Much of the conversation surrounding the ecological benefits of tropical rainforests focuses on South America's Amazon. However, the forests of Central Africa are just as important.
An ambitious seven-volume encyclopedia captures the wealth of architectural wonders in 49 sub-Saharan African countries.
The miragelike Grand Mosque of Djenne in Mali could have very well have…
The European Union is considering a new tax on imports as it tries to fight climate change, and the U.S. is raising concerns about it.
At issue is what’s known as a border adjustment carbon tax.
By tackling climate change and biodiversity loss, everyone will be better off, thanks to better jobs, cleaner air and water, fewer pandemics, and improved health and well-being. But, as with any…
Preliminary results suggest the vaccine is up to 77% effective in young children, but researchers await larger studies.
A vaccine against malaria has shown promise in early clinical trials, raising…
‘The stakes could not be higher,’ said one top administration official, as the White House presses other countries to make their own bold promises.
President Biden on Thursday will commit the United…
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Study finds returns must repay four times the payoff from clean energy investment to justify escalating risk.
Coal financing costs have surged over the last decade as investors demand returns four…
The world’s two biggest polluters have agreed to ramp up their ‘respective actions’ to combat the climate crisis.
The United States and China have agreed to work with other countries to address the …
Many kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major disasters can leave…
Offshore fixed-in-place wind farms are not new, but they are providing renewable power in many locations around the world. But there’s a limit to the water depth — and thus distance offshore — that…
As world powers and polluters end a two-day climate summit with heavy promises to prevent the global warming crisis from spiraling -- are declarations enough and what are the current flaws in Europe'…
Global economies forecast to pour stimulus money into fossil fuels as part of Covid recovery
Carbon dioxide emissions are forecast to jump this year by the second biggest annual rise in history, as…
Latest data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service show that globally 2020 was on par with the warmest year ever recorded, marking the end of the warmest decade on record, while CO2 …
The hysteria about urban density that arrived with the coronavirus is—like the pandemic itself—already easing. Regardless of how quickly or slowly urbanites return to their cramped apartments,…
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Climate group is calling on insurers to stop giving cover to fossil fuel projects.
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UNEP-FI has brought together 43 of the world’s leading banks to form the UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance.
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