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Rubbish reform: changes to waste management could...
Reforms to the way that societies collect and treat their waste could slash global emissions of plant-heating methane, a new repor...
Tired of power cuts, blockaded Gaza turns to solar...
Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasse...
African climate summit opens in DR Congo
Environment ministers from about 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-COP27" climate...
Germany builds new gas terminals to succeed Russia...
Germany's most strategically important building site is at the end of a windswept pier on the North Sea coast, where workers are a...
Hurricane Ian dumped 10% more rain due to climate...
Climate change increased the rainfall from Hurricane Ian by more than 10 percent, according to a new quick-fire analysis, as one o...
Environmental bodies concerned by new UK governmen...
Initial comments by British Prime Minister Liz Truss's conservative government have raised concerns about her climate policy in a...
Gas flares vastly underperform, causing greater cl...
Flaring -- burning off unwanted natural gas from oil and gas wells -- releases five times more of the potent greenhouse gas methan...
'Disturbing' Nord Stream leaks show danger of glob...
Planet-heating methane spewing into the atmosphere from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines only has a modest impact on climate chan...
Taiwan's pangolins suffer surge in feral dog attac...
In most of its habitats, the heavily trafficked pangolin's biggest threat comes from humans. But in Taiwan, the scaly mammals brav...
Why are climate activists calling for reparations?
Pakistan's catastrophic floods have led to renewed calls for rich polluting nations, which grew their economies through heavy use...
Indigenous activists raise climate awareness on si...
Uyukar Domingo Peas, an Ecuadorian Indigenous activist, says if there are still "reservoirs of natural resources" in the world, it...
Pakistan's dire floods signal global crisis, PM te...
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned the United Nations on Friday that climate disasters will not remain confined to his...
At UN, Vanuatu calls for fossil fuel non-prolifera...
Vanuatu on Friday became the first nation to launch a diplomatic push for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, a proposed legal...
Historic UK castle at risk from climate change: he...
The cliff-top ruins of an ancient castle long claimed as the birthplace of the legendary King Arthur is "at risk of being lost for...
S.Africa teens build solar train as power cuts hau...
For years, students in a South African township have seen their parents struggle to use trains for daily commutes, the railways fr...
Batteries, community spirit help California fight...
Dire predictions of blackouts in California during a fearsome heat wave this month never came to pass, with technology -- and a do...
Pressure grows after World Bank chief dodges clima...
Climate groups called Wednesday for the World Bank's president to be removed after he refused multiple times to say if he believed...
Spain grants personhood status to threatened lagoo...
Spain granted personhood status Wednesday to a large saltwater lagoon to give its threatened ecosystem better protection, the firs...
Pacific atoll nations launch global plan to preser...
Pacific atoll nations on Wednesday launched a new global partnership to preserve their sovereignty and heritage as their countries...
Plentiful water offers relief in Vienna
As Europe suffered its worst drought in centuries, residents in Austria's capital were feeling fortunate for their plentiful water...
Looking for reasons to be cheerful about climate a...
With a sunny smile to the camera Alaina Wood delivers a burst of "good climate news" to her young TikTok audience, trying to reass...
Mass stranding kills 14 whales in Australia
Australian wildlife investigators were on Wednesday trying to piece together why more than a dozen young male sperm whales died in...
Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests...
A commercial plane photoshopped with the tail of a shark, hashtags that misleadingly evoke sustainability, tokenistic use of minor...
Change in livestock food could feed a billion peop...
Diverting grain and other feed for livestock to human consumption could boost food supply sufficiently to feed an additional billi...
Ecuador launches floating islands to save stinky G...
On the banks of the dark and murky waters of the Guayaquil estuary, volunteers trudge through mud as they slide wooden platforms.
Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, la...
A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador.
Climate-fueled hunger more than doubles in worst-h...
From record droughts to catastrophic floods, the world's worst climate hotspots are seeing a surge in acute hunger, according to a...
Kerry urges rich-poor unity on climate effort ahea...
US climate envoy John Kerry on Thursday urged African countries to help overcome divisions between rich and poor nations at the up...
Transylvanian village shines under new British kin...
The Romanian village of Viscri, in the picturesque region of Transylvania, won the heart of the then prince Charles when he first...
Biden tours Detroit Auto Show, highlighting electr...
A revived Detroit Auto Show kicked off in earnest Wednesday, with US car giants showcasing a mix of gasoline and electric vehicles...
Portugal awaits verdict in homicide trial, 5 years...
Five years after Portugal's deadliest wildfire, which claimed 63 lives, the country was due on Tuesday to hear the verdict in the...
In Nigeria, finding value in waste recycling
Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore.