COP26 Presents Historic Opportunity to Stamp Out the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
Preventing Pandemics at the Source coalition experts are attending the UNFCCC COP26 climate summit taking place in Glasgow until Nov. 12 to highlight research...
Meeting climate targets requires a rapid acceleration in the fuel economy of vehicles
The fuel economy of the world’s cars and vans needs to improve massively in the coming years for the automotive industry to do its...
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.
That...
Energy day at COP26: Voices call out for an end to use of coal, gas and oil
Fittingly, the sun broke through the clouds over Glasgow on Thursday as delegations and participants prepared for ‘energy day’ at COP26, one of the...
COVID-19: Europe and Central Asia, epicentre of new rise
About 22 months since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, and almost a year since the first vaccines were approved, reported cases and deaths from the...
Clean energy technologies need a major boost to keep net zero by 2050 within reach
The International Energy Agency’s latest and most comprehensive assessment of clean energy technology progress worldwide shows that a step change in action and ambition...
First Movers Coalition Launched to Drive Demand for Zero Carbon Tech
Roughly half of the emission reductions needed to reach the 2050 climate goals rely on technologies in early development, demonstration or prototype phases. Accelerating...
UN experts call for protection of trafficked workers from Viet Nam in Saudi Arabia
Some women and girls being recruited in Viet Nam to serve as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, are suffering sexual abuse and torture, leading a group of UN independent human...
Indian COVID-19 vaccine receives WHO approval
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday approved an eighth vaccine against COVID-19, which follows a slight uptick in new cases globally.
COVAXIN, made by Indian company Bharat Biotech, has received WHO emergency...
Dramatic boost needed in climate adaptation
Although policies and planning for climate change adaptation are increasing, financing and implementation lag behind, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new...