Presidential hopeful Biden looking for 'middle ground' climate policy
Biden has yet to comment publicly on the Green New Deal, and has said little about climate change in his campaign stops
Brazil's Bolsonaro fires 'militant' head of climate change action group
Sacking comes after climate forum organized states to work around right-wing federal government's ambiguous position on climate change
New York adopts rules to phase out coal power plants by 2020
New York Governor says the state's new carbon reduction rules will deliver on his 2016 pledge to go coal-free by 2020
Companies trying to do good face stiff competition - from each other
Taking part in international contests that reward the best business ideas with prize money is a way for social enterprises to raise funding without giving away equity
UN clinches deal to stop plastic waste ending up in the sea
Governments agreed to make global trade in plastic waste more transparent and better regulated, while also ensuring its management is safer for human health and the environment
Congo's Ebola outbreak 'unlikely' to be contained unless violence stops
The outbreak has killed 1,074 people out of a total of 1,604 confirmed or probable cases, according to the health ministry
Namibian women say #MeToo in new movement against sexual violence
Namibia's movement was initially triggered by a local student who spoke out on social media last month about being sexually abused on campus
Migrant women, children denied shelter in Libya's battleground
There are not enough shelters for the thousands of people fleeing violence and migrants and refugees have been turned away from those that house Libyans
Nurse's rape and murder sparks protest in Bangladesh
The death comes after the killing of a student burnt to death last month for not withdrawing a sexual harassment complaint leading to protests calling for women's safety
Thomson Reuters Foundation Gathers Top Experts to Discuss Cutting-Edge Field of Climate Attribution
On April 24th, the Thomson Reuters Foundation hosted a panel discussion on a cutting-edge scientific approach to tackling climate change. This first-of-its kind event was hosted at Dentons law firm in New York City and featured leading experts including Jeffrey Sachs.