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Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do more

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has put his "roadmap" from fossil fuels back at the top of UN climate talks in Belem despite the failure of a bold bid to seal an early deal.

Report commissioned by conservationists suggests some recorded new growth is misclassified or otherwise not equivalent to losses in species-heavy forests

As president Lula tries to find common ground between negotiating countries, planetary scientists say emissions must be urgently cut

When the Maui fires ripped through Hawaii, the community came together. For everyone it was a life-changing experience. This is Ryan’s story

Exclusive: A top official in Beijing’s Cop delegation says China is committed to clean energy – but US’s absence is a problem

Evidence of waste from primary schools and local authorities in south-east England points to possible large-scale corruption, expert says

Ukraine is demanding $43 billion from Russia for environmental damage caused by the war, saying the invasion has pumped huge extra emissions into the atmosphere and destroyed land, water and forests. It is the first time a country has sought compensation for an increase in climate-warming emissions caused by a…

One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’

Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage