Big brands call for global pact to cut plastic production
Governments will meet at a U.N. Environment Assembly conference later this year to start negotiations on a treaty to tackle the world's plastic waste crisis
Invest in nature and reap cash benefits, World Economic Forum urges cities
Cities should invest more in expanding green spaces and nurturing natural systems - not just to keep residents healthy and tackle climate-change risks but to boost their economies
OPINION: To protect vital ecosystems, turn to those living in them
As the U.N. biodiversity conference approaches, efforts to ensure effective nature protection must include indigenous peoples and local communities
As heat spikes, U.S. workers seen facing 'health or pay' dilemma
Extreme heat could cost Americans who work outdoors billions in lost annual earnings by mid-century, researchers say
Australia records highest temperature in 62 years
The planet's hottest years on record have all been within the last decade, with 2021 being the sixth-hottest
Last year was the world's sixth-warmest on record -U.S. scientists
Last year's extreme heat wave in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, intense rains from Hurricane Ida and flooding in Germany and China were linked to global warming, U.S. agencies say
U.S. Energy Dept opens recruitment for 1,000 jobs in clean energy
New workers, funded by 2021 infrastructure law, are expected to work on issues like improving efficiency of batteries to store energy from wind and solar farms and expanding capacity of transmission lines
Activists behind Shell climate verdict target 30 multinationals
Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth sets its sights on big firms with legal bases in the Netherlands, after a court ruled in May that Shell must reduce its environmental footprint
Nepal's blossoming honey industry crushed by wild weather
Heavy rains and long droughts are robbing bees of food and killing the insects, drying up Nepal's supply of the sticky stuff
U.S. to hold record offshore wind auction next month in clean energy push
The leases are projected to one day host projects able to generate up to 7 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power 2 million homes