UK Government releases new heat and buildings strategy to help reach net zero by 2050

The new heat and buildings strategy plans to cut carbon emissions in 30 million homes and workplaces across the UK.

First-ever winners of Prince William’s Earthshot Prize announced

The Earthshot Prize has revealed the first-ever five winners of 2021.

Paris Plans to Be Completely Cyclable by 2026

Many European cities are bike-friendly, but cars often still dominate the roads. In a new initiative to update its existing Plan Velo for a more cycle-friendly city, Paris, France is investing 250 million euros ($290 million) to make the city entirely bikeable.

12 Environmental Novels We’re Reading This Fall

The collective unconscious is telling us something…

Animated Short Film Calls Attention to Children Displaced by War and Climate Change

In the last decade, more than 40 million children have had to flee their homes because of conflict and the climate crisis.

Article 6 Agreement is Essential at COP26, IETA Says

GENEVA, 27 October - Nations will gather next week in Glasgow to increase climate ambition, to fulfil financial pledges to the Green Climate Fund and to reach agreement on rules to operationalise the Paris Agreement.

Banks have financed almost $4 trillion for fossil projects since 2015

As executives from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and other lenders prepare for the most important UN climate summit in six years, their companies continue to help provide almost as much money for fossil fuels as for green projects.

Burundi completes construction of nation’s first large-scale solar farm

Burundi-based renewable energy company Gigawatt Global Coöperatief U.A. has announced the completion of the country’s first large-scale PV plant – a 7.5 MW installation under development since 2015 and for which construction works were announced in 2017.

Huge win for climate campaigners as Europe’s largest pension fund announces divestment from fossil fuels

The Guardian view on Cop26: rhetoric must turn into action in Glasgow

In the race to avert catastrophic global heating, there is no more wriggle room left

The west caused the climate crisis – it should now pay to clean up the mess

At Cop26 a plan is urgently needed that will allow Africa to develop as well as adapt to global heating

Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction

Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth and level down, not up

Don’t put climate activists on trial, CPS urged.

Questions raised over purpose of prosecuting peaceful protesters after light sentences for activists who targeted climate-change sceptics.

Shell and BP paid zero tax on North Sea gas and oil for three years

Firms defend paying no corporation tax after government handed out billions to energy giants.

Greta Thunberg: It's never too late to do as much as we can.

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has been highly critical of global leaders over their action to limit global warming. But speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr ahead of the COP26 climate summit, she said she was still hopeful - but that "massive changes" were needed.

COP26: 'Moment of truth' as world meets for climate summit

The highly anticipated COP26 climate change summit has begun in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Delegates from around 200 countries are there to announce how they will cut emissions by 2030 and help the planet.

G20 pledge climate action but make few commitments

The leaders of the world's richest economies have agreed to pursue efforts to limit global warming with "meaningful and effective actions".

Op - Can COP26 really save the planet?

Will COP26 be a climate "turning point" as Boris Johnson wants, or more "blah blah blah" of the kind Greta Thunberg condemns?

As it happened: 'If Glasgow fails, whole thing fails', says Johnson

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An Open Letter to the Global Media by Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate

Nakate is a Ugandan climate-justice activist and founder of the Rise Up Movement. Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist and co-founder of the Fridays for Future movement. Dear media editors around the world,