Can my employer make me get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Some companies and governments are pushing their staff to get vaccinated. But lawyers say forcing employees to get a COVID jab could be risky
OPINION: What can we learn from prior food price shocks?
As the Russia-Ukraine war threatens food supplies, history can provide a guide to effective action
Ukraine crisis forces world to confront its oil and gas addiction
Spiking fossil fuel prices amid the Russia-Ukraine war, make switching to clean energy and using less energy even more urgent - but the transition must be fair, researchers say
Red tape, conflict stop Uganda's herders moving to cope with climate change
As the country suffers worsening droughts and floods, pastoralists move to survive – but the increasing need for official permission to travel across grasslands is rooting many of them in place
EU scientists say 2021 was world's fifth-hottest year on record
Levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs in 2021, with the last seven years the world's warmest "by a clear margin" since 1850
EU scientists call for action as greenhouse gas levels hit high in 2021
Global levels of CO2 and methane, the main greenhouse gases, continued to climb and both hit record highs in 2021, as warming fuelled extreme weather
Climate-fuelled disasters bring 'grave' costs across the globe in 2021
The financial and human costs of climate change are expected to keep soaring unless governments step up efforts to rein in global warming, the report warns
As Beirutis face housing violations, award-winning NGO steps in
An award-winning nonprofit is monitoring housing rights violations across Lebanon, from evictions to abandoned properties
From killer heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021
Scientists say that more extreme climate events are to come as the Earth's atmosphere continues to warm through the next decade and beyond
As eco-anxieties mount, Africa's young people urge action on climate
Africa has the world's youngest population, and youth activists from Sudan to South Africa have been vocal in pushing for bolder policy action