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07 05 2021 | 09:37

Africa needs financial support to adapt to climate change.

Financial support for Africa to adapt to climate change is crucial, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said as he addressed an online dialogue for leaders convened by the African Development Bank…

06 05 2021 | 11:43

The COP26 Climate Action Plan: Sign the letter

In 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's UK government took the world-leading decision to put an end to public finance for fossil fuel projects(1) overseas. That same government should now take…

04 05 2021 | 11:37

Saudi Arabia bets the House on a greener planet.

As the House of Saud marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of the Kingdom’s ground-breaking Vision 2030 project, Oliver Poole in Riyadh examines its impact and why success is needed if the world is…

04 05 2021 | 11:30

Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions.

Tehran, 1943: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill – hosted by the young Shah Reza Pahlavi – agree on plans for the two-front attack on Hitler while sketching out the east-west…

04 05 2021 | 11:27

Earth Day: Teachers from every corner of the world call for quality climate change education for all.

Ahead of this year's Earth Day on April 22nd, Teachers from across the world have called for quality climate change education for all. Representing 32.5 million teachers and education support…

04 05 2021 | 11:18

2030? Fine. 2040? Great. 2050? Even better. Now? Too difficult.

The world is currently on track for around a three degree temperature rise by the end of the century (Photo: United Nations Photo) Leaders of the world's biggest economies joined US president Joe…

04 05 2021 | 11:03

How can the construction sector combat climate change?

In celebration of Earth Day 2021, Marialena Nikolopoulou, Professor of Sustainable Architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning shares her thoughts on the role the built environment sector…

04 05 2021 | 10:58

85% of Mexico Is in a Drought.

Lakes and reservoirs are drying up as 85% of Mexico is in a drought, with Mexico City in its worst drought in 30 years. Major reservoirs that supply the capital's 9 million residents are more than…

04 05 2021 | 10:54

How a hi-tech search for Genghis Khan is helping polar bears.

Researchers are going on a bear hunt, using AI and radar to spot dens and track the threatened Arctic predators The age of extinction is supported by

04 05 2021 | 10:48

Rapid retreat of glaciers leading world towards ‘humanitarian crisis’, says top scientist.

Exclusive: Melt of glaciers in the Himalayas and South America could threaten water supply of hundreds of millions of people, says leading glaciologist Prof Jemma Wadham The rapid retreat of …

03 05 2021 | 08:09

Atomic giants EDF and Rosatom push plan to sell nuclear-powered hydrogen as 'green'.

Labelling nuclear hydrogen as green is likely to cause irritation among countries without atomic power or exiting it. French and Russian state-owned nuclear energy giants EDF and Rosatom have teamed…

03 05 2021 | 08:09

Low-income countries play carbon leapfrog in green energy shift.

Expansion of Vietnam’s wind and solar farms is proving crucial to powering its economic growth. Just as Brazil’s rivers supply it with hydroelectric power and faults in the earth’s crust provide…

03 05 2021 | 08:09

Biden vows US will work with Russia on climate.

Countries with poor track records on climate change, including Brazil and Saudi Arabia, were also courted at virtual summit. The US will work with Russia on ways to combat the climate crisis,…

03 05 2021 | 08:05

Global Environment Facility holds first meeting for its 8th replenishment.

Representatives of donor and recipient countries gathered virtually with members of the wider GEF community to discuss priorities and ambitions for the multilateral trust fund’s next four-year…

03 05 2021 | 08:01

M&S faces backlash over plan to release 30m honeybees.

High street chain’s farm project could put pressure on wild pollinators, warn conservationists. An attempt by Marks & Spencer to “do good for the environment” by releasing 30 million honeybees…

03 05 2021 | 08:00

Opinion: How to ensure a green road ahead for Africa.

The world faces a make-or-break moment in the fight against climate change. We are running out of time to make our economies greener and avoid the tipping point when climate change slides out of…

03 05 2021 | 07:58

Greta Thunberg Tells Congress Fossil Fuel Subsidies Must End.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attacked powerful politicians for ignoring climate change, as she called for an end to government subsidies for fossil fuels such as coal and oil.

03 05 2021 | 07:58

Pipeline tells Black Memphis landowners: sell us the rights to your land or get sued

The legal battle over Byhalia pipeline has become a flashpoint in the conversation about environmental justice and the right of energy companies to take private land The only things Karmen Johnson…

03 05 2021 | 07:56

Why are we still using coal?

A recent report by British think tank Ember highlights the urgent need to stop using coal for power generation if we are to have any chance of meeting the targets set out in the 

03 05 2021 | 07:56

‘This is it. If we don’t amp up, we’re goners’: the last chance to confront the climate crisis?

When it comes to addressing the climate emergency, there have been hopeful moments before that ultimately led to nothing. Now, hope rises again