UN agency says UK to cut 85% in aid to UN family planning programme
Britain will cut down its commitment to foreign aid spending, pledging to spend 0.5% of gross domestic product on aid in 2021
As climate changes, study finds world's glaciers melting faster
Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, which speeded up after 2015
Frustrated Canada presses White House to keep Great Lakes oil pipeline open
The conflict over the aging but key pipeline highlights the disruptions caused by a global shift away from fossil fuels
Protecting nature can lower risk of armed conflict, says conservation body
Pressure on natural resources is fuelling tensions in places like Lake Chad, according to a new report, but there has been less violence within the boundaries of protected areas
Migration to flee rising seas could affect 1.3 mln Bangladeshis by 2050
Southern regions along the Bay of Bengal will be the first impacted by sea level rise, causing displacement that would eventually affect all of the nation's 64 districts, a study finds
Financial firms should disclose emissions from activities they fund, group says
Of 332 banks, asset managers and insurers responding to a climate questionnaire, just 84 disclosed emissions from their lending, underwriting or investment portfolios, says CDP
EXCLUSIVE-White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid
President Joe Biden has a stated ambition of net-zero carbon emissions in the grid by 2035 - and aims to pass a clean energy standard to decarbonize the power sector
Urgent methane cuts needed to rein in climate change, U.N. says
Cutting methane emissions can have a climate impact sooner as methane has a much higher heat-trapping potential than CO2 and breaks down more quickly
OPINION: How do we turn the tide on deforestation?
Addressing growing demand for food, making sure timber is legal, stopping fires and pests and involving more people in decision making is key
'Climate dividends' can help cut emissions and poverty, researchers say
Carbon taxes could push millions into poverty - but not if governments hand the money back to citizens