Over the first half of the year, more coal power generation capacity has shut down than has started operation around the world for the...

The use of agricultural pesticides is widespread. Countries all around the world utilise hundreds of different chemicals in their pest...

The Consumer Council, the consumer watchdog of Hong Kong, reported various levels of metallic contaminants in samples of canned fish that...

Global emissions of methane have hit the highest levels on record, according to an international team of scientists. Animal farming and...

A prolonged heatwave in the Arctic that caused temperatures to soar to 38℃ in parts of Siberia, is causing wildfires to rage through...

According to a study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is approaching...

The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has been ordered to shut down by August 5 so that an environmental impact assessment report can be...

Germany will ban the sale of single-use plastic straws, cutlery, cotton buds and food containers from July 2021, aligning with an EU...

Single-use plastic is one of the greatest threats to the environment. According to the Hong Kong-based NGO OceansAsia, approximately 300...

Hong Kong lawmakers have abandoned a long-delayed bill on a mandatory waste disposal charging scheme, citing a lack of time to complete...

An investigation by Hong Kong news media outlet HK01 has found that nearly two-thirds of housing estates surveyed, both public and...

Of all the serious issues currently threatening life in the oceans, plastic is among the most pervasive, visible and relentless. You’ve...

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions have rebounded globally to average levels as lockdown conditions as a result of the pandemic have eased,...

A new survey from the US Energy Information Administration has found a decrease in both current and future expectations of coal power...

It was one of the worst environmental disasters the world has witnessed. Ten years ago, on April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon...

The Clean Air Network, an NGO focusing on air pollution in Hong Kong, has welcomed the government’s efforts to bring environmental...

The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic eased air pollution levels as a result of lockdown measures around the world, especially in...

Russia has announced a national-level state of emergency after 21 000 tons of diesel fuel spilled from a reservoir that collapsed in late...

In the first of its kind, a study into plastic pollution in the River Nile has found that three-quarters of sampled fish contained...

Imagine starting out the year having to pay your property taxes, your car taxes or any other taxes. Imagine getting to the supermarket...