Rich polluting countries such as Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and US are short-changing poor countries by billions of dollars they need to cut emissions and adapt to the climate crisis, says Oxfam.
A new ranking of global SO2 emission hotspots demonstrates the need for stronger emission standards for power plants and industry and a rapid transition away from fossil fuels.
If approved, a new gas plant in the north of England would be responsible for up to 75 per cent of the emissions budget for the entire UK power sector, says Client Earth.
Wildland fires make a huge contribution to climate change but some countries fail to adequately monitor or report emissions from them, says Greenpeace.
A report from the UN health agency finds that more than nine in 10 children breathe air that is so polluted that “it puts their health and development at serious risk”.
Greenpeace air pollution campaigners and medical professionals have blocked more than 800 Volkswagen staff from entering the company’s head office in Milton Keynes.