Indonesia president warns risk of floods, agriculture damage from La Nina
With monthly rain volumes expected to increase by 20%-40% over normal levels, president urges ministers to prepare
Pandemic could delay energy demand recovery to 2025 - IEA
Energy watchdog says it's too soon to say if the pandemic has acted as a spur or setback to governments and energy industry as they seek to make the industry more sustainable
Solar the new 'king of electricity' as renewables make up bigger slice of supply - IEA
In the agency's central scenario - reflecting announced policy intentions and targets - renewables are expected to overtake coal as primary means of producing electricity by 2025
Mexico says two women may have had non-consensual surgery in U.S. detention center
Two Mexican migrant women held in a U.S. detention center may have been subject to surgical intervention without full consent, Mexico's Foreign Ministry said
As World Bank faces scrutiny, U.N. chief warns lenders over fossil fuels
Berlin-based green group Urgewald says World Bank has invested more than $12 billion in fossil fuels since 2015 Paris Agreement
Investors urge heavy carbon emitters to set science-based reduction targets
Companies need to set out their pathway to net zero and ensure it is consistent with the science and independently verified, investors say
UN chief urges development banks to stop financing fossil fuel projects
France is hosting what it says is the first global meeting of all public development banks to discuss climate change on Nov. 12
Mexico removes Columbus statue ahead of annual protest
Several statues of the explorer have been removed in U.S. cities in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests
How Trump's Supreme Court nominee applies the law to LGBT+ rights
At 48, Amy Coney Barrett could serve for decades in the lifetime job, potentially leaving a lasting conservative legacy
Climate change poses 'profound threat' to global growth -IMF chief
Kristalina Georgieva said that countries should also ensure that green investments are included in coronavirus aid