Australian state provides free tampons to students to tackle taboos
Victoria state has joined a handful of governments, including Scotland, this week by supplying public schools with free tampons and pads
Concrete steps? For China cement giants, monster carbon footprint smothers climate goals
With carbon capture still out of reach for most of China's 3,400 cement firms, the government has so far focused on stricter emission standards and improving energy efficiency
Climate change campaigner Tongan PM dies in New Zealand
Pohiva was outspoken about climate change and called for world leaders to help island nations battling rising sea levels
Strange bed fellows unite to fight trans rights in Australia
Conservative Christians and self-described 'radical feminists' have found common cause in blocking transgender rights in Australia
INTERVIEW-Follow the money to fight human trafficking, top Interpol director says
Encouraging the private sector to share information, governments can help international authorities get access to sensitive data from financial institutions and industries
Brazil foreign minister says 'there is no climate change catastrophe'
Araujo said climate change advocates were stirring up alarmism for political ends as part of a leftist conspiracy against the United States and Brazil, whose sovereignty is under attack
Opposition in Brazil blame political tone for anti-LGBT+ violence
The government of President Jair Bolsonaro is failing to stop violent attacks on women and LGBT+ people that have risen in the past year, according to the opposition
Climate change and inequality derailing global goals, scientists tell U.N.
Countries must put into practice ways to address vast gaps in wealth distribution and access to economic opportunities and technological advances, leading scientists tell U.N.
Lower cost, less controversy: Business case builds for energy efficiency
Using much less energy to power everything from buildings to cars is a promising - and not-so-divisive - way to meet climate goals, experts say
Climate activists hope to bring U.S. capital to standstill on Sept 23
"The urgency of climate change warrants such an attempt to disrupt business as usual... to make it impossible for people with decision-making power to go about their daily lives"