September was the world's hottest on record, EU climate change service says
High temperatures this year have played a major role in disasters from fires in California and the Arctic to floods in Asia, scientists say
EU tussle over climate change ambition hots up after Parliament vote
Parliament has voted in favour of a legally binding target for EU to cut planet-heating emissions by 60% by 2030 - a more ambitious goal than leaders are contemplating
Migrant school closures fuel child labour in Thai seafood industry
The closure of migrant learning centres in the southern province of Ranong has driven hundreds of Burmese children into work
California blames blackouts on poor planning for extreme heat
Agencies say more must be done to prepare for extreme events aggravated by climate change and accommodate intermittent wind and solar resources
SPECIAL REPORT - Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream
Pandemic has intensified a price war between recycled and new plastic, made by the oil industry - and recyclers are losing
Thousands of Indonesians protest against passage of jobs bill
The law reduces severance benefits and introduces longer working hours and changes to mandatory paid leave
Danish PM responds to climate demands with $1.6 billion green fund
Nearly 140 Danish business leaders, scientists and politicians signed an appeal for a more ambitious climate plan, accusing government of dragging its feet
COVID aid could bring years of austerity, charities warn IMF
Five hundred charities warned the International Monetary Fund that their COVID-19 support would condemn 80 countries to years of austerity
European Parliament set for tight vote on 'historic' climate law
The most contentious part of the landmark bill is a new target for emissions cuts this decade
Firefighters make headway in California wine country, 'gigafire' reaches 1 million acres
The 2020 wildfire season has shattered records, with scientists and state officials putting much of the blame on global warming