'Time to do the right thing,' negotiators told as COP26 climate talks open

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: Rising climate migration exposes need to prevent ‘loss and damage’

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

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

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