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Presidential hopeful Klobuchar proposes changing EPA ethanol rules Reuters
S.African govt. withdraws emissions changes ahead of carbon tax Reuters
Environment activists block entrance to Norwegian central bank Reuters
Palm oil watchdog to create separate standards for smallholders Reuters
Children step up global calls to fight climate change Reuters
U.S. Senate passes $19.1 billion in disaster relief, no border aid Reuters
Chilean ice field ruptured by climate change - scientists Reuters
Violent weather kills 3 in Missouri, floods rivers in Oklahoma Reuters
Senegal imports turbines for West Africa's first big wind project Reuters
Waste is 'worth gold', city dwellers told to reuse resources Zoe Tabary
In a jam: how traffic slows urban economies Adela Suliman
Milking it? Ethiopian farmers fight drought with insured cows Andualem Sisay Gessesse
Canada's oil-rich Alberta introduces bill to repeal carbon tax Reuters
Europe's first eco-mosque invokes God to fight climate change Adela Suliman
Companies lobby US Congress on carbon tax; senator expects bill Reuters
Breathing walls to rooftop farms: Cities create green future Zoe Tabary
Surfing the Green wave? Climate party hopes ride high in EU vote Reuters
British lawmakers demand their pension fund divests fossil fuels Reuters
Amid land crunch, U.S. state legalises human composting Carey L. Biron
Hong Kong raises $1 bln in oversubscribed first green bond Reuters
Patchy progress on electricity access casts shadow on global goal Megan Rowling
Proposed U.S. plant to pull CO2 from thin air, use it to pump oil Sebastien Malo
In climate change-hit Bangladesh, hospital boats are lifesaver Naimul Karim
U.S. push to capture carbon fuses green and fossil-fuel interests Sebastien Malo
Eden Project aims to 'breathe new life' into old Australian mine Sarah Shearman
Climate protesters disrupt BP investor meeting Reuters
Activists demand end of Shell, fossil fuel at shareholder AGM Reuters
Hong Kong looks to raise up to $1 billion in green bonds Reuters
Women bring light to remote villages on islands of Zanzibar Nicky Milne
Greenpeace blocks BP London HQ demanding end to oil exploration Reuters
Rising heat scorches recovery efforts in cyclone-hit Indian state Anuradha Nagaraj
Ethiopia starts rationing electricity for homes and industries Reuters
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Australian voters back PM Morrison's faith in fossil fuel Reuters
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We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change.

Opinion

Megan Rowling Thomson Reuters Foundation

Disasters happen to real people – and it's complicated

Age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and many more factors must be considered if people are to become resilient to climate extremes
Jake Hayman Ten Years' Time

Time for philanthropy to tackle environmental threats

The biggest risks humankind has ever faced are being treated as 'someone else’s problem' by all but a few philanthropic funders
Ed Davey UK Member of Parliament

Decarbonise capitalism to address the climate emergency

The UK’s climate change plan can reduce 1% of global emissions – but the UK could reduce 15% of global emissions by taking a bigger step
Alfred Brownell

The struggle for land security in Liberia is just beginning

This year's Goldman Environmental Prize winner says the battle for land rights in Liberia is just getting underway

In Depth

Women bring light to remote villages on islands of Zanzibar
Australia's drought wilts support for government in rural heartlands
Fears over rising violence in Amazon as 'forest guardians' battle logging
Renewable revolution: Danish isle eyes fossil fuel-free future

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Corridor to the future
When disasters and conflicts collide: Colombia
Learning to live with water: Louisiana confronts climate threats
Remote Greek isle switches off power cuts, lights up green energy
Urban nomads: Mongolian herders face cultural, climate challenge
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Europe's first eco-mosque invokes God to fight climate change
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