Greta Thunberg

Germany briefly detains Greta Thunberg after fossil fuel protest

The young climate activist has been showing solidarity with German protesters against the demolition of a village, which has become a symbol of resistance against fossil fuels.

Thousands hit German streets to protest coal mine expansion

A village in Germany, Lutzerath, is about to be cleared and demolished to make way for the expansion of the Garzweiler coal mine.

EU Green Deal: A double-edged sword for Africa

While the EU green transition attaches great importance to the African continent, what the future holds for African countries under this deal is the main question.

COP26 deal 'falls far short' of what is needed to avert global warming

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an impending "climate catastrophe", while environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg dismissed the COP26 climate conference deal as "blah, blah, blah".

COP26 climate summit opens as ‘best hope’ for tackling global warming

The summit brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow, aiming to haggle over the best measures to keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5C.

Greta Thunberg: No German party doing enough on climate crisis

Activist Greta Thunberg at Fridays for Future climate rally ahead of Germany's elections on Sunday says, "Voting only will not be enough. We must keep going into the streets."

Climate crisis puts one billion children at ‘extremely high risk - UNICEF

Children are uniquely vulnerable to climate change, which is proving to be devastating for their rights, the Children’s Climate Risk Index shows.

Harvard urged to scrap artificial sunshade project

Indigenous peoples from around the world, scientists and environmentalists call for halting a US research to test ways to dim sunlight as a fix for global heating.

Study: Rainforests in Africa slow global climate change despite record heat

Researchers have studied the impact of the worst El Nino weather event on record - in 2015-16 - on intact rainforests in six African nations: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Congo Republic.

Indian police arrest activist linked to Greta Thunberg's movement

Swedish climate activist Thunberg had earlier shared a toolkit to create and spread awareness about protesting Indian farmers' complaints. Police accuse Disha Ravi of being "a key conspirator in the document's formulation and dissemination."

India files case after Greta Thunberg tweets toolkit to support farmers

Although several Indian news outlets claimed the case was directly against the Swedish climate activist, a Reuters journalist has said “nobody has been named in the FIR,” which mentions unidentified authors of the toolkit.

Why Indian farmers are protesting Modi's new farm laws

For months, tens of thousands of farmers have protested against three new farm laws, gaining global attention and posing a major challenge to PM Narendra Modi’s government. We look at what's at the heart of the controversies surrounding these laws.