Greenland holds election closely watched by global mining industry
International companies are competing for the right to develop Greenland's untapped deposits of rare earth metals, used in wind turbines, electric vehicles and combat aircraft
OPINION: Four ways AI can help tackle climate change
Businesses and governments must embrace extraordinary new tools – including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science – to solve today’s most urgent challenges
OPINION: African agriculture is ready for a digital revolution
Information delivered by mobile phone can help farmers adapt to climate change and boost Africa’s economy
Patchy corporate climate disclosure prompts G20 watchdog to act
The Financial Stability Board says it will set out in July ways to promote consistent, high-quality climate risk disclosures
Xinjiang to London: Chinese surveillance tech in the UK
Over half of London’s councils have bought surveillance tech made by Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua, both of which have been linked to Uighur persecution in Xinjiang province. We went hunting for some of their cameras in London.
No role for vaccine certificates in England's initial re-opening - minister
Some UK lawmakers argue that COVID vaccine passports risk creating a two-tier society
Record 260 GW of new renewable energy capacity added in 2020 - research
As countries further cut their reliance on fossil fuel power, new renewables capacity, mainly solar and wind, was up 50% from 2019, says International Renewable Energy Agency
Why Cambodia's environmentalists fear new internet firewall
Environmental activists in Cambodia fear for their privacy and freedom of expression as the country introduces a new China-style internet firewall
Myanmar protesters paint Yangon red, defying bloody army crackdown
Protest efforts in Myanmar may have been hampered by the military's halt of broadband wireless internet, adding to a weeks-long block of mobile data services