Move into government, U.N. official urges young climate activists
To boost lagging efforts to expand access to clean energy and deal with climate threats, young people need to begin taking up government roles, a top U.N. energy chief says
COVID-19 pandemic creates a headache for U.N. climate summit logistics
UN chief urges countries to prepare for the COP26 conference through online talks, but the preferred plan is still to hold the November summit in person
'Eat and have a job': Moldovan youth advisor lays out economic basis for climate action
Young economist Vladislav Kaim, who advises the UN chief, worries his generation will face a huge burden of debt from COVID-19 spending, lack of jobs and growing climate threats
Struck by Amazon fires, Brazilians say they want greater environmental protection
A survey finds Brazilians are increasingly worried about climate change and environmental issues
Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
To battle climate change, firms are experimenting with a so-far-expensive technological solution: sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into rock below ground
Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
To battle climate change, firms are experimenting with a so-far-expensive technological solution: sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into rock below ground
UN climate chief urges world 'in a tough spot' to keep fighting warming
As with COVID-19, countries need to work together to battle climate change or "all nations will feel the reverberations", Patricia Espinosa warns
From gene sequencing to chocolate, Brazil's Amazon looks for a new development model
President Jair Bolsonaro's push to develop the Amazon through expanded mining and farming has led to surging deforestation. Is there an alternative?
As companies chase net-zero, backers say carbon offsets are 'part of the answer'
Offset markets could drive cash to forests and smart new technologies such as hydrogen fuel - but critics fear an offsetting surge could also undermine emissions cuts
African Development Bank backs young 'agripreneurs' to beat climate change
Africa's youth need investment, not 'empowerment', to realise the continent's potential and support food security, says the head of the African Development Bank