With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash
As countries push to slash emissions, some African nations find themselve without cash for a green energy switch - and looking to fossil fuels to boost energy access
'Illusion' of climate action by big emitters clouds outlook for COP26 talks
A slew of national announcements just before the COP26 summit kicks off in Scotland has done little to advance efforts to meet global warming limits, analysts say
In its ancient birthplace, wine faces a climate change-imperiled future
As worsening extreme weather ruins harvests, some winemakers are switching to growing nuts - and the government is firing anti-hail rockets
OPINION: Rising climate migration exposes need to prevent ‘loss and damage’
As global warming bites, vulnerable communities are being pushed from their homes by disasters and longer-term pressures, and desperately require financial help
Pope, Pacific Islands urge action as rich nations ring climate alarm
The low-lying Pacific islands are widely seen as a frontline in the fight against climate change as they struggle with rising sea levels
OPINION: Climate change and urban poverty: Why we should care
The pandemic and runaway climate change have underlined the urgency to recognise the rights of the urban poor
Could cutting emissions and air pollution in cities improve children's health?
Slashing emissions could improve air quality and reduce childhood asthma cases by almost a quarter, according to a study surveying young people in 16 cities including Dhaka, Freetown, London and Mexico City
Climate-vulnerable countries float 'emergency' timetable to cut emissions
As the world is far off where it needs to be in reducing emissions, pressure is growing for efforts to be strengthened every year instead of the current five-year cycle
China submits updated climate pledges to United Nations
China aims to see its carbon dioxide emissions peak before 2030 and to become carbon neutral before 2060, enshrining earlier pledges made by its president
Banks still funding deforestation-linked firms in threat to global climate goals
About $238 billion in credit was provided to the biggest firms linked to forest loss - many dealing in agricultural commodities - over the past five years, says new report