Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court amid LGBT+ worries
LGBT+ advocates fear Amy Coney Barrett's lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court could jeopardise gay and trans rights
Brazil to extend military deployment in Amazon rainforest by five months
International pressure continues on Brazil over heightened levels of deforestation and forest fires since President Bolsonaro took power
It is long past time for the Department of the Interior to be led by a Native American
Indian tribes are the first Americans to feel the effects of climate change yet we are rarely represented in government
Climate change poses growing threats to vulnerable Africa, UN says
Droughts, floods and hotter temperatures are harming cereal crop yields, which could fuel hunger and push back economic growth
Climate activists abseil from bridges, halt Frankfurt rush-hour traffic
At a bridge crossing the A5 motorway, masked activists hung from ropes, holding a banner saying: "No planes. No cars"
Africa's miners face new TB threat as pandemic disrupts treatment
The coronavirus spotlight is draining resources away from tuberculosis programmes in Southern Africa, experts warn
Hindu festival worsens Indian capital's air pollution woes
After India's capital burned effigies and lit firecrackers to celebrate the Dussehra festival over the weekend, Monday saw 20 million people breathing poor, even hazardous air
Japan aims for zero emissions, carbon neutral society by 2050 - PM
World's fifth-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide is taking steps to increase renewable energy but also plans to roll out new coal power stations
Caught by deluges and droughts, India's cities look to become climate smarter
India - hit by worsening disaster-related losses - hopes to begin tackling climate risks with a project launched last month to train cities
EU net-zero aim 'in tatters' as lawmakers fail to shift farm rules, critics charge
Failure to curb conversion of natural land to farmland, and lack of green restrictions on farm aid imperil EU climate aims, environmentalists say