BRIT Awards to introduce gender-neutral categories at 2022 show
The BRITs follow in the footsteps of other events that have removed gender classifications and from next year, performers will now be in the running for artist of the year or international artist of the year at the annual ceremony
Portugal's power production goes coal-free long before deadline
Portugal is now the fourth EU country to become coal-free, a move that comes nine years before the country's targeted end of use of the fossil fuel
Hamilton plans to wear Progress Pride helmet in Saudi Arabia
Lewis Hamilton has said he will wear his rainbow-coloured Progress Pride helmet at next month's Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
'Greenflation' a risk for renewable energy, but long-term viability intact
Prices of metals such as tin, aluminium, copper, nickel cobalt, that are essential to energy transition technologies, have risen between 20% and 91% this year
Food delivery drivers question gig platforms' safety nets
As they face rising risks on the road, food delivery drivers around the world are pushing gig platforms for better working conditions
Tax breaks kick Pakistan's electric car shift into higher gear
Spurred on by hefty new tax exemptions for electric vehicle imports, an ambitious policy to cut carbon emissions and urban pollution is picking up speed
Little-known nut helps Indonesian farmers build sustainable forest economy
Village-owned enterprises being set up around the country to boost rural livelihoods could have the added benefit of slowing tree loss
Indian farmers in no mood to forgive despite Modi's U-turn on reforms
In 2020, Modi's government passed new farm laws to overhaul the agriculture sector employing around 60% of India's workforce but farmers protested, saying reforms put jobs at risk and gave control to private corporations
Spike in Amazon deforestation draws shock, ups pressure on Brazil
Preliminary data had indicated deforestation might decline slightly this year, but more accurate final data - released only after COP26 summit - shows a 22% increase
Canada flood shows how climate change could fuel atmospheric river storms
Warming air and seas around the globe cause conditions that scientists say will make the weather systems hold more moisture, causing extreme precipitation when they make landfall