More: Environment
Travel and tourism industry takes aim at plastic pollution but more action needed
With some of the world’s most beautiful beaches paying a heavy price for
our plastic addiction, the travel and tourism industry is taking action to...
Meet six environmentalists who are changing the world
The application portal for the Young Champions of the Earth prize, is open. We present you with the story
of six environmentalists who are already...
The Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Age of Green Energy
The world’s shift
away from carbon-based energies in favour of renewable or green energy
threatens to turn fossil-fuel-rich economies into “stranded nations” unable to
realize the economic...
Turkey needs to step up investment in renewables to curb emissions
Turkey will see its greenhouse gas emissions continue their steady rise of recent years without concrete actions to improve energy efficiency and increase the...
RASAI: The car-sharing tool seeking to breathe life into Pakistan’s congested cities
When Hassam Ud-din started studying in Islamabad in Pakistan, he had a three-hour round-trip commute from his home in Rawalpindi. He hated sitting in...
Solar powering sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific
The way energy is produced, distributed and used causes environmental damage – most visibly air pollution - that in turn harms people’s health. It...
Pakistani innovators design cheap and climate-friendly flat-pack homes for refugees
Three years ago, Mohammed Saquib and his fellow students Yaseen Khalid and Nabeel Siddiqui were seeking inspiration for their final year university project. The...
Tweets and Feathers
Originating from 18th century England, birdwatching has a history spanning over 200 years. Initially a recreational activity for European aristocrats, today, it has become...
Eye in the sky: Using satellites to better manage natural resources
Looking up towards the stars at night, the sky can give the impression of being empty and infinite. In reality, space is getting more...
The sky’s the limit as architects design UN17 eco-village in Copenhagen
It’s a building project with towering ambitions—to use all 17 of the UN’s Global Goals as a sustainability blueprint for a 35,000-square-metre eco-village being...