EXCLUSIVE-White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid
President Joe Biden has a stated ambition of net-zero carbon emissions in the grid by 2035 - and aims to pass a clean energy standard to decarbonize the power sector
'No voice': Child brides left out of India's domestic violence data
Child brides were excluded from India's latest domestic violence survey, despite early marriage heightening the risk of spousal abuse
Humiliated in Ankara, EU chief to fight for women's rights
EU's first female chief executive Ursula von der Leyen pledges to fight for women's rights after she has been denied a chair in a meeting in Ankara
Reinvented Oscars hands 'Nomadland' win on diversity-packed night
Chloe Zhao was named best director for 'Nomadland', making her the first Asian woman and only the second woman ever to take home the trophy
Biden's climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming
'Nations that work together to invest in a cleaner economy will reap the rewards for their citizens,' U.S. president tells second day of summit focused on green technology and jobs
Calls for women's shelters as Kenya reports COVID-19 surge in violence
Across the world, violence against women has spiked during pandemic-related lockdowns
Women plant 'water farms' to fight drying soil in northeast Brazil
Women farmers are growing the umbu tree, which stores water in its roots, to help reforest the country's semi-arid northeast
Activists dump fake coal outside Lloyd's of London in fossil fuel protest
Climate activists protest outside Lloyd's of London insurance market insuring fossil fuel mining on Friday
New York City sues Exxon, BP, Shell in state court over climate change
The lawsuit says Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell and industry group the American Petroleum Institute "have systematically and intentionally misled consumers"
Finance boost crucial to get all on board for net-zero emissions, says UN chief
Addressing Earth Day summit, Antonio Guterres calls on G7 leaders at June meeting to deliver on unmet promise of $100 billion a year to help poorer nations tackle climate change