The bright colours of latex gloves risk can be mistaken as food by seabirds, turtles and other marine mammals putting them at risk of severe injuries and death.
Air pollution from traffic has dropped but particles also come from gas heating and agriculture.
News reports have focused on reductions in air pollution from traffic during the lockdown, but…
In the Pacific we aspire to endurance and sustainability. But progress is difficult to sustain when we face multiple threats that reverse decades of development gains in a matter of hours or days.
Researchers are seeing an increase in nests as restrictions keep humans and harmful waste off beaches.
Marine life researchers in Florida say that coronavirus restrictions keeping humans and harmful…
Dutch officials and British economist to use guide to help city thrive in balance with planet.
A doughnut cooked up in Oxford will guide Amsterdam out of the economic mess left by the coronavirus…
The COVID-19 lockdown has led to cleaner air, but will do little to address the issue of air pollution in the long run.
People living with poor air quality may be more susceptible to this disease…
Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what the future holds for my loved ones. My vulnerable friends and relatives. I wonder what will happen to…
High levels of air pollution may be “one of the most important contributors” to deaths from Covid-19, according to research.
The analysis shows that of the coronavirus deaths across 66…
Recent generations, including ours, lived – and are still living – through four global crises. But the good news is that this time we have our blueprint to choose a sustainable and resilient socio-…
Madam Chancellor,
Ministers,
Dear friends,
Covid-19 has put the lives of billions of people around the globe in turmoil, inflicting grave suffering and destabilizing the global economy.
It has…
Governments must act now to stop 265 million starving, warns World Food Programme boss
The world is facing widespread famine “of biblical proportions” because of the coronavirus pandemic, the chief…
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has announced plans to amend its advisory reports and offer advice to ministers on building a climate resilient coronavirus recovery in line with the UK’s 2050…
The coronavirus is plunging the global economy into an unprecedented recession. We need to wipe away the debt bondage of Global South countries and launch a Global Green New Deal that will allow…
Steep falls in emissions have been the pandemic’s immediate effect. But what’s needed is a green recovery
So far, discussions of a coronavirus exit strategy have mainly focused on the steps that…
Coronavirus has led to reduced pollution, re-emerging wildlife and plunging oil prices and shown the size of the task facing humanity.
The skies are clearing of pollution, wildlife is returning to…
The coronavirus has shown what happens when there’s a large shock to the world economy. That’s why efforts to combat climate change must not slow down.
For the first time since its inception 50…
Report from UN World Food Programme and others warns 265m people are facing acute risk.
The coronavirus crisis will push more than a quarter of a billion people to the brink of starvation unless…
Climate change will mean one emergency after another, year after year, as heat waves, floods, fire and storms blow cascades of failures through our systems.