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Dozens of countries and companies are racing to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas driving climate change. In October climate scientists issued a dramatic warning that we need to…
The hum of moving garbage trucks and the squawks of scavenging birds at a sprawling landfill on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa, may seem to some like an unlikely location for a massively successful renewable…
Could fungi help us deal with our plastic addiction? Scientists at London’s Kew Botanical Gardens think so. The first ever State of the World’s Fungi, produced by Kew Gardens and a team of around 100 scientists…
The fourth programme on the Development and Period Review of Environmental law was adopted by the Governing Council decision 25/11 as a broad strategy enabling the international community and UN Environment to…
When Bertrand Piccard was preparing for the world’s first ever solar-powered flight around the world, he had a problem. Cockpit temperatures were projected to skyrocket from minus 40 to above 40 degrees Celsius…
Norway’s capital city Oslo, home to over 670,000 people, is boldly pushing forward with a range of measures to improve air quality for the city’s inhabitants. Oslo is one of 42 cities who take part in Breathe Life…
A disturbing UN report on the risks we face if global warming exceeds 1.5°C has focused attention on the drastic environmental action needed to avoid the worst, with the transport sector among those singled out for…
Every year on or around 22 September, cities across the globe celebrate World Car-Free Day, encouraging motorists to give up their cars for a day. The event highlights the numerous benefits of going car-free to…
Hugh Weldon is the Young Champion of the Earth for Europe. The Young Champions of the Earth Prize is powered by Covestro. Together with Evocco app co-founder Ahmad Mu’azzan, Weldon was won the UNITECH Carbon…
In the year 2050, a staggering 66 per cent of the human population will live in cities – a 12 per cent increase from 2015. Urbanization comes with many advantages, for example in terms of energy efficiency,…
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