As a means of committing to the global effort of tackling climate change, South Africa has enforced a Carbon Tax Act. This will ensure that companies in the country will have to pay a fee...

Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard · The Conversation 14 Jun 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

Make housing affordable again, farming is sexy and other top stories of the week

Also in this week's round-up: where the carbon comes from, how to save the oceans and much more.

Adrian Monck 14 Jun 2019

Climate Change

This video game simulates how ancient humans survived climate change

Ancient populations were forced to change their hunting habits, move, or face local extinction. As the modern climate warms and ecosystems change, our own survival could become threatened...

Peter Allen and John Stewart · The Conversation 14 Jun 2019

Climate Change

5 ways your supermarket can stop harming the planet

With Waitrose going plastic-free, this is only the start of a plastic-free revolution. These are the steps needed to make sure that supermarkets continue the environmental-friendly trend.

Alison Stowell · The Conversation 14 Jun 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Our taste for meat is endangering the planet

As our meat consumption continues to rise, so too does the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during the production process.

Lisa Sweet · Business and Industry 13 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Costa Rica has doubled its tropical rainforests in just a few decades. Here’s how

A mix of environmental awareness and progressive policy-making is regenerating rainforests in the country.

Johnny Wood 13 Jun 2019

Infrastructure

This is how Singapore is inspiring cities to solve their traffic problems

Congestion charges, toll roads and car quotas are just some of the many anti-traffic measures used by city authorities across the world.

Jovana Stanisljevic · The Conversation 12 Jun 2019

Climate Change

Depressed about climate change? Here’s how psychotherapy can help

Psychotherapy could help humans find a path towards a new world shaped by a deepening understanding of our relationship with the planet, writes an academic.

Caroline Hickman · The Conversation 11 Jun 2019

Canada

Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act

Canada has set an approximate date for when it would like to see the complete ban of various single-use plastics such as bags and straws.

Tyler Choi and Steve Scherer · Reuters 11 Jun 2019

Media and Entertainment

Trade war winners, football economics and other top stories of the week

Also read about how to work less and save the planet, how we should read more books and how Irish lighthouse keepers saved D-Day.

Adrian Monck 07 Jun 2019

Future of Energy

Chart of the day: These countries create most of the world’s CO2 emissions

Atmospheric carbon levels continue to rise, and a handful of nations are responsible for the bulk of the problem.

Sean Fleming 07 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 ways business can make a real difference to the environment

For real progress to be made in the fight against climate change, businesses must step up and make a difference. This is how.

Emily Farnworth · Raconteur 07 Jun 2019

Sustainable Development

How Africa’s smallholders can feed the world

Sustainable Development Goal 2 – which aims to end hunger by 2030 – is achievable. But it will require a commitment from both governments and the private sector to help rural farmers shif...

Usman Ali Lawan · Project Syndicate 07 Jun 2019

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Climate Change

What is carbon offsetting?

Israel is joining forces with Arab states to save coral from climate change destruction

South Africa’s new carbon tax could help poor people pay less for energy

Make housing affordable again, farming is sexy and other top stories of the week

This video game simulates how ancient humans survived climate change

5 ways your supermarket can stop harming the planet

Our taste for meat is endangering the planet

Costa Rica has doubled its tropical rainforests in just a few decades. Here’s how

This is how Singapore is inspiring cities to solve their traffic problems

Depressed about climate change? Here’s how psychotherapy can help

Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act

Trade war winners, football economics and other top stories of the week

Chart of the day: These countries create most of the world’s CO2 emissions

5 ways business can make a real difference to the environment

How Africa’s smallholders can feed the world

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