South Africa adopts more ambitious emissions target before climate summit
Africa's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases now aims to keep emissions to a range of 350-420 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030
New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels
Air pollution kills at least 7 million people prematurely each year, with research showing effects on all parts of the body from the brain to reproductive systems
China, U.S. climate pledges give COP26 boost but 'extra mile' sought
Beijing plans to stop new coal finance overseas while Washington aims to double its international climate funding by 2024 - but big gaps remain to meet global goals
As heating bills spike, how can Europe protect its poor?
In Europe, the spectre of soaring heating bills this winter has prompted proposals for innovative ways to help citizens heat their homes
EXPLAINER: Philanthropists pledge $5 bln for growing global push to protect nature
Private donors make largest-ever funding pledge for nature, as governments work on a new global pact to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems vital for clean air, water and food
Thailand considers deportation of Malaysian transgender entrepreneur
Thailand is considering whether to deport Nur Sajat as she faces up to three years in jail and or a fine in Malaysia for dressing as a woman at a religious event in 2018.
Do COVID-19 booster shots in wealthy countries put the world at risk?
Plans to offer booster shots in richer nations are diverting supplies from unvaccinated, high-risk people in poorer countries, critics say
City mayors urge governments, business to help them protect forests
A group of nearly 60 mayors say they are doing what they can to make their cities greener, but a wider effort is needed to make a big enough difference to the climate
India's rural work scheme plots green jobs to fight climate change
Women are planting carbon-storing mangroves in eastern India under the government's main employment scheme for rural households
In climate pledge, Xi says China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad
Xi gives no details but the move could significantly limit the financing of coal plants in the developing world