London recruits residents in push for clean air, green homes

Cutting London’s emissions requires complex negotiations with both local and national authorities, but changes from a bigger ultra-low emissions zone to more home retrofits are taking off

Democracies that fail to act on climate change face 'existential' threat

Authoritarian rule could surge if efforts to curb threats founder and catastrophic impacts surge - but changes now could prepare democracies, researchers say

India's engineering colleges equip students for future beyond coal

From solar energy to robotics and even mining on other planets, courses that once focused on coal production aim to equip students for future green jobs

Democrats fret over getting climate deal to Biden ahead of COP26

U.S. president under pressure not to show up empty-handed at U.N. climate talks starting Sunday

U.N. biodiversity chief urges COP26 climate talks to prioritise nature

The U.N. biodiversity chief hopes messages from COP26 on the importance of nature would provide the impetus needed for achieving an ambitious accord next year

TikTok tells U.S. lawmakers it does not give information to China's government

TikTok questioned over data collection as US senators express concerns about information sharing with China

U.N. warns world set for 2.7C rise on today's emissions pledges

Ahead of the key COP26 climate summit, the latest data makes clear the world is not on track to stay within globally agreed warming limits

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