As Angela Merkel’s 16 years leading Germany come to an end, experts praise her international climate record but say she was too timid domestically
Analysts say renewables, insulation and electrification of heating and cooking are the answer to soaring gas prices across Europe
As world leaders meet to talk energy in New York, 200 green groups are urging them to embrace renewables and stop financing fossil fuels
Climate campaigners are celebrating as an end to Chinese public backing leaves few sources of finance for new coal plants around the world
Ursula Von der Leyen called out the US for failing to deliver its fair share of climate cash – an issue poor nations say is critical to success at Cop26
Members of the IUCN Congress overwhelmingly backed the motion but Brazilian experts warn the verdict will likely be ignored by Bolsonaro’s government
On Brazil’s border with Peru, evangelical churches are multiplying, in a threat to uncontacted indigenous groups
Meat, air con, flying and SUVs are driving emissions up, the latest science shows – and cleaner lifestyle choices can make a difference
The world’s largest supplier of LNG also has the highest per-capita emissions, yet is not committing to absolute carbon cuts in its latest UN submission
The US has the opportunity to make fossil-free public finance a new international norm ahead of Cop26 – but that requires ending its support for gas
Chinese provincial governments approved construction of 5.2GW of coal power capacity in the first half of 2021, analysis by Greenpeace has found
Campaigners scored a minor victory in efforts to block consent for Cambo oil field in the North Atlantic, which they argue is incompatible with climate leadership
As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan, experts warn severe drought could worsen the humanitarian crisis triggered by an exodus of western forces
Three Pacific nations want to reopen talks on the long term climate target at the International Maritime Organization, urging higher ambition
Gas-fired power projects in Thailand and South Africa could be affected by a shift in US development finance policy to back clean energy over fossil fuels
A month after fatal floods swept through western Germany, survivors are still in shock and experts warn such disasters are becoming more common
The government wants 70% of the island’s electricity to come from renewables by 2030 and is offering cheap loans to install rooftop solar
Scandinavian countries have raised taxes on pollution in response to economic crises, while reducing them on labour and capital, boosting productivity
The government is promising to crack down on wasteful emissions from oil and gas production, a major climate and health issue in Nigeria
The government has published a plan for the ‘sustainable’ use of coal that would allow the fossil fuel to be burnt until 2050