The Prince of Wales paid tribute to people in places such as Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar facing political and religious persecution and insecurity.

Nations must quickly strengthen forest protection laws, line up funding and include indigenous people in conservation efforts, experts say.

This year is expected to be the sixth since 2011 that global natural disasters have cost more than US$100 billion, said the report from British charity Christian Aid.

It’s no longer taboo for climate defenders to call for the end of crude oil extraction. But the world economy’s deep dependence on hydrocarbons isn’t going away any time soon.

China’s coal power output, which is expected to grow by 9 per cent this year, is undermining efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the IEA says.

At a conservative estimate humankind slaughters 150 million sentient animals a day for food, their lives made miserable by unspeakable cruelty, writes Roanne van Voorst as she bangs the drum for a vegan diet.

Wendy Sherman and Stefano Sannino discuss repression in Xinjiang and Tibet and ‘the erosion of autonomy and democracy in Hong Kong’, among other topics.

The progress in aviation and shipping to decarbonise, or switch to non-oil power sources, has been slower than electric cars and trucks, even if the industry’s overall carbon footprint is smaller than road transport.

Beijing encourages companies to use market mechanisms to reduce methane, including a voluntary greenhouse gas emissions trading system, climate official says.

China’s decision to fund clean coal projects shows that it cannot abandon the highly polluting fossil fuel easily, say analysts. It is seen as a stopgap measure while the country works on reversing its emissions trajectory.

Up to 250 people who had marched from London’s Royal Courts of Justice took part in a sit-down demonstration, blocking off Lambeth Bridge.