‘The weather keeps playing tricks’: living on the frontline of global heating

From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many.

The cow in the room: why is no one talking about farming at Cop26?

Sustainable food systems are a cornerstone to cutting emissions but have been largely absent from the agenda in Glasgow “The cow in the room is being ignored at this Cop,” says Carl Le Blanc of Climate Healers. “Animal agriculture has been taken off the agenda and put on the menu.”

A wealth of sorrow: why Nigeria’s abundant oil reserves are really a curse

It is known as the resource curse: assets that should bring wealth and stability but instead lead to corruption and poverty. And for Nigeria, oil is the culprit

Rwanda goes electric with locally made motorbikes

For 12 years Didier Ndabahariye has been ferrying passengers around the streets of Kigali - one of the thousands of motorbike taxi drivers, known locally as motos.

Gold Mining in Burkina Faso Becomes Increasingly Dangerous

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What happened at Cop26 – DAY NINE at a glance

Summary of the main developments on the ninth day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow

COP26: Indonesia criticises 'unfair' deal to end deforestation

Indonesia has criticised the terms of a global deal to end deforestation by 2030, signalling that the country may not abide by it. Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said the authorities could not "promise what we can't do".

Hot air: Scepticism over Indonesia’s COP26 deforestation pledges

Campaigners say time for action, noting Southeast Asian nation has failed to meet previous promises on forests.

Indonesia’s leader touts green goals at COP26, but overlooks green stewards at home

Indigenous rights advocates have lambasted Indonesian President Joko Widodo for failing to acknowledge Indigenous peoples and their role in protecting forests during his speech to other world leaders at the COP26 climate summit. They say this omission is emblematic o

COP26: Indonesia needs more climate help from developed countries, Jokowi tells world leaders in Glasgow

GLASGOW: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday (Nov 1) that developed economies need to contribute more funds and share technology in order for his country to ramp up its climate change efforts.

Youth activists petition UN to declare ‘systemwide climate emergency’

Exclusive: Greta Thunberg among young people filing legal suit for climate crisis to be declared a global level 3 emergency

Op - Cop26 is doomed, and the hollow promise of ‘net zero’ is to blame

Net zero is popular among polluters for good reason – it’s toothless compared to emissions restrictions and a carbon tax.

Cop26 – a tragedy in two acts where the rich nations knife poor countries in the back

Despite the fine words and supposed ambition, there is little time left to reach a meaningful finale

Op - The Guardian view on the Cop26 draft outcome: raise the bar

The credibility of international efforts to combat the climate crisis depend on the summit’s ambitions being honoured.

Barack Obama has a nerve preaching about the climate crisis

The former US president directed his Cop26 speech at young people, but he made the task of keeping warming to 1.5C far harder

Cop26 draft text annotated: what it says and what it means

Fiona Harvey dissects the wording of the draft version of the document

COP President Daily Media Statement and Latest Announcements – 10 November

As one of the Glasgow Breakthroughs at the World Leader Summit, 30 countries have agreed to work together to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable, and sustainable in all regions by 2030 or sooner.  A number of emerging markets are agree

Green tech responds to climate change’s urgent call to action

Nations gather at COP26 to spur international collaboration

Global Progress Against Measles Threatened Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Cop26 draft criticised for lack of financial help for vulnerable countries

Poorer nations say the rich must come forward with more money to help them cope with global heating