Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change
Britain plans to treble tree planting rates over the next three years to help reach its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050
U.S. envoy wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate
John Kerry says Pope Francis will be 'a very important voice' leading up to and through the COP26 summit
Merkel rejects bringing forward Germany's exit from coal
Climate activists say that without an earlier coal phase-out, the more ambitious climate protection targets which Merkel's government just agreed on cannot be achieved
Spain logged hottest year on record in 2020
In a year marked by extreme weather events and heatwaves, Spain's average temperature was around 1.7 degrees Celsius hotter than the pre-industrial average
Ditch coal to avert 'catastrophe', UK's climate tsar says
British official in charge of COP26 climate conference says that, to meet goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world will need to ditch coal altogether
Coal industry sees relevance in tech embraced by Paris climate agreement
Coal can survive the decarbonization of electricity and industry by leaning on carbon-capture technology, says the head of the World Coal Association
U.S. brings back climate change website detailing ongoing threats
'We now have additional data and a new set of indicators that show climate change has become even more evident, stronger, and extreme,' says EPA head
EXCLUSIVE-Russian climate envoy calls race to tighten emissions targets 'unreasonable'
Russia's climate envoy also criticised proposals by the European Union to impose carbon taxes on imports
Solar minibuses for Africa? Data seen as key to green transport switch
Solar-powered electric charging points could be the solution for African cities, researchers say - but to attract investment, more information is needed on informal transport systems
EXCLUSIVE-Fed privately presses big banks on risks from climate change
Fed supervisors have begun pressing large lenders to detail the measures they are taking to understand how climate-related events could impact their loan books