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Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Thursday.

The world's eighth largest emitter says it will ratify the Paris climate pact if restrictions are lifted.

Re-flooding coastal wetlands could provide an opportunity to 'use sea level' rise to fight climate change

Yu Kongjian's sponge city, based on ancient Chinese wisdom, seeks to change how we deal with floods.

Climate activists from the Philippines, the UK and Argentina take questions on climate change.

The world's two biggest CO2 emitters pledge to co-operate in an announcement at the COP26 summit.

The document says vulnerable nations must get more help to cope with the deadly impacts of global warming.

The release of a draft text for the COP26 agreement signals the start of serious negotiations.

The first Nasa mission to return to the surface of the Moon has been delayed by one year to 2025.

A report highlights changes since the river was declared "biologically dead" in 1957.

Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Wednesday.

As a draft decision on COP26's outcome is revealed, Boris Johnson says states must unite to stop warming.

Cape Town, on South Africa's coast, was the first global city to come close to running out of water.

Rising ocean temperatures are having 'worrying' impacts on the deep ocean's ability to lock away our carbon emissions.

New analysis of pledges at COP26 suggest no government is doing enough to limit temperature rise.

Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Tuesday.

We asked climate experts from around the world what they want to see agreed at COP26 this week.

A photographer is using her art to inspire, hoping to keep the iconic animals at home on the range.

Firms often claim they are eco-friendly but how can you check they are as green as they make out?

Plans for a generation of new smaller nuclear reactors will become more concrete this week.

Poorer countries say they are not able to get compensation for the damage caused by climate change.

As the COP26 summit enters its second week, government ministers gather in Glasgow for more talks.

Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Monday.

There are more participants than from any single country, a study shared with the BBC suggests.

By mimicking the way lobsters’ eyes work, scientists have designed new X-ray space telescopes that can survey much larger areas.

Officials must "pull together" as the climate summit in Glasgow enters its final week, Boris Johnson says.

The organisation says peat bogs should be left alone as they trap carbon.

There's been progress - but huge hurdles remain to be cleared in the final week of talks in Glasgow.

Organisers say about 100,000 people joined a rally on Glasgow Green - the city's largest protest in memory.

Callum Isted wants all primary children in Scotland to have a reusable bottle which they can refill at school.

The announcement comes as activist Greta Thunberg joins a climate protest by young people in Glasgow.

The carbon footprint of the wealthiest will grow but that of the poorest will stay small, a study says.

Ever paused over the recycling bin, wondering whether to add a pizza box? You could be a wishcycler.

Countries pledge to shift away from coal and end fossil fuel financing, but key players are missing.

Researchers tracked thousands of posts denying climate change - and only 8% were marked as misinformation.

Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Thursday.

On the Greek island of Evia last summer an intense conflagration took almost two weeks to control.

Global carbon emissions are set to get back close to the levels they were at before Covid.

The BBC’s Roger Harrabin takes a look at the tech behind hydrogen energy and its green potential.

Almost every day for 40 years, expert diver Jim Abernethy has been swimming with sharks in the Bahamas.

If emissions continue rising, Europe can expect 50C heatwaves every three years, the Met Office says.

Conservationists say the move will protect migration routes for many endangered species.

World leaders' use of private jets to attend the climate summit has been called into question.

Companies must outline how they aim to meet the UK's 2050 net-zero target, under government plans.

Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Wednesday.

Dubbed the Sphinx, the snow on a remote Scottish mountain has in the past survived for decades at a time.

The North Sea still contains large quantities of oil and gas but how much longer can it continue to be extracted?

More than 100 nations - including Brazil, Russia and Indonesia - sign COP26's first major deal.

Countries that will sign the pledge cover more than 70% of the world's economy.

The Biden administration plans to restore tough rules curbing one of the most potent greenhouse gases.