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31 10 2021 | 20:44

Climate change: How do we know it is happening and caused by humans?

Scientists and politicians say we are facing a planetary crisis because of climate change. But what's the evidence for global warming and how do we know it's being caused by humans? How do we know…

31 10 2021 | 20:42

What a net zero world will look like – and how to get there

It’s the phrase that will be on every world leader’s lips at the Cop26 summit – and it summarises the ambitious plan that will be central to efforts to limit the ravages of the climate crisis. So…

31 10 2021 | 20:38

Transforming care must be central to any bold vision of a greener future

Care work – paid and unpaid – has huge knock-on effects for the climate that can no longer be ignored

31 10 2021 | 20:37

Climate change: Pledge of $100bn annual aid slips to 2023

A key pledge ahead of an upcoming climate change conference has still not been met and the money is not sure to be available before 2023. The UK government has set out a new financing plan ahead of…

31 10 2021 | 20:33

COP26: Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for climate summit

The world's poorest countries say they are worried about getting to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November. Twenty are on the UK's Covid red list - meaning hotel quarantine for arrivals.…

31 10 2021 | 20:12

Climate change: How technology is helping cities tackle climate disasters

The threats to our cities seem endless - from flash flooding to pollution, overcrowding to the risk of pandemics. To help avert crises, many cities have invested in technology - the theory being…

31 10 2021 | 19:56

All hail the net zero strategy: a year late and lacking in both ambition and funding

The UK rushed out its climate plan just days before Cop26 – and it shows. The planet can’t afford further bluster and delay In politics, timing is everything. Last week the government set out its…

30 10 2021 | 10:19

Can Lego help save Singapore's coral reefs?

Singapore is home to a third of the world's coral reefs - a staggering amount for a tiny country. Coral reefs protect the world's coastlines, are home to thousands of fishes and are a vital part of…

30 10 2021 | 09:52

Climate crisis education should be embedded in system, say unions

Government urged to carry out comprehensive review of curriculum and decarbonise school estate by 2030 Climate crisis education should become fully embedded in the system, unions have urged. A…

30 10 2021 | 09:05

Saudi Arabia sets target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060

One of world’s biggest oil exporters more than doubles its annual target to reduce carbon emissions. One of the world’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, has announced it aims to reach net zero…

28 10 2021 | 08:24

Poorest countries to gain from new climate funding plan to break Cop26 impasse

Climate finance plan needed to gain backing of developing nations for any deal at Glasgow talks The world’s poorest countries are set to benefit from a new climate funding plan to help them cope…

28 10 2021 | 08:14

There is plenty of coal and gas in the world but a volatile market is nobody’s friend

Gas will be winding its way out of the energy system Gas prices are continuing to surge around the world. The cost of gas is at unprecedented levels and global markets are buckling under the strain…

28 10 2021 | 08:10

How global heating’s children view the world, 12 years on

In the run-up to the global summit in Glasgow, we revisit families with children – now teenagers – born at the time of the 2009 climate conference. They are entering their teenage years and aspire…

28 10 2021 | 07:58

I chaired Cop21 when we delivered the Paris agreement. We must go further in Glasgow

This is no time for climate fatalism. We need science, societies and states to be in alignment for our crucial next steps In the fight against global warming, the 2015 Cop21 meeting that yielded the…

28 10 2021 | 07:56

Prince Charles warns of 'dangerously narrow window' to act on climate crisis – video

Speaking at an event in Riyadh on Saturday, Prince Charles said there was a 'dangerously narrow window' to accelerate climate action. In a video message to the Saudi Green Initiative Forum, just a…

28 10 2021 | 07:56

Climate crisis: economists ‘grossly undervalue young lives’, warns Stern

Economists have failed to take account of ‘immense risks and potential loss of life’, says author of landmark review Many economic assessments of the climate crisis “grossly undervalue the lives of…

28 10 2021 | 07:34

Hong Kong’s 11-year-old climate activist on a mission to urge adults help save future generations

  Lance Lau Hin-yi is an 11-year-old Hong Kong schoolboy who has spent nearly every Friday standing outside the gate of his school before class, raising awareness about climate change. He says he…

27 10 2021 | 16:52

Article 6 Agreement is Essential at COP26, IETA Says

GENEVA, 27 October - Nations will gather next week in Glasgow to increase climate ambition, to fulfil financial pledges to the Green Climate Fund and to reach agreement on rules to operationalise the…

27 10 2021 | 16:18

Animated Short Film Calls Attention to Children Displaced by War and Climate Change

In the last decade, more than 40 million children have had to flee their homes because of conflict and the climate crisis. To raise awareness about the hardships they experience, but also the…

27 10 2021 | 16:13

12 Environmental Novels We’re Reading This Fall

The collective unconscious is telling us something…