A new law criminalizes genital cutting, a harmful practice that nine in 10 Sudanese women are said to have endured. But some warned laws alone cannot eliminate the practice.
CAIRO — Sudan’s new…
More than 50 years ago, despite a storm that was brewing in Memphis, an overflow crowd of hundreds gathered to hear a rousing speech from Martin Luther King, Jr., who encouraged the city’s striking…
IIGC, AIGCC, Ceres, and CDP among major green investment groups urging governments to avoid backing risky, high-carbon projects as part of their coronavirus recovery plans
A coalition of major green…
Data from NASA's GRACE and GRACE Follow-On satellites show that the land ice sheets in both Antarctica (upper chart) and Greenland (lower chart) have been losing mass since 2002. The GRACE mission…
Brazil, France and Germany say UN can’t hear complaint against five countries of flouting child rights to clean air
Greta Thunberg and a group of other children have pushed forward their legal…
Revealed: Oil and mining firms – some with ties to Trump officials – taking advantage of funding, review shows
US fossil fuel companies have taken at least $50m in taxpayer money they probably won’t…
We found the first fire without looking, crackling and roaring on farmland beside the busy Amazon highway, the flames consuming a road sign with its name – BR-163 – lying in the grass. Trucks…
European electricity grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna have launched a cross-border blockchain platform, saying it will help stabilise the grid while allowing households to earn “a few…
Global emissions will fall by 2.6 billion metric tons in 2020—the largest fall in history.
The coronavirus lockdown will cause the biggest drop in energy demand in history, with only renewables…
Airlines’ carbon emissions could drop by more than one-third this year as travel demand sinks, a trend that could continue as businesses reassess their need to fly, according to the Australia…
In the biggest shock the energy world has seen in 70 years, IEA announce renewable energy may be the only source expected to grow, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus outbreak…
Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals.
The human cost of the climate crisis will hit harder, wider and sooner than previously believed,…
Not everyone can have solar on their own roof. A new GTM series helps explain the weird and wonderful world of clean energy.
Residential solar has grown by leaps and bounds in the U.S. over the past…
Gas stoves are making people sick, contributing pollution that makes indoor air up to two to five times dirtier than outdoor air, according to a new report.
Despite the risks, regulators have failed…
It hurts to be personally attacked in a movie. It hurts more to see a movement divided
If you’re looking for a little distraction from the news of the pandemic — something a little gossipy, but with…
The coronavirus pandemic, like climate change, teaches us about the importance of mitigating risk to ensure our future prosperity. Should we place all our hopes on technology to deliver this safer…