Environment

OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation. BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management...

Today the world has 27m times as much coal-fired electricity-generating capacity: 2,470 gigawatts (GW) parcelled out between 7,120 plants. Cumulative...

The European Union is getting ready to retaliate for tariffs under Trump 2.0. Politico reported in October that Brussels has convened a...

Our solar system used to have nine planets. Astronomer Mike Brown, also known as “the man who killed Pluto,” said...

As the climate crisis accelerates, the costs of inaction are scaling sky-high. Devastating wildfires, floods, and rising sea levels are...

Flights are huge sources of emissions. A single long-haul flight can create more carbon emissions in a few hours than...

The World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development,...

Stopped at a school crossing a couple of weeks ago, a cheerful tangle of tweens turned towards me and a...

Humans seem to have adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to our recent...

In January this year, seemingly out of nowhere, US President Joe Biden made a decision that sent shock waves through...