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China’s power crunch could fuel anti-climate backlash, analysts warn
Many media reports have linked the power cuts to environmental policies aimed at curbing energy intensity, when high coal prices are the real culprit
US to double climate finance again, but gap remains to $100bn
Joe Biden announced an increased US contribution to climate action in developing countries at the UN general assembly on Tuesday
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Adaptation research and innovation: the time is now
Sponsored content: With the most recent IPCC report serving as a stark reminder of the impacts of climate change, adaptation and research must now come together
EU commits €4 billion more to climate vulnerables, calls on the US to step up
Ursula Von der Leyen called out the US for failing to deliver its fair share of climate cash – an issue poor nations say is critical to success at Cop26
The future of humanitarian aid? Pilot scheme stops drought leading to hunger
An early intervention approach tested in Pakistan and Senegal unlocks aid for predictable and predicted extreme weather before communities suffer
As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan, coal is a key source of revenue
Mining was a major source of finance for the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan and has strategic importance as the militants seek to govern
The lesson from German floods: prepare for the unimaginable
A month after fatal floods swept through western Germany, survivors are still in shock and experts warn such disasters are becoming more common
Cop26 delegates from ‘red list’ countries will need to isolate for 5 days in the UK
Hosts of the next UN climate summit in Glasgow, UK, say health is the priority as they share Covid-proofing plan with regional climate officials
UN draft accord sets out new biodiversity goals but delivery plan is lacking
Experts welcomed the proposed targets to protect and restore nature, but said without funding and national accountability they would achieve little
‘Hot air’ carbon offset scheme undermines Colombia’s climate goal, experts warn
Colombia stands to lose $62m in carbon tax revenue and underperform its emissions targets due to flawed forest carbon credit projects, investigators claim
How can heating and cooling freeze the emissions trajectory?
Sponsored content: To make headway in the fight against climate change, we must decarbonise heating, ventilation and air conditioning
By greenwashing Shell, the Science Museum is failing young people
As a biology and chemistry student I love London’s Science Museum, but its acceptance of oil sponsorship for a climate change exhibition is inexcusable
“Run that dishwasher”: what net zero means for an appliance manufacturer
Sponsored content: Whirlpool will use a combination of renewable energy, efficiency improvements, and carbon removal investments to reach its target
How adaptive technology is the focus of an extended Egyptian climate project
Sponsored content: The work has seen agricultural technologies like heat tolerant wheat and intercropping make the region more resilient
Flooding and drought fuels mental health crisis in Kenya
Many Kenyans are suffering post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety after being hit by extreme weather, but lack access to mental health services
Mapping the invisible atmospheric ‘rivers’ that bring East Africa’s rain
Sponsored content: A recently published paper shows how regional rainfall moves across the subcontinent, describing the system as “a series of invisible rivers”
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Brazil’s environment minister investigated for illegal logging cover-up
The Supreme Court authorised the federal police to investigate Ricardo Salles over suspicions of a ‘serious scheme’ to facilitate the export of illegal timber out of Brazil
With Indonesia’s answer to Elon Musk in jail, electric vehicles are going nowhere
Electric vehicle pioneer Dasep Ahmadi was imprisoned over a failed experiment, with a chilling effect on innovation