As climate talks near, pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects

Action by six countries alone - China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Turkey and Bangladesh - could help end the use of coal

How climate inaction is driving a mental health crisis in children

Young people's feelings of anger, fear and powerlessness arise less from environmental damage than from the unwillingness of adults to stop it, a Lancet study finds


Vending machines bring safe, cheap water to Nairobi slums

Until now, Mukuru residents have had no option but to buy polluted water from informal vendors charging exorbitant prices


Climate change could trigger internal migration of 216 mln people - World Bank

Climate migration "hotspots" will emerge as soon as 2030 and intensify by 2050, hitting the poorest parts of the world hardest, says World Bank


U.S., EU pursuing global deal to slash planet-warming methane -documents

Their pact comes as Washington and Brussels seek to galvanise other major economies ahead of a world summit to address climate change in Scotland in November


Advocates see 'chaos' if U.S. Supreme Court guts abortion rights

Religious conservatives have long wanted to overturn a landmark 1970s ruling that said states cannot ban abortion before the viability of the fetus outside the womb


Killings of Colombia environmental activists hit record, NGO says, despite gov't promises

A record 65 environmental defenders were killed in Colombia in 2020, according to a report by Global Witness, nearly one-third of the worldwide total


Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall, pounds coastal Texas, Louisiana with rain

Texas governor declares states of emergency in 17 counties and three cities; boat and helicopter rescue teams already deployed or on standby


OPINION: Colonial funding models hamper the growth of African charities

Western funding agencies continue to adopt a monitor and control approach, determining what the African CSO must do from a distance.



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