World coal production just had its biggest drop on record
2016 saw a record drop in global coal production as the price of renewable energy continued to decline.
Big business and activists finally agree. On this one issue at least
With some of the world’s biggest economies now companies – not states – the benefits of civil society working closely with business are clear.
The seafood industry must pull our oceans back from the brink
The phrases a drop in the ocean or plenty more fish in the sea expose a worldview of the oceans as an infinite, resilient resource. This needs updating. The oceans are finite, fragile and...
30 US cities sign up to run entirely off renewable power
Despite President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, US cities are pushing forward with renewables
Why France is offering US climate scientists research grants
Macron wants US research scientists to fight climate change in France.
The world's first refugee camp powered by renewable energy
Jordan now has the world’s first solar powered refugee camp.
Why China and California are trying to work on climate change without Trump
The state of California and China's Tsinghua University will establish a U.S.-China Climate Change Institute to cooperate on technology and research in the battle against global warming.
This island is slowly sinking into the Gulf of Mexico because of climate change
The US is relocating an entire town because of climate change.
Our oceans are in crisis – here are 5 things we can do to save them
The world’s oceans are choking in plastic, are fished to depletion, and warming waters melt ice caps and threaten marine life. But there is still time to save them.
Paris without the US, Syria now and then and other top stories of the week
Also in this week's round-up of top global stories: when death goes viral, smart trashcans and the nicest prison on earth.
25 tipping points pushing our oceans past the point of no return
From pollution to melting ice and collapsing ecosystems, these our issues threatening the future of our oceans.
5 reasons why Trump's exit from Paris isn't the end of the world
Five reasons not to be too downhearted by President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw America from the Paris Climate Accord