Air conditioning for all? Hotter world faces risk of 'cooling poverty'

As temperatures rise, demand for air conditioners is soaring, with 10 new units sold every second on average - but the poor may be left to swelter

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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

Carbon capture struggles to accelerate in race to avert climate crash

Catching and storing climate-changing emissions is seen as key to many plans to stave off a worsening climate crisis - but it's way behind schedule, experts say

In fuel-short Mali, farmers find money in saving tree stumps

A method to regrow and partially cut trees is spreading in West Africa as a way of sustainably producing fuel - and income

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World 'losing battle' on 2020 goal to cut deforestation

The world lost more than 26 million hectares of trees - an area the size of Britain - each year from 2014-2018

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Armed with tech tools, Colombian cities combat mosquito-borne diseases

The technology company hopes the initiative, which has destroyed about 70,000 mosquito breeding sites, will be expanded to other cities in Colombia and across the continent

Kathmandu battles new threat as temperatures rise: dengue fever

Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are driving a surge of dengue cases in Nepal's capital, doctors say

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World must transform food production or face unrest, scientists warn

Global over-dependence on a relatively small number of staple foods leaves populations vulnerable to crop failures, with climate change adding to the strain

Vegetarian diets not always the most climate-friendly, researchers say

Raising dairy cows for milk, butter and cheese requires large amounts of energy, land and chemical inputs, emitting greenhouse gases

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Style to die for? London fashion week faces climate change spotlight

Fashion is one of the world's most damaging industries, with figures showing it is responsible for about 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions

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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.

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Cities to step up at U.N. to push climate fight, sustainable development

Sixteen cities will next week pledge to implement global goals to tackle poverty, inequality, climate change and other challenges by 2030

Brazil's Amazon chief Raoni tapped for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize nomination

At 89, Raoni took to the road again this year seeking help to stop a surge in fires destroying the forest

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg takes climate protest to Trump

Trump is among a small minority of global leaders who has openly questioned the science of climate change

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"

Extinction Rebellion plan London "shutdown" from Oct. 7

The group aims to shut down major roads near Britain's parliament in Westminster

Posh pollution - the exclusive London neighbourhoods with toxic air

London residents can look up their address on a new website, addresspollution.org, to see whether the air at their home breaches annual legal limits

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OPINION: Let’s talk less about Big Macs and more about our global food system

This is about more than our individual preferences; it’s a fundamental question about the transformations we’ll need to make to our global food and land use systems

OPINION: The climate decade is coming – are you ready?

There’s no more waiting for every government, no more ‘we’ll do it if they do it’ – we all need to escalate our actions to get emissions down. Right down.

OPINION: How to stop climate change robbing African farmers of a brighter future

The global community must mobilise investments that will produce the innovations African farmers need to thrive in a warming world

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