The number of people fleeing their homes has doubled in a decade. Why?
A think-tank predicts more than one billion people are at risk of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change, conflict and civil unrest.
Helen Nugent
July 5, 2022
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Ambulances for plants: Meet India’s ecological emergency service
India’s tree ambulance teams are helping restore sick and damaged plants across the country. This is cooling down cities and protecting the environment.
Simon Read
July 5, 2022
The path to global health equity is through neglected tropical diseases. Here's why
Commonwealth leaders have rallied in Rwanda behind the Kigali Declaration, a commitment to combine efforts and combat neglected tropical diseases globally.
Lutz Hegemann
July 5, 2022
How shifting to green bonds can help shape India's transition
Between 2005-2010 the Indian government issued oil bonds to regulate prices. Can green bonds offer a sustainable alternative and help India reduce its reliance on oil?
Anurag Wasnik
July 5, 2022
Black communities in the US will be hardest hit by floods caused by climate change, say scientists
Scientists issued the warning after modelling new flood risk maps that detail the impact of flooding on a street-by-street basis across the US.
Victoria Masterson
July 4, 2022
Australia battles flooding - and other environment stories you need to read this week
Top environment stories: Sydney residents have been ordered to evacuate due to flooding; fall-out from US Supreme Court emissions ruling; environmental groups press leaders to keep promises at UN Ocean Conference.
Kate Whiting
July 4, 2022
How can wearable technology increase our lifespans?
Tiny sensors that attach to a tooth and personalized nutrition-monitoring patches can precisely track our food intake and how we respond to different foods
Peter Rogers
July 4, 2022
Countries set to join carbon markets as the world demands a green economic transition
Countries are developing state-of-the-art digital infrastructure to accurately track carbon reductions, and using blockchain to help ensure transparency.
The World Bank
July 4, 2022
Tapping into the million-year energy source below our feet
A research engineer is using an abandoned coal power plant and gyroton technology to access the Earth's deep geothermal heat. Here's what this could mean.
Zach Winn
July 4, 2022
Interest rate hikes vs inflation: How are different countries doing it?
Central banks need to pace interest rate hikes. The US Federal Reserve is being the most aggressive. The European Central Bank has not yet raised rates.
Jenna Ross
July 4, 2022
Exploring and piloting digital currencies is becoming more popular amongst African central banks, but why?
Central bank digital currencies are digital versions of cash that are more secure and less volatile than crypto. They offer advantages... and disadvantages
Habtamu Fuje, Saad Quayyum and Franck Ouattara
July 4, 2022
These developing countries are leading the way on renewable energy
Morocco's renewable energy projects make up two-fifths of its energy capacity, and India has the fastest-growing rate of renewables growth of any major economy.
Demetrios Papathanasiou
July 4, 2022
Here’s how the fuel we cook with can affect our mental health
Women’s mental health is more likely to suffer from using biomass fuels than men’s, largely due to traditional gender norms, a new study finds.
Matthew Shupler, Dan Pope and Elisa Puzzolo
July 4, 2022
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this week
Top COVID-19 news: Omicron-specific jabs could boost protection; Eastern Chinese cities increase COVID-19 restrictions; Bhutan to reopen to international tourists.
Joe Myers
July 4, 2022