Globally, over 2.2 billion people live without a clean and affordable water supply, and nearly 4.2 billion lack safely-managed...

Boris Johnson has pledged that the UK will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68% below 1990 levels by 2030, an increase on the current...

New Zealand has declared a climate change emergency and committed to a carbon-neutral government by 2025, in what prime minister Jacinda...

On a small coral island off the coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, the sweltering May heat marks the beginning of the annual dry season....

Former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over his country’s economic and social recovery from the Great Depression during the...

Over 90% of South Africa’s power currently comes from coal, however it plans to get this down to 46% by 2030, and down to 30% by 2050....

As part of the 2020 Chief Executive Policy Address, Carrie Lam has set a target for Hong Kong to become carbon neutral by 2050. In the...

On July 1, 2012, Australia introduced a carbon price of AU$23 (USD$16.92) per tonne, with a plan to transition to a cap-and-trade...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a risk of famine and food insecurity in four countries affected by conflict- Congo,...

The green bond movement has been going strong for over a decade. Since the green bond market first opened in 2007, more than USD$1...

November 21 to 29, 2020 is European Week for Waste Reduction! In celebration, we are republishing a previous Earth.Org piece detailing...

After four intense days of tabulating election results, on November 7, the Associated Press and most major television news networks...

West Africa’s top court held Guinea responsible for the deaths of six villagers and the illegal arrest, injury or torture of 15 others...

On October 29th 2020, the 19th Central Committee of the China Communist Party concluded its semi-annual plenum. The issue of discussion...

A new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that climate finance provided by developed to...

In complete contrast to the climate skepticism and inaction that has dominated the Trump administration’s environmental policies, the...

A coalition of UK health professionals has called for a carbon tax to be imposed on food with a heavy environmental impact, like meat, by...

In early October, the House of Representatives in Indonesia, under the Presidency of Joko Widodo, passed the controversial Omnibus Law,...

A new report by Fitch Ratings says that the green finance market in China is set to expand, driven by supportive policies and government...

According to a new study, climate change and global food demand could cause a loss of up to 23% of all ranges of natural habitats by the...