OPINION: Companies and investors need to prioritise human rights long after the pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated deep-rooted inequalities felt by workers around the world. But we have an opportunity to address the shortcomings of our current system
Australian court says mine approvals must consider climate harm
The ruling comes in response to a class action suit by eight teenagers, who argued the expansion of a coal mine would contribute to climate change
Exxon loses board seats to activist hedge fund in landmark climate vote
Exxon has lagged other oil majors in its response to climate change concerns, forecasting many more years of oil and gas demand growth and investing to boost its output
Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point - U.N.
Global temperatures could temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, says WMO
Green Hydrogen: the climate tech you haven't heard of
Green hydrogen is made by using clean electricity from renewable energy, rather than pollutants like fossil fuels. It’s now surging in popularity because of its promising potential to fight climate change and bring the world to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
WIDER IMAGE-Death in the Himalayas: Poverty, fear, stretched resources propel India's COVID crisis
Many in India's remote villages shun tests for fear of testing positive and being forced to go to a hospital far from home
Gold miners attack indigenous village in Amazon, clash with police
The miners fired shots at the village in the latest of a mounting wave of attacks on indigenous communities in gold prospecting areas in the Amazon
Twitch adds 'transgender' tag as Big Tech vies to be inclusive
Trans Twitch users welcomed being able to tag their video game streams ‘transgender’
Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block Arkansas ban on most abortions
The law is part of a conservative effort to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that guarantees a woman's right to abortion before a fetus is viable
Why Roma migrants from Europe are taking rafts from Mexico to enter the U.S.
Hundreds of Roma, Europe's largest ethnic minority, are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to escape racism in Europe and to seek asylum in the United States