the biggest reason for people to flee homes in 2020
Wilder weather linked to climate change caused 98% of last year's displacements, with many from short-term evacuations but others lasting months or longer
Rocked by new sex claims, World Health Organization appeals for information
Investigations by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian found many Congolese women who said they were coerced into sex by men who said they worked for aid groups