Food, farming and forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, UN says
Measures like protecting forests from clear-cutting, storing carbon in farm soils and more sustainable diets can provide 20-30% of the emissions cuts needed to meet climate goals
IPCC points to need for 'radical action' as climate clock ticks down
Analysts, activists and officials point to need to quickly slash fossil fuel use as climate scientists release their latest report
Cities drive climate change, and can provide a solution, UN says
Cities are responsible for about two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions - but there are many green actions they can take to reduce their carbon footprint, IPCC says
OPINION: Shifting human behaviour is a massive opportunity to fight the climate crisis
Governments and other institutions must make it as easy as possible for people to adopt greener, healthier lifestyles
OPINION: The perils of biometric data collection in India
India’s Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 authorises the collection and storage of biometric data of citizens charged with even minor offences, with little regard to their right to privacy, and potentially enabling mass state surveillance.
Ukraine's stateless trapped in warzone with no proof they exist
Tens of thousands of stateless people live in Ukraine, but without identification documents or citizenship it is hard to cross the border - and they may never be able to return home
The South African community hailed as a model for racial diversity
Welbedacht is home to Black, Indian, white and mixed-race residents, and researchers say it could be a model for other places still scarred by apartheid
'Now or never': Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes - U.N. report
Without shrinking energy demand from lifestyles, the report notes, reducing emissions rapidly by 2030 to keep warming below 1.5 degrees C will be almost impossible
How can media improve climate coverage in the world’s most threatened region – Asia Pacific?
Be it rising sea levels and typhoons in South East Asia, coastal floods and heat in South Asia, or the shrinking islands around the Pacific Ocean, climate scientists have designated the APAC region to be the most vulnerable to climate-induced devastation. But how much do we know about the people in these areas?
Removing carbon from air vital to reach climate goals, IPCC says
Climate science report says to meet warming limits, the world will need "carbon dioxide removal" - from planting trees to costly technologies that suck CO2 directly from the air