Germany sets tougher CO2 emission reduction targets after top court ruling
Under the new targets - a cut of 65% by 2030 and 88% by 2040 - Germany will also aim for nearly net zero emissions by 2045, five years earlier than initially planned
Germany, WHO announce creation of new data hub to fight pandemics
The new centre in Berlin aims to harness global data to predict, prevent and respond to pandemic and epidemic risks worldwide
Forest emission reductions get a makeover, with $1 billion in new funding
Under the LEAF Coalition, tropical forest nations will be paid for effective conservation - but participating companies also must cut their own emissions in line with climate goals
No longer dirty? EU leaders want to challenge perceptions of lithium mining
EU officials to challenge the perception that lithium mining is dangerous to the environment
'Last resort': Desperate for oxygen, Indian hospitals go to court
Medics are invoking India's constitutional right to protection of life as they battle to get enough oxygen for COVID-19 patients
As COVID-19 sweeps rural India, sick struggle to access healthcare
Ill-equipped hospitals, staff shortages and long journeys to COVID-19 wards add to the difficulties of patients in villages
Growing calls to legalize U.S. street vendors post pandemic
Vendors and advocates want fewer restrictions and easier permitting as the pandemic pushes people to spend more time outdoors
'It's my home': the island activist who forced German climate action
Sophie Backsen, 22, last week won a court judgment forcing Germany to take swifter action to combat climate change which she hopes will protect her family's 300-year-old farm
Germany to raise 2030 CO2 emissions reduction target to 65% - Spiegel
Under the new targets, spurred by a court ruling, Germany would aim for net zero emissions by 2045, five years earlier than initially planned
OPINION: G7 leaders know what needs to be done to prevent famines, but will they act?
Today’s G7 meeting is a potential gamechanger for preventing famine in crisis countries if world powers step up