World's major cities to face 'unknown' climate conditions by 2050

London's climate in 2050 could be similar to Barcelona's current climate, with Madrid feeling more like Marrakesh and Seattle more like San Francisco

Chennai needs more water? Try saving it at home, official urges

As the parched city struggles to find water, simple measures like turning off taps and using less water per flush could help

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Drip irrigation, sun and solar do 'God's work' and a Colombian desert blooms

Hopes are high for new gardens to improve food availability and quality before increasing population causes hunger and malnutrition to spike

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As fuel prices rise, firewood rustlers vex rural Kenya

Rising fossil fuel prices combined with a ban on harvesting firewood in Kenya's forests is causing the problem, officials say

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Ecuador tribe wins legal battle over the Amazon

This week's ruling protects half a million acres of land in the Amazon forest on which the Waorani have lived for centuries from being earmarked for oil drilling, campaigners said

As glacial lake bursts, preparation saves lives in Pakistan

As climate change melts glaciers, threatening floods as glacial lakes burst, efforts to reduce disaster risks are also advancing

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Global warming threatens to defeat effort to fix world ills, U.N says

Climate change is "the greatest challenge to sustainable development" and threatens to "render many parts of the globe uninhabitable"

ANALYSIS-Want to invest responsibly? A new breed of stock exchange aims to help

If regulators give their approval, Scotland's first new stock exchange in nearly 50 years will launch this year to list securities with measurable environmental or social outcomes

Sri Lanka's car-free day sparks debate over women's safety

There was furious backlash from women in the city, who said cars offer them much-needed protection from sexual harassment on the streets and on public transport

As rains falter, water harvesting quenches Nepal's thirst for irrigation

Government-backed storage ponds are helping farmers face up to unpredictable rainfall linked to climate change

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Despite funding loss, cities vow to continue resilience push

As funding for 100 Resilient Cities programme winds down, cities say work to cut risks - from floods to refugee flows - will continue

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Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh

Floods in South Asia cause mass displacement and deaths annually, and the death toll and damage from the current monsoon season is likely to increase in coming weeks

Private investors protect vast forests in U.S. coal country

A conservation group has purchased almost 400 square miles of land in a project that could offer a new model to protect natural environments

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Water train set to relieve drought-hit Indian city

The unusual water train, expected to reach Chennai on Friday, will provide much needed relief to the carmaking centre

Thousands of schools and universities declare 'climate emergency'

Networks of schools pledge to increase sustainability curriculum and campus outreach, boost climate change research and skill-building opportunities for students and reach carbon neutrality by 2050

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Britain urged to reform 'failing' energy policy to meet net zero goal

The Confederation of British Industry, which represents 190,000 businesses, urged the government to accept the recommendation that it make energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority

European airline chiefs push back against flight shaming, carbon taxes

Airline lobby group says aviation has roughly halved the carbon footprint per flight over the past three decades and is spending billions of euros on more fuel-efficient aircraft

OPINION: Powering up rural areas can fight unemployment in Africa, Asia

A survey shows off-grid renewable energy already employs as many people as the traditional utility power sector in India, Kenya and Nigeria

OPINION: For climate-hit farmers, a one-size-fits-all strategy won't work

From 'smart tractors' to better land rights, farmers need different ways to adapt

OPINION: We can’t afford not to invest in green affordable housing

Can we meet our aspirations to house our growing population without destroying the environment?