'Shameful' failure to meet climate finance goal risks undermining COP26 talks

A delivery plan for money promised to climate-vulnerable countries shows a 2020 goal won't be reached until 2023, which could hamper progress at key U.N. summit

Climate migration predicted to rise in India as extreme weather worsens

A new survey finds 70% of respondents left home after extreme weather shocks hit their livelihoods, in a bid to find work elsewhere

COVID-19 challenges 'disadvantage' smaller nations in COP26 climate talks

Border closures, quarantine rules and high travel costs will see vulnerable nations sending smaller delegations to the U.N. climate talks - and just four Pacific leaders are due to attend in person

Turning infrastructure green offers huge savings on top of climate benefits

Swapping concrete and steel for natural solutions such as mangroves could save world $248 billion a year, study finds

Texas governor signs bill banning transgender girls from women's sports in schools

Texas joins seven other states in passing similar laws this year, and continues a trend of right-wing bills advanced by Texas' legislature and Republican governor

Bleak houses: Families struggle to foot France's soaring energy bills

One in four French people said they are struggling this year to pay their gas or electricity bills, as prices surge due in part to low gas stocks and a jump in demand post-lockdown

Nigerian start-ups digitise local food supply chain

The start-ups work offer credit to farms help them grow, signing supply deals, collecting produce and selling it at a specific rate to the buyers

Islanders sue Australia for inaction on climate change

The Torres Strait Islanders face the threat of floods and salt ruining their soil as global warming leads to more storms and rising sea levels

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