'Biggest green deal since Paris': UN agrees plastic treaty roadmap
After more than a week of talks in Nairobi, UN member states have agreed to create the first ever legally binding global plastic pollution treaty
INTERVIEW: Save nature to protect people on fast-heating planet, IPCC scientist urges
Ecosystems provide us with food, water and other key natural resources – but those functions are under threat from climate change and over-consumption
OPINION: The Ukraine war demands Europe ditch fossil fuels
It’s time for Europe to follow Germany and accelerate its push to renewable energy - and less reliance on Russian gas
From food to floods, Africa 'not ready' for climate stress, its scientists say
Growth in food production is slowing faster than in any other region of the world as climate change-driven droughts, floods, heat and pests take a toll
Rich nations urged to pay $60 bln a year to protect developing-world nature
Ahead of fresh talks on a new global nature pact due this year, green groups call for a far larger financing goal to help poorer nations conserve important ecosystems
OPINION: IPCC climate report shows how to sidestep disaster
We have not done enough to tackle climate change and are already facing the consequences - but we can protect ourselves and the planet if we act now
'Delay means death' - UN climate report urges immediate, drastic action
Nearly half the world's population is already vulnerable to increasingly dangerous climate impacts, says new report, calling for drastic action to protect people and nature
Coastal cities seen unprepared as IPCC flags climate risk hotspots
Drastic policy measures are likely to become necessary as cities and coastal areas face a growing risk of climate-linked losses, scientists say
Kenyan farmers test insurance to ward off climate-driven hunger
Initiatives to build the resilience of vulnerable people living on the frontlines of climate change are growing worldwide, but they are often disjointed, small and short-term
IPCC scientists warn climate change losses becoming 'difficult to avoid'
A flagship report by 270 leading climate scientists warns loss and damage is already happening and is set to grow much worse