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Move would cost less than $5bn and cut toll of deaths from power outages and lack of supply, Cop28 delegates will hear

It promised wealth and energy self-sufficiency but Vaca Muerta’s vast shale fields have left locals in poverty, harm the environment and stall progress on renewables, critics say

Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s east Africa global development correspondent, Caroline Kimeu, about the challenges and tensions at play at the inaugural climate summit

Pollution and extraction of water are having a huge impact on local communities. High rates of cancer and respiratory problems are the norm, while marshes dry out and fish die in the rivers

Pollution and extraction of water are having a huge impact on local communities. High rates of cancer and respiratory problems are the norm, while marshes dry out and fish die in the rivers

From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back

The slick from sunken tanker Princess Empress has harmed livelihoods, caused health problems and done untold damage to marine life. Can Mindoro island recover?

Wetland protection, ailing amphibians and rising sea levels among issues likely to have global impact

Young girls illegally work the mines in north-east India, risking disease and death, while trying to better their lives at school

Document will provide basis for negotiations over coming days and is likely to be significantly reworked

This editorial calling for action from world leaders on the climate crisis is published today by more than 30 media organisations in more than 20 countries

The Guardian and dozens of international media titles publish a joint editorial calling for radical thinking on how to fund climate action in poorer countries

Villagers in the Congo basin rely on the forest for food, medicine and spiritual wellbeing, but an auction of exploration rights could threaten that way of life

Reliance on oil and gas worsening climate impacts and compounding food, energy and cost of living crises

Several African leaders at last month’s UN general assembly left dismayed after their calls for action on the climate crisis were overshadowed by the Ukraine war...