The president took swift action upon entering the White House, but recent developments raise concern his agenda has stalled.
On his first day at the White House, Joe Biden earned praise for…
One-litre plastic bottles each turned into 10 lego bricks, as company aims to lower environmental impact.
Danish toy manufacturer Lego has launched prototype new plastic bricks made from recycled…
Recent announcements by Indonesia’s state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 must be met with caution and scrutinized as the numbers don’t…
Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick, even newspaper ink. It’s been called the world’s most hated crop because of its association with deforestation in Southeast Asia.
When British environmental geochemist Jon Hawkings arrived in Greenland for the first time in 2012, he was impressed.
"It's mind-blowing: You look onto the horizon and it's just ice and it goes on…
Major commitments to be announced at Ministerial Forums on 21-25 June to accelerate access and transition to clean energy by 2030
New York – Everyone in the world could have access to clean,…
There’s a scene more dull than watching paint dry ... and yet somehow, this BBC documentary on a new nuclear reactor is a staggering, bravura-filled feat.
Ending the destruction of nature to stop outbreaks at source is more effective and cheaper than responding to them, scientists say.
The root cause of pandemics – the destruction of nature – is being…
The Swiss government on Friday proposed binding rules to boost energy production from hydropower and other renewable sources and limit energy consumption through 2035 and 2050.
It wants to add 2…
Campaigners say plans for a new tailings dam threatens wilderness that should be declared a heritage area.
Four days before the Morrison government was due to decide the future of a mining…
For more than five years, Gloria Majiga-Kamoto, a 30-year-old Malawian environmental activist, has waged a David v Goliath battle against some of the country's largest plastic manufacturers to bring…
Burberry has announced its pledge to become Climate Positive by 2040, setting a new industry standard that goes further than the company’s current 2040 net-zero target.
To achieve this, Burberry…
Production of chemical could help make recycling more attractive and tackle global plastic pollution.
Plastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered…
Hot weather bakes in disadvantage. Regenerating natural and living ecosystems will help us all
Acentury ago the British critic and crime writer GK Chesterton declared that crime fiction is the…
The nation uses the dirtiest fossil fuel to generate more than 80% of its power.
A cloud of methane was detected by satellite near coal mines in South Africa, drawing attention to a lesser-known…
The Paris-based company says it will engage more with companies to push them to be more sustainable.
AXA SA’s investment management arm will stop investing in companies that contribute to…
Underreporting by water companies and failure to hold them to account have resulted in ecological damage, analysis shows.
Water companies are being allowed to unlawfully discharge raw sewage into…