Rich nations under fire for funding 'bridge fuel' gas overseas

Donor governments are pulling out of financing new coal plants, but campaigners say they want pledges to cover all fossil fuels, with gas still touted by some as a way to transition to renewable energy

U.S. pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight

U.S. returns as a climate leader with a pledge to slash emissions that it hopes will spur other top economies to up their ambitions

Crypto power: Can solar panels boost cheap, green homes in S.Africa?

The Watergate complex wants to combat nationwide blackouts using energy from solar cells leased through an online platform

Coroner urges UK to clean up toxic air after London girl's death

Britain should introduce legally-binding targets to save lives after pollution led to death of schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah, coroner says

Gambia eliminates trachoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide

Small West African nation follows Ghana in successfully eradicating the painful eye disease, which still affects people in more than 40 countries

African countries urged to use vaccines quickly after expiry confusion

States urged to 'do their part' by administering shots after it emerges that Malawi and South Sudan will have to bin tens of thousands of expired doses

Japan ups greenhouse gases reduction goal to 46%

Leaders lift emissions cut target from 26% to 46% ahead of a virtual climate summit called by U.S. President Joe Biden

Activist Greta Thunberg to testify to U.S. Congress on fossil fuel subsidies

Thunberg to make virtual appearance at oversight committee as Biden kicks off two-day climate summit with world leaders

2020 was Europe's hottest year as Arctic wildfires raged - EU scientists

Europe's temperature in 2020 was well above the next five warmest years - all of which took place in the last decade

Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for Chernobyl

Officials have begun the process to get the nuclear disaster site recognised as a world heritage spot

OPINION: Memo to the Biden administration: What not to do on climate

As the United States lays out its climate plans, here’s 12 false climate solutions, faulty patterns, and harmful omissions to avoid

OPINION: Climate crunch time - can Biden summit unlock political will for action?

2021 will be a decisive year for the climate plans needed to reach net-zero emissions, and the world is counting on the U.S. to fire the starting gun

OPINION: The EU must keep children safe online. Here's what it should do

The European Union urgently needs to make sure children are protected from online sexual abuse and exploitation. Here are five steps it should take

OPINION: Nature will help drive a better, faster COVID-19 recovery

Businesses, investors, cities and regions need to commit to working with, rather than against, nature

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