Oceans are hotter, higher and more acidic, climate report warns
Oceans saw the most striking extremes as melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to new heights in 2021
U.N. secretary general asks countries to ease barriers to green energy
Antonio Guterres' plea comes as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its annual report, which found that four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea-level rise, ocean heat and acidification – set new records in 2021.
Bhutan looks to taxis to jump-start stalled electric vehicle push
After one false start and pandemic-related delays, the Himalayan kingdom's project to put more battery-powered cars on the road is picking up speed
Climate-friendly cuppa? Carbon footprint labels aim to steer green buying
Companies are starting to label their products, from food and drink to cosmetics, to show how their products impact the climate – but will consumers understand what it means?
Poor workers bear the brunt of India's heatwave
Labourers on construction sites are falling sick due to extreme heat - but when they can't work, they lose income, which makes it hard to afford enough to eat
U.S. wildfire dangers seen spreading east as climate risks grow
As wildfires devastate swathes of the Western United States, parts of the Midwest and East Coast also face an increasing threat due to accelerating climate change risks, researchers say
In Indonesia, climate change takes a bite out of apple crops
In Indonesia's apple-growing heartlands, erratic rainfall and rising temperatures are eating away at farmers' profits
As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?
The era of cheap food may be ending as climate change, conflict and widespread poverty make food harder to grow and afford – but key policy shifts could help
UK drops in LGBTQ+ rights ranking over trans conversion therapy
Moves to exclude trans people from a ban on so-called conversion therapy and bar self-certifying gender on IDs cited as factors for fall in European rights index
Finnish city taps sewers for energy in sprint for net zero
Finland’s oldest city has slashed emissions by more than half and is now looking to heat from sewage to get to net zero