Renewable energy sources are proving resilient in the Covid-19 crisis, while analysts say coal power capacity could peak this decade
Making old buildings more energy efficient is an obvious target for public investment to stimulate EU economies after Covid-19 and meet climate goals
To meet climate goals and avoid further market chaos, governments need to plan the decline of coal, oil and gas production, with support for workers
President Jair Bolsonaro’s opening up of the Brazilian rainforest to logging and mining makes its people vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic, experts warn
Rebuilding after the pandemic should be a moment to reset international governance, deepen global cooperation and restructure societies away from fossil fuels
While demand for all sources of energy has been hit by the response to coronavirus, solar and wind generators are best placed to weather the crisis
As rich countries spend billions bailing out industries hit by the Covid-19 slump, the German chancellor urged them not to forget their climate commitments
The immediate priority is to protect workers, argued Svenja Schulze, resisting calls to impose green conditions on a €10 billion support package for Lufthansa
Oil prices of around $20 a barrel do not reflect the cost for the climate, the French government argued ahead of a meeting of EU energy ministers
Governments, at a fork in the road because of the Covid-19 pandemic, should ‘insert the DNA’ of a low-carbon future into stimulus packages, says Achim Steiner
UN climate science reports due in 2021 will examine the links between pandemics and human pressures on the natural world to guide policymakers
No longer able to take to the streets, activists are upping their digital game and making common cause with social justice campaigners
A round-up of the support countries are extending to aviation, coal, oil and gas businesses as demand is hit by the Covid-19 pandemic
Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta join call by 13 other nations to put the European Green Deal at the heart of the economic response to Covid-19
French and British initiatives to involve ordinary people in climate policy are adapting their work in light of the coronavirus pandemic
Merti residents eagerly anticipated investment in public services, but when oil failed to materialise, they were left with damaged land and a fear of outsiders
Seoul is to set a 2050 net zero emissions goal and end coal financing, after the Democratic Party’s landslide victory in one of the world’s first Covid-19 elections
Beijing could wait for the results of the US presidential election in November before it announces an update to its climate plan
In the midst of a global pandemic, government ministers stressed the need to build a sustainable, resilient economy for the long term
A Democratic president could be a game changer for the international fight against climate change, beyond rejoining the Paris Agreement