11 March, New York -- The United Nations today launched a new global campaign, Only Together, to support its call for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
The campaign…
‘Governments today haven’t been spending as green as they should,’ the report’s author told The Independent.
Less than a fifth of the money spent by major economies on long-term Covid recovery…
Scientists are monitoring pets, livestock and wildlife to work out where SARS-CoV-2 could hide, and whether it could resurge.
It was the news Sophie Gryseels had been dreading for months. Almost a…
Beyond the questions surrounding the availability, effectiveness and safety of a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to question where our food is coming from and whether we will have enough.
Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first World Report on Hearing, released…
It's all about taking risks: you don't need to take them when you're rich.
Few topics are as polarizing as wealth. Everyone has an idea of how it should be spread and what’s not right in society,…
Disinfectant use has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people try to keep their hands and surfaces clean. But one family of cleaning chemicals is receiving scrutiny for potential health…
Geneva, Switzerland--19 February 2021-- At the halfway point in the World Health Organization and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ 100-day challenge, a movement of people and…
New UN guide shows how governments can use long-term infrastructure planning starting today to save money, increase efficiency, and promote sustainability
António Guterres says Covid pandemic must not halt preparatory work for key summit in Glasgow.
Governments must step up their efforts ahead of vital climate talks this year by agreeing to negotiate…
Experts have described the coronavirus pandemic as the kind of crisis that will become even more likely as the planet warms. But now, researchers think that climate change may have actually played a…
New measures of success needed to avoid catastrophic breakdown, landmark review finds.
The world is being put at “extreme risk” by the failure of economics to take account of the rapid depletion of…
A new study suggests a ‘possible role’ for the climate crisis in the emergence of Covid-19, but scientists tell Daisy Dunne there are still many unknowns in the origins of the pandemic.
Scientists…
The spring lockdown brought butterflies and biodiversity to the Spanish city, and inspired a reimagining of its relationship with nature
When Barcelona’s inhabitants emerged from a six-week…
COVID-19 has presented us with a unique opportunity for a green and inclusive recovery that will make the world a better place for everyone, says the head of the Organization for Economic Co-…
The COVID-19 pandemic saw wild animals roaming empty streets and a drop in emissions in many places around the world.
Yet these improvements to nature are unlikely to remain, and the environmental…
Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday posted a historic annual loss after the COVID-19 pandemic hammered energy prices and the company reduced the value of shale gas properties by more than $20 billion.
Exxon…
A new report by the European Investment Bank has stated that the European Union is a global leader in green innovation, but claims the COVID-19 crisis is putting the investment needed to drive green…