With the deadly devastation fresh in the world’s mind, Pakistan pushed for damage funds with other frontline countriesIn early September, after unprecedented rainfall had left a third of Pakistan under water, its climate change minister set out the cou…
Cop27: what happened on day 10 – in pictures
Developing countries demand agreement on loss and damage fund as leaders criticise gaps in climate draft Continue reading…
India’s energy conundrum: committed to renewables but still expanding coal
Critics says India’s plans to increase coal production to 1bn tonnes a year are environmentally devastating and unnecessary Cop27 live – latest news updatesThree days before India’s environment minister boarded a flight to Egypt for this year’s UN clim…
‘In Delhi I can see climate catastrophe unfolding before my eyes’
Rahul Raina splits his year between his homes in Oxford and Delhi, cities where the fallout from the climate crisis is being felt in starkly different waysThis feature is part of the Between two worlds seriesThe most recent battle in a long history of …
‘Put kids first’: India’s Warrior Moms fight for clean air at Cop27
Indian campaigners join global delegation representing one billion children affected by climate crisis• Cop27 live – latest news updates“Nobody else will jump into the fire to save a child besides a mother,” says Bhavreen Kandhari, the co-founder of Wa…
Is China doing enough to combat the climate crisis?
While it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what experts say is neededCop27 live – latest news updatesAfter decades of fossil fuel-driven economic growth and industrialisation, China is now the …
China’s top climate official urges US to ‘clear barriers’ to talks
US-China relations hit new low this year after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, over which China claims sovereignty• Cop27 live – latest news updatesChina’s top climate official has said the US must take responsibility for any reconciliation between the tw…
No more drinking water, little food: our island is a field of bones | Katerina Teaiwa
Banaba in the central Pacific is a microcosm of what has happened to this planet. It’s a place that cannot be brought back into balance without focused and collaborative careBefore it is lost is series of essays from the Pacific islandsSome years ago, …
How do we mourn an islet? Where do we mark its grave? | Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner
Ellekan, an islet in Marshall Islands, has been reduced to a pile of sand in the middle of the reef. Those who loved it have already held its funeralBefore it is lost is series of essays from the Pacific islandsOn a trip to the islet of Kalalen, eight …
In my house is a Tuvaluan basket, a tiny piece of an island the world cannot fail | Kate Lyons
Each day this week, essay series Before it is lost will feature Pacific writers detailing the climate fight that threatens the survival of their islandsI own a basket I can never throw away.It is deeply impractical, with a wide base that means it takes…
Storm Nalgae: floods and landslides in Philippines kill at least 45
Officials revise death toll after fast-moving waters sweep away entire families and damage almost 500 housesThe Philippines has significantly revised down the death toll from a tropical storm ravaging the country, saying only 45 people have been killed…
Pakistan floods: ‘Everything we own has been washed away’ – in pictures
Photographer Gideon Mendel visited Sindh province in Pakistan after the worst floods in living memory this summer killed more than 1,500 people and left millions homeless.The portraits, part of his Drowning World project, are a powerful reminder of the…
Pakistani PM says he should not have to beg for help after catastrophic floods
Shehbaz Sharif says he wants ‘climate justice’ from rich polluting countries after monsoons put a third of his country under waterShehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, has said Pakistan should not be forced to go out with a “begging bowl” to rich polluti…
Could a digital twin of Tuvalu preserve the island nation before it’s lost to the collapsing climate?
With rising seas expected to submerge the nation by 2100, official says ‘we should always be able to remember Tuvalu as it is, before it disappears’Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastWhen Tuvalu vanishes beneath rising s…
Invisible Demons review – apocalypse now for pollution nightmare in Delhi
A despairing handwring of a film shows the effects of environmental crisis on India’s capital – with images as nightmarish as sci-fiEnvironmental doom is coming: as the planet heats up, it’s all going to get much worse. Nothing new there – but, terrify…