South Africa’s battle between coal and climate
DOCUMENTARY: What's the price of South Africa clinging to coal?
A Nobel for Thunberg? In the age of climate change and virus, it is possible
Don't rule out the teenage environment campaigner for the Nobel Peace Prize, say experts, as she wins nomination for a second time
Uganda reverses forest destruction by inviting in ... loggers
Private companies are developing timber plantations as buffers next to protected forests, helping reduce illegal cutting of trees
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top index of world's smartest cities
The new ranking comes amid growing debate over the future of urban design for a post-COVID era
Hurricane Sally weakens to tropical storm, leaves massive floods on U.S. Gulf Coast
Some parts of the Gulf Coast were inundated with more than two feet (60 cm) of rain, as the slow-moving storm flooded communities
Fears surge in demand for hand sanitiser could fuel child labour
The farming of sugarcane, used to make ethanol in alcohol-based gels, significant issues with child labour
Brazil's soy frontier to grow at fastest pace in four years
Soaring prices for soy will lead to new crops being planted in former rainforest and driving more deforestation, say analysts
Slow-moving hurricanes that deluge coasts may be latest hazard of climate change
Slow-moving extreme storms which can inflict extensive damage are becoming increasingly common, say scientists
Slow-moving storms that deluge coasts may be latest hazard of climate change
A 2018 study found tropical cyclone speed has decreased globally by 10% since 1949 as atmosphere warms, which creates chance for drenching rain to inundate coastlines
'Nowhere to go': Argentine families occupy land as pandemic stokes poverty
Argentina, already in recession since 2018, is headed for a steep 12% economic contraction this year