

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. SCREENSHOT/GATES NOTES By BILL GATES Last week I spent three fantastic days at the global climate summit (known as COP26) in

Burning fossil fuels emits a number of air pollutants that are harmful to both the environment and public health. PHOTO/UNSPLASH By PATRICK MAYOYO With the

UN Secretary General António Guterres inspects a guard of honour shortly before the opening of the UN’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. PHOTO/UN By PATRICK MAYOYO With world

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo attending the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. PHOTO/UN By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The eyes of the world

The City of Paris won the Climate Leaders category for committing to among others reduce local emissions by 100% by 2050. PHOTO/iSTOCK By PATRICK MAYOYO

Across the world, more incidents of extreme weather events are being recorded. PHOTO/DANIEL PAVLINOVIC/WMO By PATRICK MAYOYO Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have

GRAPHIC/IPCC By PATRICK MAYOYO Increases in greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations since around 1750 are unequivocally caused by human activities, a new study reveals. The report,

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chair Hoesung Lee. PHOTO/IISD By PATRICK MAYOYO The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened a week-long virtual meeting

Climate change is a threat to coastal and marine ecosystems that provide food, livelihoods, and coastal protection to more than a billion people worldwide.PHOTO/UNCTAD By

IMAGE/WORLD BANK By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT A total of 64 carbon pricing instruments are now in operation around the world, covering over 20 percent of global