The post-Soviet state has increased its climate ambition but campaigners say it could do more to insulate draughty housing and promote clean energy
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has published its first update on the physical science of climate change since 2013. Here are the key messages
Athletes fainted as wet bulb temperatures reached dangerous levels in Tokyo, raising questions about the future of major sporting events in an overheated world
Experts say forest management and firefighting equipment is needed to prevent future disasters, as climate change brings hotter and drier conditions
Struggling to balance its budget as the coronavirus pandemic hits oil revenues, Oman is looking to diversify the economy and cut electricity subsidies
Representatives of 22 official climate advisory bodies – from Chile to New Zealand – got together on Zoom to compare notes
The government is promoting smaller livestock to limit the rise of methane emissions, in a plan that is 80% dependent on international finance
The driest conditions in 53 years have brought chronic mismanagement of water resources to crisis point, with at least eight people killed in protests against the regime
China, Russia and India are among countries resisting a timeline to phase out coal power generation, leaving it to leaders to resolve the impasse
The world’s second biggest coal producing country is depending on carbon capture to keep the industry alive in its “low carbon” scenario
As a researcher, I want to bridge the gap between weather forecasts and warning systems so people can take protective action
Flooding in the central province of Henan can be linked to human influence on the climate, but Chinese media is not making the connection
While heavy rain was forecast, infrastructure was overwhelmed and many residents did not get the message about the dangers
The World Trade Organization is nearing a deal to end harmful fishing subsidies, but exemptions for developing countries could give China a pass
Unpopular among the bloc’s trading partners, countries are seeking exemptions to the carbon levy, as Brussels hints alternatives to pricing may be considered to dodge the tax
US export credit agency Exim bank has provided $16.14 billion in loans and guarantees to Pemex since 1998, with recent funds going to the site of the fire
The government is ending a decade-old ban on new forestry concessions, to the horror of campaigners who say the move is incompatible with climate targets
The EU is planning to pocket the revenues from a border levy on carbon, with no support for climate vulnerable countries like Mozambique to clean up their industries
Pope Francis is the unlikely champion of a pioneering green debt relief plan for Argentina, but it is a politically sensitive issue in his home country
After the devastating impacts of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Caribbean islands invested in measures to help communities bounce back from extreme weather