Nestlé adds more sugar to baby food sold in lower- and middle-income countries, while more affluent markets get healthier versions, according to a recent report released by a nonprofit group.
The EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said, after months of protests have pushed the proposals to the brink of…
From 8 July 2024, organic waste, including food scraps, will have to be collected using 100% biodegradable bin bags in Kenya, rather than plastic bags. This is a directive issued on 8 April 2024 by…
While off-grid solar power is seen as the ultimate solution for accelerating rural electrification in Africa, analysis of data from the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) reveals that…
In the first of a new series, we look at why people reject so much of the bountiful catches from our seas in favour of the same few species, mostly imported – and how to change that
The head of ExxonMobil told to “eat shit” as he was about to receive an award. A US senator and coal boss called a “sick fuck”, almost sparking a brawl. Theatre shows interrupted. As the climate…
The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more than a third at UN talks to agree the first global treaty to cut plastic pollution, analysis shows.
Developing nations have long complained that globalisation has enthroned western currencies in such a way as to subsidise living standards in the rich world.
European lawmakers have voted to escape a treaty that lets investors sue governments in private courts for pursuing policies that stop the planet from heating.
Fossil fuel companies have used the…
Two apparently separate developments in the Sahel are linked by more than geography. Last week, the US confirmed that it will withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger after the military junta…
When the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund convened for the spring meetings last week, it was all about the really big questions. What can the international community do…
Fewer than 60 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, with six responsible for a quarter of that, based on the findings of a piece of research published on…
Power outages in the US are rising, as climate-related extreme weather strain an already burdened energy grid.
Over the last decade, severe storm outages increased by 74% compared with the previous…
‘What might be done?’ Extinction Rebellion climate activists wear aprons bearing facts about bird decline during a protest on the sidelines of the Cop26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, November 2021.…
An ancient tree killed by Xylella fastidiosa in Puglia.Photograph: Agostino Petroni/The Guardian
From ancient olive groves to root vegetables, foreign pests introduced via the bloc’s open import…
Doctors groups are calling for urgent consideration of the rules for medical professionals who take peaceful direct action on the climate crisis, which they say is the “greatest threat to global…
Three journalists take a look at the obstacles – and benefits – to attaining universal energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, countries are struggling to achieve universal…
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