Gas pollution could hit Iceland's capital after a volcano began erupting late on Monday, the country's meteorological office has said.
The eruption, which broke out on the Reykjanes peninsula of…
The incoming Queensland premier, Steven Miles, is expected to announce on Friday that the state will lift its lagging emissions reductions targets, among a number of “day one” initiatives to be…
Across the Pacific, island nations are leaning into tourism to reboot their economies after the pandemic. But tourists cause significant greenhouse gas emissions and waves of waste: major threats to…
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The need to “transition away from fossil fuels” may finally have been recognised after three decades of climate talks, but there is no clear obligation or hard…
About 12% of the world’s bird species have been driven to extinction by human activity, new research has found – double previous estimates.
The study, published in Nature Communications on Tuesday,…
There has been just one prosecution and three fines handed out for people using banned wood-burning stoves in England, data has revealed.
Despite more than 10,000 complaints about wood being burned…
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that vinyl chloride would be among five chemicals to begin the process for risk evaluation prioritization under the Toxic Substances Control…
Aisha Aliyu is eight-months pregnant and sprawled out on a mat in front of her house with four of her children spread around her feet. Two-year-old Hauwa and five-year-old Abba are both crying and…
Every month, Alice Shikuku has to choose between buying enough food for her family and buying sanitary pads for her daughter.
Her family moved to Korogocho, one of the poorest slums in Nairobi,…
In late September, Zimbabwe’s environment minister signed away control over a staggering amount of land — almost 20% of his country — to a little-known foreign company.
For over a decade, AfriLabs has been at the forefront of cultivating a vibrant tech ecosystem across the African continent.
Through the strength of community networks, this organization has become…
What are the WTO’s new Trade Policy Tools?
The new tools offer opportunities for countries to mitigate the climate change effect of their trade practices. The tools align with the Paris Agreement,…
A South African court has thrown out a case brought against the multinational mining company Anglo American on behalf of 140,000 Zambian women and children, who allege they have suffered lead…
Dozens of people are missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said, in the latest migration tragedy off north Africa.
A Rwandan opposition politician who publicly criticised the UK’s deportation deal this week fears for her safety after a presidential adviser condemned her for “waging war on her compatriots”.
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