EU, US, China confirm support for aviation climate deal
G20 backs airline emissions pact, but green groups say voluntary nature of proposals undermine climate integrity
Climate the ‘signature issue’ of US political polarisation
Scientists have shown that hurricanes are hitting the US harder than ever, yet many Republican-voting men remain unswayed by evidence of climate change
Isis’ oil empire is employing thousands of children
Satellites reveal boom in cottage industry in which tens of thousands of civilian workers are engaged in dangerous, toxic work that props up extremist regime
Reaction: US and China ratify Paris climate agreement
Leading civil society groups, Al Gore, Michael Bloomberg and UN leaders say formal approval by biggest polluters is a tipping point in climate fight
US, China ratify Paris climate agreement together
Observers laud cooperation between world’s two biggest carbon polluters as “a pivotal moment for our planet” as G20 gathers in Hangzhou
Meet the woman who first identified the greenhouse effect
Eunice Foote demonstrated the heat-trapping properties of carbon dioxide at a scientific conference in 1856, newly digitised records show
World population to hit 10bn by mid-century – forecast
Surge will strain natural resources and ability to cope with climate change
India shelves coal mining target on weak demand
Delhi is backtracking on a goal to produce one billion tonnes of coal by 2020, as power consumption growth falters
G20 talks climate while Australia cuts renewables funding
Despite green energy finance topping the G20 climate agenda, Malcolm Turnbull’s government is planning a $1.4bn raid on its domestic budget
Vatican urges boycott of environmental polluters
From tree-planting to boycotts, people of faith should do their bit to protect creation, says spiritual leader of world’s 1.2 billion Catholics
WWF names Manuel Pulgar-Vidal as new climate chief
Chair of COP20 Lima climate summit joins top conservation charity to spearhead work on implementing Paris Agreement
Mexico, Ontario, Quebec pledge carbon market cooperation
Advocates say emissions trading agreement will help to cut the cost of meeting climate goals
G20 will blow the Paris climate targets – report
Proposed cuts are “far from sufficient” and must be six times greater by 2030 to stop the world warming beyond 2C, a study finds on the eve of the G20 leaders meeting
Korean palm oil company destroys Papua tree kangaroo habitat
Satellite imagery, drones and ground surveys uncover the denuding of 11,700 hectares of pristine rainforest in the past three years
Over 3000 UK churches on way to ditching fossil fuels
Christian groups launch new push to encourage governments to target tougher emission-cutting plans
UK urged to ratify Paris climate deal by close of 2016
UK opposition calls on prime minister Theresa May to start process of ratifying UN’s climate pact when parliament returns from holiday
Why ship owners see little point in greener vessels
Fuel efficient ships save millions, study finds, but their owners do not benefit from clean technology investment
Elephant seals enlisted in Antarctic sea ice study
Marine mammals have been fitted with monitoring devices to gather data in inaccessible parts of the South Pole
Can ‘smart migration’ build climate resilience in Africa?
Researchers in Kenya’s Samburu county find households where at least one member has migrated have the capacity to adopt better adaptation measures
Brazil to ratify Paris climate deal on 29 August – reports
Interim president Michel Temer keen to beat US and China in race to formally back Paris climate agreement