This is how The Ocean Cleanup's mission to clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is going
The Ocean Cleanup has collected 60 massive plastic bags from a floating barrier in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Here’s what you need to know.
A 3-step plan for carbon-neutral cars
Electric vehicles are fun, fast and much cleaner than their petrol and diesel-powered counterparts - but they aren't yet truly sustainable. Here's how to make that happen.
Severe drought is leaving this town in Zimbabwe thirsty
Residents of Zimbabwe's Bulawayo are being made to live without running water as the extended drought hampers the town's water resources.
How Uganda's refugee farmers are sowing seeds of change
In Uganda, a developing country where land is still relatively plentiful, refugees are encouraged to build their own houses and use their gardens to grow food to supplement their rations
Forget retail therapy - this is the age of the conscious consumer
Being a responsible investor or a conscious consumer is not about recanting capitalism, but about making informed choices. We have the means to do it - and we can start today.
How cross-sector collaboration is driving the global climate agenda
Partnerships between governments, the private sector and civil society will be essential to save the planet - and happily, they are today being formed around the world.
It's time to emerge from our planetary emergency. Here's a plan
2020 is going to be a crucial year in the fight to safeguard our planet. Now a new plan, published by The Club of Rome, sets out how to achieve the radical transformation we need.
How to save the planet, one mobile device at a time
Mobile phones have transformed millions of lives for the better - but they carry an enormous environmental cost. Here are some of the changes we can - and must - make to reverse this.
'At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy'
At the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Greta Thunberg and climate activists will call for an end to the fossil fuel economy, as climate change takes hold.
Online shopping is polluting the planet - but it's not too late
The carbon emissions of delivering online purchases is expected to grow 30% by 2030. But a new report has solutions to make the last mile more environmentally friendly.
On climate change, failing to plan is planning to fail
The global economy will contract by 3% by mid-century as the planet warms, with countries in North America faring the best and countries in Africa the worst, says a new study.
The terror of Australia’s bushfires in 3 stark graphics
After severe drought and extreme temperatures, the fire season in Australia this year has brought unprecedented deforestation.