Chloé Farand

G7 countries want to reduce their reliance on China for minerals and protect supplies from geopolitical interests but experts see few benefits for developing nations

As recent conflicts expose vulnerability of fertiliser markets and its effect on food security, VunaNexus offers an alternative

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas

Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia oppose a UN resolution for nations to start discussing options for a global minerals agreement

Los Gobiernos de Milei y Peña han liderado una iniciativa para definir el “género” como sexo biológico, que evitaría que los planes para garantizar que la acción climática promueva la igualdad incluyan a las personas LGBTQ+

Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN

Naturally occurring "white hydrogen" lies in vast reservoirs beneath our feet – now the gold rush of the clean energy era is beginning.

Attribution science is enabling climate victims to sue the world’s top polluters for damages and the first successful case may not be very far away, writes Chloé Farand.

Scientists have linked extreme weather to climate change. Now they can quantify its impact on the damage, writes Chloé Farand.

As governments rush to secure supplies of the transition minerals needed, activists want a treaty with stronger governance rules

Law to stop armed groups profiting from trade in gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum is being breached, rights groups say

Solar projects such as Botley West in Oxfordshire are latest net zero schemes bogged down by local disputes

Experts look back on Kerry’s remarkable career so far as he leaves his role as US special presidential envoy for climate

More than 70 countries and 40 international and humanitarian organizations joined a call to action to enhance climate resilience in fragile and conflict-affected states at the United Nations’ COP 28 climate talks in Dubai.

Whistleblowers caution about the increasing role of McKinsey in the climate agenda, promoting carbon markets and energy transition plans

West African country is enduring hard times – and critics say plan to import liquefied natural gas will only make things worse

Ghana's bet on fossil fuel as an economic recovery measure, a strategy that poses the risk of compounding Hhrdships.

Przewalski’s horses, black vultures and semi-wild cattle could revive biodiversity and economy in corner of eastern Spain

The Overshoot Commission is discussing solar geongineering technologies like social radiation management but some of its members are concerned

The UN Economic Commission for Africa is reviewing its private sector partners after learning of NJ Ayuk's criminal record