In the wake of the economic volatility created by the pandemic, it is clear that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are material factors that business must manage appropriately. From…
Bolsonaro’s popularity has fallen during the coronavirus crisis, with a growing number of Brazilians angered by his stance toward a disease he calls a “little cold.
Brazilian President Jair…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Climate expert Michael Mann was honored for his book “The Tantrum that Saved the World,” which the American Meteorological Society (AMS) said “engages readers with empathy and…
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dozens of students packed onto a boat docked in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh listen closely to a lesson highlighting the natural life of the rivers around…
Thousands of swallows and swifts migrating from Africa to Europe have been left dead by high winds battering Greece, bird watchers say.
The birds have been found in the streets of Athens, on…
Senate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to pause non-critical work like overhauling environmental policies during the coronavirus pandemic.
But the proposal is dead on arrival with the…
‘Digging up coal is making less and less business sense, but it’s awful impact on the planet will only decrease if it’s fully consigned to history,’ says Friends of the Earth.
Nearly half of all…
Reduction of 5% would represent biggest drop in demand for industry on record
Global carbon emissions from the fossil fuel industry could fall by a record 2.5bn tonnes this year, a reduction of 5%,…
Delhi is one of many capitals enjoying improved air quality since restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus
The screenshots began to circulate on Delhi WhatsApp groups last week, captioned…
In 2016, Paige Balcom fell in love with Uganda. It happened in Lukodi, a village outside of the town of Gulu, where she was on a Fulbright research grant. Working with farmers and a school for child…
As workers battle on the frontlines of COVID-19, a devastating Cyclone and Big Oil's latest moves show why we need a Just Recovery that builds climate resilience
As the global response to COVID-19…
The Covid-19 pandemic is a harbinger of climate disasters to come and the resilience we need to build into our systems.
Recovery from coronavirus must reckon with climate change. The current and…
Big things are happening in California this week. In the political sphere, Gov. Gavin Newsom is invoking the powers of a “nation-state” to provide life-saving medical supplies that the federal…
Sub-Saharan Africa will this year suffer its first recession for 25 years as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, a World Bank report predicts.
In a grim assessment, the bank says that the…
Apart from a bit of wishful thinking from a veteran oil and gas financier in Calgary, the North American fossil industry is being devastated by the combination of low oil prices and plummeting demand…
Crises tend to bring out some of the best and the worst in us. We have watched in awe and admiration as health care professionals have responded with superhuman dedication to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chile, which presided over the last round of climate talks, has joined only a handful of nations by publishing a more ambitious climate action plan for coming years.
Megan Darby reported on the news…
enewable energy projects constituted three-quarters of all new power generation capacity projects in the world last year, the International Renewable Energy Agency said in a new report. In even…