An enlightened response to COVID-19 can avert the climate emergency
The COVID-19 crisis is a chance to build a more sustainable world. Here's how policy-makers and business leaders can set an example for others to follow.
Business leaders must now turn positive ESG talk into long-term results
ESG funds are outperforming the broader market right now - but leaders will face challenges convincing boards to translate positive sentiment into action.
Europe must overcome these 3 challenges to seal the European Green Deal
The EU's ambitious plan to become zero-carbon by 2050 will require unprecedented levels of investment and collaboration - but COVID-19 has other ideas.
This British village is heating homes with water from a flooded coal mine
There are 30 planned mine water heating schemes in Britain that can be potentially transformational on how we can sustainably heat our homes.
The African country that inspired more and more countries to plant billions of trees
In 2019, Ethiopia planted an estimated 350 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation. The project has prompted similar schemes worldwide.
Scientists around the world are already fighting the next pandemic
Improving water, sanitation, and hygiene practice – a practice known as WASH – is vital in reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in developing countries.
One of the biggest threats to the world's most protected areas? Invasive species
A new study has revealed the threat invasive species pose to protected areas. Professor of Invasion Biology, Tim Blackburn, from UCL explains how.
The COVID-19 recovery can be the vaccine for climate change
The positive environmental benefits of the pandemic have shown us what is possible. Here's what decision-makers must heed to build the future we all need.
The heating challenge cities must solve to fight global warming
Cities globally need to look at more innovative solutions than biomass to decarbonise their heating systems, and Helsinki is setting a good example.
Five pathways to a better future after COVID-19
The pandemic has brought existing inequalities into sharp focus, but it has also given us a chance to do better. Here's how we can start that process.
4 ways to better fund Europe’s 'scale-ups' that tackle climate change
Many of the solutions that will drive the green recovery will come from start-ups. Here are four ideas to improve funding and accelerate their progress.
These 5 countries are home to more than half the world’s forests
The UN says the world has lost an area the size of Libya in woodlands since 1990, but the good news is that net losses in forests have slowed.