Too ugly, too noisy, too… American? France’s great air con debate
Paris — As France braces for another heatwave, it’s barely recovered from the last one. Meteorologists expect scorching temperatures…
China’s great green wall: Over 60 billion trees are growing faster than natural forests — here’s the secret behind that growth
If one had to pick a few things to know China by, the Great Wall of China would…
Boost for local innovation but scepticism hangs over Opportunity economic policy
Reinstating funding for polytechnics would support not just “bigger, shiny research and science projects” but also economic development…
North America Drove Nearly Half Of Global Emissions Growth In 2025
The Energy Institute has released the 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy, published in partnership with Ember and…
Starbucks “Actively Reassessing” 2030 Climate Goal
Coffee retailing giant Starbucks revealed in its 2025 Impact Report that it is “actively reassessing” its 2030 value…
South Africa’s move to renewable power is complex, but clearing 5 bottlenecks would speed it up
South Africa is moving away from coal-fired electricity, which currently supplies 74% of the country’s power, to wind…
Cleaner skies, sizzling summers: How falling pollution may amplify Europe’s heat
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cities from Paris to Prague have sweltered under record-breaking heat waves in recent years.…
Cuban zoo celebrates birth of Bengal tigers amid energy crisis | Cuba
For the Cuban zookeeper Ángel Cordero, the sight of four Bengal tiger cubs playing in a cage at…
Carbon Markets Just Had Their Most Important Moment in Years
For much of the past decade, carbon credits have suffered from a credibility problem. Critics called them greenwashing,…
A Passion for Garbage Collection
[.article__paragraph–cap][.small-caps]Not long ago[.small-caps] I watched a television show about garbagemen in Quebec, Les Éboueurs. It’s typical reality TV:…
Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s earthquake response as death toll passes 3,000 | Venezuela
Venezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than…
Smoke, soot and toxic fumes: Nigerian families living in shadow of burning oil well six years after blowout | Global development
Perched on a narrow hospital cot across from her son, Bodunwa Orugbemi can hear the distant Atlantic Ocean…