António Guterres tells country to stop building coal-fired power stations for sake of climate.
India must swiftly and permanently turn away from coal despite its need for cheap energy, the UN…
Protestors filled the streets of Mauritius's capital city, Port Louis, over the weekend to demand resignations of officials and an investigation into the oil spill that has jeopardized the future…
Margaret Atwood among those supporting Writers Rebel group set to protest in London.
A number of famous novelists, poets and playwrights including Margaret Atwood and Zadie Smith have lent their…
Its waving fronds carpet the seafloor and shelter thousands of sea creatures. But seagrass is more than a haven for marine wildlife – researchers say it could play a major role in slowing climate…
Steam-based plants third biggest source of toxic wastewater
Pollutants released into water linked to cancer and other illness
The Trump administration is loosening rules for toxic water…
Yannick Glemarec responds to FT report of 40 complaints including racism and sexism.
The head of the UN’s climate finance body has pledged to tackle complaints of misconduct at the organisation “as…
In an address to a virtual town hall with young women from civil society organizations, the Secretary-General said that the global pandemic has already reversed decades of limited and fragile…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is jeopardizing Canadians’ retirement savings, undercutting federal government policy, and making a mockery of one of the country’s few points of…
Big-budget blockbusters produce 2,840 tonnes of CO2, though their environmental impact is often ‘underreported’, study reveals.
A landmark BFI study has called for the film industry to step up…
Number of glacial lakes rose by 53% in 1990-2018 to reveal impact of increased meltwater.
Glacial lakes have grown rapidly around the world in recent decades, according to satellite images that…
Scientists find 300% increase in harmful particulates emitted during hot weather.
Emissions from asphalt are a significant source of air pollutants in cities, especially in hot weather, a study…
India has a crucial role to play in promoting clean energy and climate action as the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday. …
Illegal gold diggers have destroyed a 2,000-year-old archaeological site in Sudan in the eastern region of the Sahara desert, official say.
The Jabal Maragha site, which dates from the Meroitic…
Electricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix.
Carbon emissions from Britain’s electricity system plunged by more than a third during the…
Coal company Adani sought to raid the home of an environmental activist who opposed its controversial mine in Queensland, Australia's Galilee Basin, court documents have shown.
Despite the lush, verdant nature that surrounds the German town of Ulrichstein, residents here — and in the region — suffer from acute water shortages.
Ulrichstein Mayor Edwin Schneider, meanwhile,…
West Mathewson was attacked without warning by lions during one of their regular walks.
A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Climate Action are hosting a three-part digital event series addressing global food, agriculture, and land use challenges in the…
Scientists in Kenya have harvested 10 eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinos in the race to keep the species from total extinction.
The two females – Najin and Fatuwill who are…
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