Kenyan farmers tap apps to ride out COVID-19 and climate storm
Digital services are helping small-scale farmers weather financial losses and adapt to climate shifts - but experts say the tech migration is leaving many behind
Net zero goals need revival of 'forgotten giant' hydropower, IEA says
New hydropower projects often face long lead times, lengthy permitting processes, high costs and risks from environmental assessments, as well as opposition from local communities
Mexican trans lawmaker has big plans to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination
Nearly 2% of more than 6,000 candidates in Mexico said they identified as part of the LGBT community
Asia's new coal plant plans jeopardise climate targets, report says
The five Asian countries now operate almost three quarters of global coal-fired power plants. More than half of all plants are in China
Setting the summit pace? UK brings forward end to coal power target
The credentials of Boris Johnson's government have come under scrutiny by green groups over a proposed development of a new coal mine in northern England and an oil project in Scotland
World must remove 1 bln tonnes CO2 by 2025 to meet climate goal - report
The current pipeline of projects in development could remove only around 150 million tonnes of CO2 by 2025, well short of what's needed
Honduras ordered to track LGBT+ hate crimes
The court also required the state to allow trans Hondurans to change their names and gender on official documents
Canada to ban sale of new fuel-powered cars and light trucks from 2035
Britain said last year it would ban fuel-powered vehicles from 2030, while the United States has yet to fix a date
Bill curtailing indigenous land rights advances in Brazil's Congress
The bill would would allow the government to build on the lands without consulting indigenous communities
German privacy tsar tells ministries to shut Facebook pages
German government organisations have until the end of the year to close their Facebook pages