Portrait of poverty in Lebanon as UN visits poorest place on Med [[link removed]]

Lebanon's most impoverished city, Tripoli's decades-long decline traces the history of marginalization in Lebanon - and warns of the desperation still to come

Extreme heat linked to rising deaths in tropical forest communities [[link removed]]

Heat-related deaths among rural communities living in tropical countries such as Indonesia are increasing as deforestation and climate change cause temperatures to rise

U.S. firm buries oil made from farm waste, in costly carbon tech [[link removed]]

In a symbolic reversal of the fossil fuel era, a U.S. start-up is making and burying 'bio-oil' from crop waste, aiming to cut carbon emissions - but the method is still small-scale and expensive

Look beyond COP26 summit to real world for climate action, says top UK scientist [[link removed]]

Real action to stem potentially "unmanageable" climate threats is coming from outside the U.N. climate change negotiations, says David King

Climate-vulnerable nations demand more financial support in COP26 draft deal [[link removed]]

As early drafts of a potential agreement emerge at the U.N. climate talks, poor countries facing losses say they need more help to deal with a problem they didn't cause

Ghana parliament begins public hearings on anti-LGBT+ law [[link removed]]

Ghana opens public hearings on anti-LGBT+ law, in a country where gay sex is already punishable by time in prison

Countries, cities, carmakers commit to end fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040 [[link removed]]

Global plans have been set up to phase out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040, but key players including the United States and top car manufacturers have not all signed up

MTV show offers beacon of hope for Hungary's harassed LGBTQ community [[link removed]]

MTV confirmed last month it would host Europe Music Awards in Budapest as planned amid increased hostility towards LGBT+ community members in Hungary

China says agreed with U.S. to boost cooperation on climate change [[link removed]]

China will strengthen its emissions-cutting targets and intends to develop a national plan on methane, while both countries wants to do more to stop deforestation

Chris Stapleton wins big, diversity recognized at Country Music Association Awards [[link removed]]

This year, the Country Music Association Awards took on a range of issues from gender and racial equality to LGBT acceptance

OPINION OPINION: Why Global South leadership on climate change adaptation matters [[link removed]]

From boat schools in Bangladesh to Kenyan women farmers learning new skills, those on the frontlines of climate change have valuable experience in how to cope

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