'Beyond Oil' alliance lands members, but shunned by UK climate summit host
An international alliance to stop new oil and gas drilling gained new members, but with top fossil fuel-producing nations not giving support, reflections arise on practicality of imposing blanket climate policies
Toyota says large parts of world not ready for zero-emission cars
Toyota says world not ready for zero-emission vehicles as electric car registrations in developing nations show low uptake
Extreme heat linked to rising deaths in tropical forest communities
Heat-related deaths among rural communities living in tropical countries such as Indonesia are increasing as deforestation and climate change cause temperatures to rise
OPINION: Why countries should recognize a third gender
Only 14 countries recognize some form of third gender on official identity documents.
Countries, cities, carmakers commit to end fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040
Global plans have been set up to phase out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040, but key players including the United States and top car manufacturers have not all signed up
Chris Stapleton wins big, diversity recognized at Country Music Association Awards
This year, the Country Music Association Awards took on a range of issues from gender and racial equality to LGBT acceptance
Ghana parliament begins public hearings on anti-LGBT+ law
Ghana opens public hearings on anti-LGBT+ law, in a country where gay sex is already punishable by time in prison
Climate-vulnerable nations demand more financial support in COP26 draft deal
As early drafts of a potential agreement emerge at the U.N. climate talks, poor countries facing losses say they need more help to deal with a problem they didn't cause
China says agreed with U.S. to boost cooperation on climate change
China will strengthen its emissions-cutting targets and intends to develop a national plan on methane, while both countries wants to do more to stop deforestation
Look beyond COP26 summit to real world for climate action, says top UK scientist
Real action to stem potentially "unmanageable" climate threats is coming from outside the U.N. climate change negotiations, says David King