The price of Bitcoin took a tumble after Elon Musk said Tesla would no longer be accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment method. Musk raised concerns about the climate impact of Bitcoin mining. The US...
Many of the technologies needed to stop climate change are still in early stages of development, a study of green tech patents has revealed. Greater action is required to bring them to market in time....
Virtual Davos, summit is taking place against the backdrop of a crisis that has shredded livelihoods and widened inequalities. The annual event with its roster of influential speakers hopes to help drive a robust, green...
Five years after the 2015 Paris Agreement was negotiated into existence, climate scientist Saleemul Huq says we are living in a climate-changed world. On December 12, 2015, then-French Foreign Minister and President of the 21st...
Record levels of e-waste were produced globally in 2019, weighing the same as 350 mega cruise ships, a UN report shows. The surge in global e-waste is not only a major environmental risk but also...
With fuel demand depressed by coronavirus and a price war threatening to pump out more oil, the fossil fuel industry’s traditional revenue streams are on even shakier ground. Climate change will make that worse. As...
With more than half the global population under some form of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainable habits can easily fall by the wayside. But we can still fight off the virus and keep...
Many countries have heating systems that still run on coal, oil and gas. But relying on these fossil fuels to keep us warm through winter adds to CO2 emissions. So what are some of the...
As Germany advances its plans for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, critics slam the proposed infrastructure on grounds of climate pollution and fracking hypocrisy. When the European Parliament voted to back a slate of fossil...
Smothering bureaucracy and limited access to finance hold back organic agriculture in Africa and may hinder the continent’s ability to feed itself. Organic farmers in Africa face an arduous journey getting cropland certified, limiting exports...
Warmer winters in many parts of the world are increasingly becoming a headache for communities in regions that have long profited from skiing. A small company in Saxony, Germany, has an answer to their dilemma....
As global temperatures rise, warm-weather crops like apples and pears are feeling the heat. While the climate shows no signs of cooling down, farmers in Spain are looking for ways to adapt — starting in...
