Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year - but it's certainly the most wasteful. As the big day approaches, edie rounds up some of the most shocking resources and waste statistics…
Amy McLean has always had a soft spot for long ears. The animal scientist at the University of California, Davis, grew up on a Georgia farm that bred donkeys and mules and has competed in mule riding…
More than 70% of the African forest elephant species has been wiped out, primarily by poachers slaughtering them for their ivory. Park rangers are on the front lines defending them. But in the…
The General Election is a huge opportunity for a new government to make a transformative difference to climate change through investment in renewables, Juliet Davenport, chief executive and founder…
A declaration on climate crisis, energy transition and extractivism in Latin America.
Social movements were organising their opposition to COP25 - in which those most affected by climate violence…
Nestle has announced that all Buxton water bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic.
Buxton Natural Mineral Water has announced its whole range will be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET…
Al Jazeera meets Senegalese in a race against effects of climate change.
Climate change is causing the Sahel Desert to grow, but villagers are planting a vast wall of trees in a bid to save their…
On the 29th, two of our strikers spoke at devon youth parliament’s climate forum about the green new deal and participatory democracy; this is their speech:
I am an archaeologist and a wilderness survival instructor. Because I study societies that have collapsed, and since I teach basic outdoor skills, people ask me about what to do in a natural disaster…
The Green Workplace Summit will focus on developing a healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable built environment for all.
Developing a green and circular economy that is responsive to national…
UN Climate Change News, 2 December 2019 - The UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid (to 13 December) kicked off today, with urgent calls to make serious progress on climate action over the…
Scientists from the University of Manchester are creating a blueprint to help bands and pop stars to perform live and tour the world without contributing to climate change.
It's after the Tyndall…
How did the leaders of the main parties, minus Boris Johnson, address the biggest issue of our times? Four writers respond
Zoe Williams:It showed the insufficiency of politics in the face of this…
Glasgow has announced that they aim to be plastic free by 2030.
A new strategy by the Glasgow council has targeted the city to be free of unnecessary plastic by the year 2030 and phase out all…
The Environment Investigation Agency has released a report revealing that supermarkets are continuing to churn out a large amount of plastic a year.
Despite commitments to cut down on plastic…
The last surviving Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia has died in captivity, with the WWF estimating that there are only about 80 left mostly living in the wild in Sumatra and Borneo, and the entire species…
Over the course of the next three decades, Africa will record faster population growth than anywhere else.
The obvious implications range from the need for more industrialization—to create jobs and…
Air pollution is an insidious killer. If you are among the 91% of the world’s population who breathes air the World Health Organisation (WHO) deems unsafe, then every time you inhale, microscopic…