France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans.
World leaders have pledged to clamp down on pollution, embrace…
12 cities have made a pledge to divest from fossil fuel companies as part of their commitment to accelerating a green and just recovery from COVID-19.
Cities sign on to a new declaration committing…
Greta Thunberg leads protests as Covid rules restrict numbers compared with last year.
School pupils, youth activists and communities around the world have turned out for a day of climate strikes,…
Maparasha Hills, KenyaThousands of Maasai men clad in red and purple shawls and with their heads coated in red ocher gathered this week for a ceremony that transforms them from Moran (warriors) to…
NEW YORK, Sept 28 – More than 20 Heads of State and Government and 6 Ministers committed to a Leaders Pledge for Nature at the Nature for Life Hub, Day 3 — the Global Ambition Day. With signatories…
In this autumn of horrific fires and deadly floods, it's easy to overlook one bit of promising news on the climate front: Some major U.S. media coverage of the crisis is finally getting better.
A coalition of 44 low-lying nations has sounded alarm bells saying they are sinking not just because of climate change impacts but are also neck-deep in debt.
Ahead of the 75th United Nations…
US planning $3tn in spending with few environmental safeguards attached.
Few countries are living up to their promises of a “green recovery” from the coronavirus crisis, with hundreds of billions of…
Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homes.
Millions of people were uprooted from their homes by conflict, violence and natural disasters in the first six…
As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts supply chains around the world, it is likely that more food is being wasted than ever before at a time when more people are also going hungry.
Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power…
Many countries are making “green” recovery measures a central part of stimulus packages to drive sustainable, inclusive, resilient economic growth and improve well-being in the wake of the COVID-19…
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. According to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution now contributes to one in eight deaths in…
Millions of people forced from their homes face dual hardship of COVID-19
Around 14.6 million new internal displacements were recorded across 127 countries and territories between January and June…
The World Bank has launched its multi-billion dollar Africa climate change strategy for the next six years in a bid to kickstart green growth hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
New York – In light of worsening climate impacts around the world and strong public concern about the climate crisis, the United Nations is stepping up engagement of its global audiences, calling on…
In 1973, a handful of oil-rich countries, led by Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq, brought the mighty U.S. economy to its knees by slapping an oil embargo on Washington and its allies. The suspension of…
As much as 80% of the European Union’s electricity could be fossil fuel-free by 2030, regardless of whether the European economy faces a prolonged economic crisis, industry association Eurelectric…