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Africa to seek climate emergency declaration at UN summit
Banks worth $47 trln adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles
Young climate activists seek step from streets to political table
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Youth action on climate change
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Flight to the future:One land's quest to defuse climate 'timebomb'
Global aviation leaders gather amid climate protests, safety talks Reuters
Make climate fight 'sexy,' says Japan's new environment minister Reuters
Climate activists hold event to mark vanishing Swiss glacier Reuters
Deutsche Bahn sees big windfall from climate change package Reuters
Germany's Greens promise to strengthen climate plan after protests Reuters
Firefighters in Bolivia lose hope as burned area doubles Reuters
Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of UN summit Reuters
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Funding injection needed to stop farmers' climate pain spreading Thin Lei Win
Adults swell ranks of students in record global climate march Laurie Goering
On the ground at the Global Climate Strikes Thomson Reuters Foundation
U.N. aviation agency head says open to meeting Greta Thunberg Reuters
Brazilian climate strikers take aim at Bolsonaro for Amazon fires Reuters
Inspired by Swedish teen, worldwide protest demands climate action Reuters
Guatemala bans use of disposable plastic, sets two-year deadline Reuters
California, 22 other states take Trump to court over climate rules Reuters
UN urged by own staff to look at its climate footprint Reuters
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FACTBOX: Germany's climate protection package Reuters
Germany agrees "art of the possible" climate action plan Reuters
'This is our future' say students, as climate protests sweep globe Reuters
Arctic expedition to investigate 'epicentre of climate change' Reuters
Amazon 'forest guardians' stalk illegal loggers Reuters
Palm industry body to act against any members contributing to smog Reuters
Colombian cities gather green speed with electric buses Anastasia Moloney
The three young women racing to defuse a climate-change bomb Reuters
Australian students kick off global climate strike Reuters
Climate strikers poised to kick off global wave of marches Laurie Goering
Storm halts flights to Houston, city braces for torrential Imelda Reuters
France persuades Germany to consider EU carbon border tax Reuters
Children suffering anxiety over climate change: psychologists Sonia Elks
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children's meals Reuters
Germany faces test of green credentials with new climate plan Reuters
Costa Rica indigenous farmers change along with the climate Sebastian Rodriguez
Filipina chef relying on chocoholics to help beat typhoon threats Michael Taylor
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About our Climate coverage

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change.

Opinion

Patricia Danzi International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland

Africa is caught in the crossfire of climate change and conflict

Limiting climate change through a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the only way to avert the most disastrous consequences, and to limit forced displacement
Andy Hong Oxford University

What can London learn from car-free cities around the world?

What lessons can London learn from other cities that have car-free policies?
Anne Hidalgo, Bill de Blasio, ...

Why we support the global climate strikes

As mayors, we have a unique opportunity to bestow a bright and hopeful legacy to the next generation. This is the future we want
Will Sarni

Why have we not solved the world's water problem?

As stories about water crises continue to make global headlines, the question of what to do lingers and the clock ticks

In Depth

'This is our home': Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects
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Damage to land feeds migration and conflict - UN official
'Water women' quench thirst of central India's parched villages
As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes

Videos & Pictures

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Somaliland: One land's quest to defuse a climate 'timebomb'
City of Dry Lakes | Bangalore in 360
When disasters and conflicts collide: Colombia
Land of Little Rain
Remote Greek isle switches off power cuts, lights up green energy
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Adults swell ranks of students marching in record global climate protest
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