Climate action must happen 'for our people, not to them', cities say
A shift to a greener economy should bring social benefits, especially for the poorest, or 'the politics will end up against us'
G20 agrees statement on environment, struggles over climate progress
Italy struggles to break a stalemate between rich nations and emerging economies over who will foot the bill for cutting emissions and adapting to worsening climate impacts
OPINION: As families flee Afghan conflict, let's not forget those hit by climate disasters
Women and children, forced from their homes by floods and drought, are at greater risk of violence and exploitation
What's behind the rioting that rocked South Africa?
Coronavirus has decimated the economy, with the first hard lockdown in 2020 causing 3 million job losses within months
Catching fire: AI is helping scarce firefighters better predict blazes
With climate change driving worsening U.S. wildfires, machine learning and statistical models let firefighters map out ahead of time how and where blazes might spread
OPINION: Is it time for the United States and China to welcome climate migrants?
Accepting those displaced by worsening climate change disasters could shore up workforces and pension plans as national birthrates fall
Push to 'keep 1.5 alive' heats up, 100 days from COP26 climate talks
As climate change impacts get more severe, the urgency of keeping global warming to 1.5C is growing - and the race is on to secure the stronger pledges needed to cut emissions
From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability
Deadly floods in China and Germany have highlighted the vulnerability of heavily populated areas to catastrophic flooding and other natural disasters
Absent crowds, Tokyo Olympics have a shot at being green
The committee hopes this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be among the greenest in recent history. Environmentalists say it could set a minimalist precedent for future Games
Bangladesh rice farmers invent new varieties to withstand salt, storms
Let down by seeds they get from the government, rice farmers in disaster-prone Shyamnagar are cross-breeding modern and near-extinct ancestral varieties