India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue
Farmers plan to march into Delhi over hotly-contested liberalisation of food market rules which they fear will hit livelihoods
UN chief urges leaders of every country to declare 'climate emergency'
'Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency?' Antonio Guterres asked world leaders at a virtual summit marking the fifth anniversary of Paris climate deal
UN chief calls for more climate finance for poor nations as 2020 goal slips
The ability of poor nations to curb their emissions and adapt to global warming is at risk as finance falls short, Antonio Guterres says at climate summit
Pope commits Vatican to net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Pope Francis committed the Vatican to 2050 deadline and pledged to improve environmental management in the world's smallest state
Apple CEO calls for stricter corporate, government climate goals at U.N. summit
"We call on companies and governments around the world to do all we can to make 2021 the year we turn the corner for good,"said Tim Cook
French blue-chips back climate risk disclosure code
All 40 companies on the benchmark index endorsed the code which aimed at informing investors of climate-related financial risk
Police arrest three people after 21 migrants found in Spanish sweat shop
The migrants were kept hidden behind large bundles of clothes at a factory which sold clothes to African countries
OPINION: New Year reckoning looms on climate and disaster action
On the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, let's not forget that reducing the risk of climate-driven disasters will be central to its success
As Paris climate pact turns five, leaders urged to make more space for nature
Forests and other ecosystems have been neglected in efforts to fight global warming, say officials and activists, calling for a joined-up approach to tackling biodiversity and climate crises
Mexico's senior Catholic leader backs civil unions for gay couples
Cardinal Carlos Aguiar, archbishop of Mexico City, said he backs comments made by Pope Francis that gay people have a right to family