Microsoft in deal with Equinor for Norway CO2 storage project
Software giant has pledged to remove enough CO2 by 2050 to account for all its emissions since its founding in 1975, and to invest $1 billion in carbon removal technology
Pandemic casts shadow on off-grid solar sales in poorer nations
Sales of off-grid solar products fell sharply in the first half of the year, even as many poorer households relied on them during lockdowns
Look beyond forests for cost-effective nature restoration, governments urged
Safeguarding other ecosystems, such as wetlands, in tropical regions could deliver major benefits for the climate and biodiversity, researchers say
Thousands more underfed children may die due to COVID
An extra 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to the COVID-19 crisis
Polyester from pollution? Fashion's next generation goes green
From clothes sculpted from mushroom tendrils to algae coatings on garments that absorb carbon dioxide, fashion is getting a remake
Global CO2 emissions show biggest ever drop in first half of 2020
The 8.8% reduction represents largest ever fall in emissions over the first half of the year, larger than for any economic downturn, research shows
Europe plans greener buildings to cut emissions, fight poverty
Europe plans to launch a wave of green building renovations to tackle climate change and energy poverty
Wildfire threat intensifying across California, officials say
Gusty winds in California's north and extreme heat in its south are creating conditions that could fan wildfires that began earlier in summer as well as spark new ones
Coronavirus boosts cloud kitchens as foodie Asians order in
Using data to tailor menus, cloud kitchens are on a tear, as nervous city dwellers order in more
Post-pandemic, will offices and factories become 'places men go'?
As workers return to desks and factory floors, women are more likely to stay home as they bear the brunt of domestic work, experts said