'Time to do the right thing,' negotiators told as COP26 climate talks open [[link removed]]

As U.N. climate change talks kick off amid wild weather and transport challenges, delegates are reminded of "the trust invested in you by billions"

In its ancient birthplace, wine faces a climate change-imperiled future [[link removed]]

As worsening extreme weather ruins harvests, some winemakers are switching to growing nuts - and the government is firing anti-hail rockets

First LGBT+ Afghans arrive in Britain since Taliban's return [[link removed]]

British government says more LGBT+ Afghans fleeing Taliban rule are expected to arrive in the coming months

New China privacy law to be 'major' force globally [[link removed]]

More than half the countries in the Asia-Pacific region have some form of data protection and privacy legislation

Britain's proposed ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy too soft, say critics [[link removed]]

As UK government launches a public consultation on planned crackdown, LGBT+ campaigners say proposals do not go far enough

With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash [[link removed]]

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 [[link removed]]

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

Opinion OPINION: Rising climate migration exposes need to prevent ‘loss and damage’ [[link removed]]

As global warming bites, vulnerable communities are being pushed from their homes by disasters and longer-term pressures, and desperately require financial help

OPINION: Climate change and urban poverty: Why we should care [[link removed]]

The pandemic and runaway climate change have underlined the urgency to recognise the rights of the urban poor

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