Toward greener plastics
By Marcus Woo Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost. Plastic is kind of a wonder material….
Nature & Environment
Eco-friendly sex life: are condoms good for the environment?
Environmentalists are quick to condemn the condom. It is a product often made from non-biodegradable latex, or even worse, synthetic materials such as polyisoprene, and…
Biodiversity loss mars SDG success, report finds
An “unprecedented” loss of global biodiversity threatens the progress of more than 80 per cent of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and puts 1 million…
Four stories capture the impacts of climate change in the Andes
Travel with these journalists as they explore how people in Peru and Colombia are coping with rising temperatures. It’s not news that climate change is…
If Ebola becomes the norm
Climate change interferes, directly and indirectly, with a wide variety of diseases by acting as a multiplying force for the diffusion of infectious diseases. Global…
African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity…
Yemen’s forests another casualty of war amid fuel crisis
By Adel Aldaghbashy The four-year conflict in Yemen which has pushed huge swathes of the population close to famine has also left the country with…
If you want to know about the health of ecosystems, a good place to start is with Ants
The ghost ant is aptly named. All six of its legs, not to mention the ant’s antennae and abdomen, sport a spectral yellow — a…
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
By upcycling biomass, innovators aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economic viability of farming May 14, 2019 — When we pick up…
How young people are shaping the future of sustainable fashion
Young people around the world are working to clean up a dirty fashion industry. The $2 trillion industry is responsible for 10% of the global carbon…
Microplastics have even been blown into a remote corner of the Pyrenees
Microplastics have been discovered in a remote area of the French Pyrenees mountains. The particles travelled through the atmosphere and were blown into the once…
The Carbon Brief Profile: India
In the fifth article of a series explaining how large emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out India’s key policy developments,…
The Carbon Brief Profile: South Africa
In the fourth article in a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at South Africa’s heavy dependence on…