More: Environment
Coal Diplomacy: Could We Be Free from the Climate Crisis?
One of the things that is perplexing at the moment is that there is no clarity about how life will be lived in the...
How to build more inclusive, climate-ready cities
The World Economic Forum has released a series of four reports on how cities can take a systems approach to finance and deliver urban...
The land use of our fathers – prospering in a healthy environment
BY SARAH WILD
Our ancestors dealt with large-scale environmental challenges thousands of years ago. Understanding their traditional practices may inform modern Europeans racing to adapt...
After landmark UN declaration, hope for cleaner air
Last month, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic resolution declaring access to a healthy environment a universal human right.
The resolution has been...
Image of Humanitarian Catastrophe
In contemporary discussion of climate risk, the image of humanitarian disaster takes central part in definition of argument and in motivation for action. This...
How countries can tackle devastating peatland wildfires
Today, a major wildfire in France has destroyed thousands of hectares of forest and forced many people to flee their homes. Meanwhile, dry weather,...
How to reduce pollution in Delhi’s waterways
About 80 per cent of the water supplied to households in India’s capital, Delhi ends up as wastewater, some of which remains untreated, polluting...
Transforming Africa
Authors: Srilata Kammila and Rohini Kohli, UNDP*
This year’s Africa Climate Week brings together governments and key stakeholders from across the continent to “explore resilience...
In climate drama, the volcano is no villain
BY SARAH WILD
New analysis of ash clouds created from large volcanic eruptions shows the temporary cooling effects are changed as the environment becomes hotter.
On...
The Green China; Hindrance and Limitations of the Green Transition
By 2028, China will surpass The United States as the world's leading economy in terms of GDP, according to major economic experts and forums....