How cities can become more resilient to climate change
In an age of megacities and extreme storms, a leader from the insurance industry writes about how we can adapt.
Netherlands issues a massive Green Bond – starting the new age of conservation finance
The enthusiasm for the bond also signals a bigger trend: the shift in conservation finance from a niche market to a mainstream, large-scale investment strategy.
Temperature spikes in the far north are fuelling Alaskan tundra fires
Although tundra fires have burned in Alaska in the past, their frequency is increasing as temperatures rise, scientists say
More than half the world could see ‘record-setting heat’ every year by 2100
According to research, new heat records could be set in two-thirds of the world’s least developed countries each year by 2100.
Cold War spy photos reveal ‘doubling’ of glacier ice loss in Himalayas
Modern-day satellite data and declassified film taken by US spies during the Cold War show that, from 1975 to 2000, ice loss averaged 4 billion tonnes per year, compared to 8 billion tonn...
These 5 countries plan to slash their CO2 emissions. But how will they do it?
Chile, Sweden, Ireland, Costa Rica and the UK: countries around the globe have announced ambitious plans to cut their emissions - all of which will require significant action to become a ...
This exhausted polar bear has wandered into a Siberian city
A polar bear has managed to wander a great distance from its home in the Arctic into a Russian industrial city, starving and exhausted.
These countries are the most peaceful - in 3 charts
The Global Peace Index looks at peace around the world, including the impact of climate change and the economic cost.
Indian cities are running out of water
As a record drought hits India, its sixth biggest city Chennai has nearly run dry, villagers are abandoning their homes in search of water and farmers’ livelihoods are at risk.
There'll be 9.7 billion on Earth by 2050, but the growth rate is slowing
By the year 2050, there will be some 9.7 billion people living on Earth, says a UN population report. However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have ...
UN chief calls on EU to raise 2030 climate goal to 55%
Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, has called upon the EU to change its greenhouse gas emission reduction rates to 55%, rather than the current target of 40%.
How climate change exacerbates the refugee crisis – and what can be done about it
Ahead of World Refugee Day, the time has come to recognize climate change related migration