Extreme weather events are five times more frequent due to climate change
The number of disasters driven by climate change have increased fivefold since the 1970s, killing more than 2 million people and costing $3.64 trillion.
How Kenyan villagers used traditional knowledge of nature to restore their land
One village in Kenya has used traditional methods to restore a vital water source.
Madagascar is suffering from a climate change famine
Madagascar is suffering from famine caused by climate change, in spite of only contributing 0.01% of all the carbon dioxide generated from 1933-2019.
Desertification has been devastating for this region of Africa. One nonprofit thinks it has the solution
To improve the lives and livelihoods of those that rely on the land in the Azawak, Amman Imman is working to tackle water scarcity and restore the ecosystems.
Human capital is the key to a successful ESG strategy
Employees are important advocates and enablers of ESG strategies. Here's how to measure human capital and align it with ESG priorities to meet goals.
30% of all tree species are at risk of extinction
A new report has found that 30% of all tree species are at risk of extinction, while 440 tree species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild.
How will climate change affect the number of insects?
An expert explores the impact of a changing climate - from temperatures to precipitation - on insects, their diets and the potentials consequences for us.
This is how much air pollution shortens life expectancy in India
More than 480 million people living in central, eastern and northern India have face reduced live expectancies as a result of air pollution.
Can covering glaciers with protective shields reduce melting?
Employees now routinely cover approximately the size of fourteen football fields with this protective fleece to prevent this glacial slope from melting.
Trees full of probiotics could clean up contaminated land - and help tackle climate change. Here’s how
Tree planting is one of the key ways of tackling climate change. Now a company in California is successfully inoculating trees to help clean up degraded land.
Christine Lagarde on how to address COVID-19, climate change and inequality
Klaus Schwab spoke with Christine Lagarde about COVID-19, climate change, gender parity and more as part of TIME 100 Talks. Read the full transcript here.
Climate change: half the world’s children are in high-risk areas
The Children’s Climate Risk Index from UNICEF finds around 1 billion children are at risk from climate shocks and lack of services such as healthcare.