Objection by DRC sours ‘paradigm-changing’ Cop15 biodiversity deal
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last-minute bid for additional funds was dismissed on a legal technicality It was almost a special moment in the...
Category : Environment
Sônia Guajajara hails Brazil’s Indigenous ministry after Bolsonaro ‘turmoil’
The activist for native peoples says she will work to overturn the ‘catastrophic legacy’ from Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency The activist tipped to become Brazil’s first-ever...
Cop15 half-time report: China prompts fears of new ‘Copenhagen moment’
Negotiators say divisions mean risk is growing of a weak final agreement similar to Denmark summit in 2009 Talks to halt the destruction of nature...
Floods and landslides kill scores of people in Kinshasa
Dozens of people injured after heavy rain destroys houses and ruins roads in DRC’s capital At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured...
Weather tracker: Heatwave sweeps South America as Argentina hits 43C
Weather warnings issued as worshippers brave temperatures to celebrate Catholic holy day A heatwave has hit parts of central South America this week, coinciding with...
Rising temperatures causing distress to foetuses, study reveals
Climate crisis increases risks for subsistence farmers in Africa who usually work throughout pregnancy Rising temperatures driven by climate breakdown are causing distress to the...
Cop15 security operation will be biggest for 20 years, Montreal police say
Protests against oil and mining have been planned, as thousands of delegates arrive for UN biodiversity summit Police in Montreal are bracing for their biggest...
Lula faces stiff challenge to fulfil vow to reverse Amazon deforestation in Brazil
President’s predecessor Bolsonaro unleashed record destruction and emboldened loggers, land grabbers and illegal miners Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s narrow victory over President Jair Bolsonaro...
Canada and China prepare to open Cop15 biodiversity summit despite rifts
Ministers and experts say disputes between co-hosts unlikely to disrupt efforts to reach deal on protecting natural world More than 10,000 scientists, government officials and...
‘We’ve lost a year’: political turmoil delays UK-Sahara energy link
Exclusive: Dave Lewis, chair of the startup hoping to provide 8% of Britain’s energy, talks about net zero frustrations An £18bn project to connect Britain...
