U.N. climate chief urges unity as scarce vaccines, finance cloud COP26 outlook
As mid-year online climate talks end, officials admit there is still much work for November's COP26 summit to succeed amid concerns about COVID-19 vaccinations for delegates
U.S. ends Cambodia aid programme over deforestation, arrests
The United States says high rates of illegal logging have continued and accused Cambodia of silencing local communities
Dirty money: What is the environmental cost of bitcoin?
Many are growing more critical of bitcoin mining - a process that uses vast amounts of energy from fossil fuels. So just how dirty is the virtual currency, and can it clean up its act?
INSIGHT - Lebanese banks swallow at least $250m in U.N. aid
Unfavourable dollar exchange rates mean refugees and poor Lebanese got less aid, even as prices of essentials soared amid an economic crisis
'Adults have failed': Youth activists take up fight for U.S. digital rights
Youth group Encode Justice is involved in digital rights issues at every level of government - from surveillance regulations to privacy bills
New York grapples with growing presence of homeless in midtown Manhattan
Authorities relocated 10,000 people from crowded shelters to 67 hotels last year as the pandemic raged
U.S. reopens asylum access for victims of domestic violence, gang violence
Many migrants from Central America and Mexico claim asylum based on experiences with domestic violence and gang violence
Firing arrows, indigenous people in Brazil protest bill curtailing land rights
Indigenous groups say proposed legislation backed by country's farm sector violates constitutional guarantees to ancestral lands
EU eyes tighter rules for 'renewable' biomass energy - draft
The aim is to protect delicate ecosystems like old growth forests and stop wood fit for other purposes from ending up as pellets or chips burned to produce biomass energy
Britain 'not prepared' for climate threats, from heat to food shortages
Even as the leaders ramp up efforts to achieve the UK's net-zero emissions goal, they are falling further behind on plans to adapt to coming threats, analysts say