climate change
The Interview
Ban Ki-moon: Syria has been an ‘international failure’
As he is about to leave the helm of the UN after 10 years, Ban Ki-moon expressed confidence that US President-elect Donald Trump will become a true global leader and embrace key…
UN Climate summit ends with plea to Trump: ‘Save us’
The leader of Fiji, whose nation is being resculpted by rising seas, pleaded Friday with Donald Trump to join the fight against global warming.
Across Africa
African leaders react to Donald Trump's election
In this week's edition: African leaders react to Trump's election; we bring you an update from the COP22 climate conference in Morocco; and Nigerian migrants return home from…
In The World Papers
'Political Divide Splits Relationships — and Thanksgiving, Too'
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Weds. 16.11.16: The election of climate sceptic Donald Trump looms over the COP22 climate conference in Morocco. Meanwhile, in Turkey, the ruling AK party…
Mediawatch
Can world leaders convince Trump to change his climate policy?
François Hollande has declared the Paris Climate Agreement "irreversible" both in law and as a matter of conscience, this in response to concerns that Donald Trump could renege…
The Debate
Tough Climate For Hollande: French president reacts to Trump win (part 1)
François Hollande has given FRANCE 24 his first interview since the election of Donald Trump. Will the Paris climate deal be undone? Speaking from Marrakech, the French president…
The Debate
Tough Climate For Hollande: Record low ratings ahead of possible re-election bid (part 2)
François Hollande has given FRANCE 24 his first interview since the election of Donald Trump. Will the Paris climate deal be undone? Speaking from Marrakech, the French president…
France’s Hollande calls on US to respect climate change commitments
France and the United Nations on Tuesday stepped up warnings to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about the risks of quitting a 2015 global plan to combat climate change, saying…
The year 2016 set to be hottest on record
The year 2016 will "very likely" be the hottest on record, the UN said Monday, warning of calamitous consequences if the march of global warming cannot be halted.
Focus
COP22: How Morocco is going green
As the 22nd UN climate change conference, or COP22, continues in the Moroccan city of Marrakech, we look at how Morocco is becoming a model on the African continent when it comes…
Report: CO2 emissions plateau, but fears for climate remain
Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have been nearly flat for three years in a row -- a "great help" but not enough to stave off dangerous global warming, a report said…
COP22 climate talks open in Marrakesh
In tonight's edition: Climate talks start in Marrakesh, austerity on the rise in Sudan and a young Eritrean wins the New York marathon.