Want to protect the oceans? Time to consider the wider world of development
The more we understand the interactions between SDGs, the better we’ll be at protecting people and the planet for generations to come.
Why the Paris climate agreement might be better off without the US
The conventional wisdom that the United States should remain under the Paris Agreement could be wrong.
Sweden, Germany and France are the EU’s climate leaders, says study
Only three EU countries are heading in the right direction to deliver on the Paris agreement, according to a new study.
The judgment on Paris, the pensions time bomb and other top stories of the week
Also in this week's round-up of top global stories: business vs. climate change and algorithms for farmers and doctors.
Cities, not nation states, will determine our future survival. Here's why
Most nation states have failed to deal with the major global challenges of our era. In their place, cities are stepping up, and these data visualizations help us understand how.
China just switched on the world's largest floating solar power plant
By switching on the world's largest floating solar power plant, China is cementing its position as the world's leader in renewable energy - at a time when leadership is sorely needed
The US has ditched the Paris climate agreement - what does this mean for the rest of the world?
President Trump has ripped up the most powerful demonstration of responsible global citizenship that the world has experienced in this century. So what happens next?
Scientists have warned that temperatures could leap by 8C by 2100
New research suggests that temperatures could rise significantly by the turn of the century.
Climate action: how can we revive the 'Spirit of Paris'?
Under this Italian Presidency, the G7 has a unique opportunity: to revive the ‘Spirit of Paris’ by taking decisive action to mitigate climate risk and the negative environmental impact of...
Water, science, and a Kyrgyz village: what the world needs to learn about development
Science-based international development programmes can help address challenges, argue Anne-Marie Slaughter and Kate Himes.
This is the far-reaching support for the Paris Agreement
The Trump Administration is considering withdrawing the United States from the international Paris Agreement on climate change.
To meet carbon targets we must invest in natural gas – here's why
The only way to stay within 2°C is by rebalancing the current energy mixture towards natural gas. Choosing to invest in natural gas, could be one solution