Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis

More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands remain missing following the deluge on 26 August.

Nepal wants up to $5bn to rebuild after devastating floods – a figure that is 200 times what’s on offer. Stuti Mishra explains where that leaves the Himalayan nation

Queensland open-cut Saraji mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuels

China is considering a proposal to host the annual United Nations climate summit in 2028, a move that would signal the country’s intent to show greater global leadership on the issue.

South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated ‘cruelly hot’ days

The fires raging across France and Spain are horrific and unprecedented. They also come after record-breaking heatwaves and are part of a pattern of increasingly devastating fires.

Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

The biggest game in soccer is set for Sunday, when Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final, held just outside of New York City. There’s just one problem — wildfire smoke now threatens the...

The biggest game in soccer is set for Sunday, when Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final, held just outside of New York City. There’s just one problem — wildfire smoke now threatens the match and FIFA, the sport’s governing body, doesn’t appear to have any plan in place to protect player […]

Scientists are now warning that a massive El Niño, the periodic warming phenomenon, is forming in the Pacific and it could rival or surpass the previous worst ones on record.

The vast majority — more ​than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above.

File: A store employee fills the store shelf with summer air conditioning products, in Marseille, southern France, July 3, 2015.

The new collective quantified goal (NCQG) for climate finance sets a target of $1.3 trillion annually by 2035 to support climate action in developing countries. Reaching this number will require a sig...

Exclusive: Heatwaves are showing up on Europe’s energy bills – should fossil fuels face a windfall tax?

Fossil fuel companies must be held responsible for the extreme heat gripping Europe by paying permanent windfall taxes to help...

A Paris court on Thursday ruled that French oil major TotalEnergies must disclose the climate ​risks linked ‌to emissions from its oil and gas products and set out plans ⁠to address them. The ruling i...