More: Environment
No More Business as Usual: Improving Water Usage in Central Asia
Central Asia’s future economic development, including
its energy and water security, depends to a great extent on how effectively
countries manage their natural water supplies, especially...
Nigeria’s 300,000 tonne e-waste gold mine drives a new circular economy
The Nigerian government, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment today launched a new $15 million initiative to turn the tide on e-waste...
Fossil fuel support is rising again in a threat to climate change efforts
Fossil-fuel
subsidies are environmentally harmful, costly, and distortive. After a 3
years downward trend between 2013 and 2016, government support for fossil fuel
production and use has risen...
As voices for the planet grow louder, we must get the job done
There is something in the air. I am not talking about
pollution or greenhouse gas emissions. I am talking about the change humanity
needs to address...
The Green Trip List: 5 Eco-friendly Destinations for the Green-minded Traveler
Traveling is one of life’s greatest pleasures and definitely a luxury we
should not take for granted. This June, as we commemorate World Environment Day
and...
Restoring the Caribbean to the paradise it used to be
When people think of the Caribbean, it’s the turquoise
seas, clean beaches, coral reefs teeming with fish, turtles and balmy breezes
that come to mind.
For us,...
France Shows How Energy and Society Are Intertwined
What should
be asked about energy is what Plato’s The
Republic through Socrates asked: “What is justice?” If energy has a moral,
economic, environmental, and life-saving component...
The Perilous Migration of Birds through Cities
How many birds flying into buildings die,
Thinking the glass reflection is the sky. — with a nod to Kansas poet
Madeleine Aaron
Bird migration is a...
How we unlock transformational change to save our Forests
Back in May, the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) hosted its Annual Meeting in Bogotá, Colombia’s high-altitude capital, which brought together 300 leaders from the...
A new green chapter for China’s fabled lakeside city
Hangzhou has seen its share of history. A
millennium ago, the city was the seat of two separate dynasties for over 200
years, putting it in...