Investors urge Europe to prioritise climate in agriculture reform
A $2-trillion group of investors calls for reducing direct support for commodities with high emissions, such as red meat, and redesigning incentives to put a value on sustainable farming
Polish doctors torn over mental health as grounds to bypass near-total abortion ban
Polish law now considers only incest, rape or a threat to a mother's life and health as valid grounds to terminate a pregnancy
EU sustainable finance advisers say green means green
The European Commission has delayed finalising the climate section of its sustainable finance taxonomy until April
Cambodian tycoon faces police probe after wife-beating videos go viral
Clip causes outrage but women's campaigners note that many people had found ways to justify the businessman’s violence
#NoMoreEmptyPromises: Thunberg joins climate protest in Stockholm
At Friday's global strike, protesters called on leaders to set and meet short-term targets to cut carbon emissions, rather than what they see as vague promises for far-off dates
U.N. biodiversity summit delayed yet again by COVID-19
Now pushed back to October in China, the gathering is due to agree the text of a new global treaty on protecting nature
'Only woman in the room' - alarm as peace summit held with just one Afghan woman
Only one woman is on the 12-member delegation of Afghan government and political leaders attending Moscow Summit
Africa lags on 2030 global goal of gender parity in politics
Closed doors, closed minds bar women’s way to the top
Global airline emissions plan falls short of EU goals, Brussels advised
U.N. plan for airlines to offset emissions with carbon credits could undercut EU goals to slash the sector's footprint, researchers say
Clock ticking on climate law, EU says, setting late-April deadline
EU climate policy chief urges negotiators to finalise a landmark law by a climate leaders' summit on April 22, organised by U.S. government