We’re often told that some global challenges are simply too complex for the human mind to understand. This is supposed to explain not only inaction when it comes to the climate crisis, but – as with…
New bold and innovative policy ideas and solutions to address the increasing acute situation of unemployment during the recovery from COVID-19, and the need to vastly accelerate climate action, will…
In an address to a virtual town hall with young women from civil society organizations, the Secretary-General said that the global pandemic has already reversed decades of limited and fragile…
Electricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix.
Carbon emissions from Britain’s electricity system plunged by more than a third during the…
Researchers to tell UN that loss of biodiversity enables rapid spread of new diseases from animals to humans.
Scientists are to warn world leaders that increasing numbers of deadly new pandemics…
Africa is becoming a new COVID-19 epicenter. Unless the European Union urgently rethinks its protectionist trade policies, a sharp uptick in food insecurity will turn the COVID-19 crisis into a…
Environmental regulators across the country granted more than 3,000 requests from polluting oil and gas operations, government facilities, chemical plants, and other facilities to stop pollution…
About a third of Bangladesh has been inundated by floods, with at least 161 people killed and an estimated 1.5 million displaced, according to local officials.
he heaviest rains in almost a decade…
U.S. coal power generation plunged by 30 percent in the first half of 2020 off an already-depressed base, shoved out by natural gas and renewables amid low energy prices linked to the COVID-19…
The spectacular collapse in oil prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic has brought the costliest – and most polluting – oil projects such as tar sands to a standstill, a development some analysts…
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world.
Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to…
William Tohmé, senior regional head for CFA Institute MENA looks at how GCC countries can move forward towards a future that works for everyone.
In just a few months, COVID-19 has necessitated…
Drop in emissions was a blip, say scientists, and a green recovery is vital to halt global heating.
The draconian coronavirus lockdowns across the world have led to sharp drops in carbon emissions,…
As advertising disappears amid the coronavirus downturn, radio stations helping farmers adapt to climate shifts could disappear
KANGEMA, Kenya, Aug 6 - In these hills a two-hour drive north of…
Blood-sucking ticks can spread Lyme disease and are extending beyond their traditional north-eastern range.
Growing up in north-eastern Ohio, Kimberly Byce spent much of her childhood running around…
Our present course puts humans on track to be among the species that expire in Earth's ongoing sixth mass extinction. In my conversations with thoughtful people, I am finding increasing acceptance of…
UK volunteers have seen a "massive" rise in the amount of single use masks discarded on beaches, high streets, canals and rivers.
Single use personal protective equipment (PPE) is significantly…
“Recovery plans rooted in the energy transition represent a far-sighted investment.” So claims Irena, the International Renewable Energy Agency.
It says too that for every million dollars invested…
In June it was a little uncertain how the wind industry would be affected by the global pandemic, as its competitive position had been eroded by falling gas and oil prices. More recently, however,…
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