Environmental issues

Business

‘Investing superheroes’: Here’s what to know about profit for purpose

Impact investors — representing the profit-for-purpose market, worth roughly $1.57 trillion worldwide — gathered in Malmö, Sweden, this week to examine emerging trends in the sector, including AI and defence.

22/11/2025

Europe in Motion

How do environmental factors affect cardiovascular disease in Europe?

In the EU, factors such as air pollution, extreme temperatures, and chemicals are estimated to cause at least 18% of all cardiovascular disease deaths, with Poland among the most affected.

12/11/2025

Europe in Motion

Ecolabels: Which EU countries lead the way in sustainable goods?

Over 100,000 EU-marketed products carry the Ecolabel. Which market sectors and countries are pushing the most to display this green certification?

07/11/2025

Climate

Kiruna residents face colder reality in relocated Arctic town

Kiruna’s new city is up to 10°C colder, and residents are noticing.

02/11/2025

Earth News

Climate solutions that spread fast? This is how it could happen

The authors say some positive tipping points are already occurring in power and transport.

09/08/2025

Earth News

Nearly 100 people arrested in Amazon environmental crime crackdown

Amazon Basin countries and the UAE joined forces to target illegal mining, wildlife trafficking, logging and fuel smuggling.

11/07/2025

Europe News

French farmers protest as parliament clashes over agriculture bill

The proposed law reflects a broader shift across several EU countries to ease environmental regulations, as farmers continue to battle surging prices and a cost-of-living crisis.

27/05/2025

Earth News

Could Arctic clouds explain why climate models keep failing?

Researchers have also warned that even limiting global warming to 1.5°C won’t save our polar ice sheets.

21/05/2025

Climate

Uzbekistan launches Aral Culture Summit to tackle the Aral Sea crisis

In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

At the 2025 Samarkand Climate Forum, Karakalpakstan introduced the Aral Culture Summit to spotlight recovery, history, and future development beyond the environmental crisis of the Aral Sea.

07/04/2025

Culture news

Will science and culture unite to revitalise the Aral Sea Region?

By combining the power of art, culture, design and ecology, does the Aral Culture Summit have the potential to transform not just the landscape of crisis-hit Karakalpakstan, but even the way we approach environmental regeneration?

04/04/2025

Earth News

EU leaders criticised for mulling ‘Trump-inspired’ climate backtrack

Companies may not have to report on their sustainability progress if CSRD legislation is rolled back, as some experts fear.

19/02/2025

Health news

Who is RFK Jr, the incoming US health secretary?

Kennedy is a notable environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and former presidential candidate turned Donald Trump ally.

13/02/2025

Travel News

Why has Indonesia ordered Trump’s tourism project to stop?

The government says that mismanagement of rainwater at the resort has halved the size of Lake Lido.

11/02/2025

Russia

Oil stains wash ashore after storm damages Russian oil tankers

One of the two Russian oil tankers damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait on Sunday spilled an estimated 3,700 tonnes of oil.

17/12/2024

Climate

Patagonia gives employees the day off to vote early for the planet

The company is also spotlighting the climate activism of Jane Fonda and the League of Conservation Voters.

29/10/2024

France

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson seeks political asylum in France

The Sea Shepherd founder has been in custody in Denmark since he was arrested in Greenland in July.

17/10/2024