Established in 1872, Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the United States, and one of the most popular. A report issued this week, however, reveals Yellowstone’s near-pristine environment, is under climate threat.
The government of Togo has inaugurated one of the largest solar projects in West Africa and the first renewable energy facility in the country. The now fully operational 50-megawatt (MW) Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed solar power plant, financed under the IRENA-ADFD Project Facility, will supply reliable, clean electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the country.
According to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), close to two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even the world’s cheapest new coal plants.
The United Nations has released a new report claiming that Australia’s government has not done enough to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.
A ground-breaking new international collaboration between academics, business, civil society and citizens has been unveiled today by the UK COP26 Presidency, aimed at helping all nations of the world envision what a climate-resilient, net zero future would look like for them.
Launched on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, a new initiative by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to support communities by enhancing the degraded lands of the Sahel on the Sahara Desert’s southern edge.
A severe global crisis awaits if countries do not take greater action managing water and land, the UN has warned.
The G7 summit in Cornwall concluded on Sunday with the publication, alongside the final Summit Communiqué, of a ‘Nature Compact’ committing the leaders of the G7 nations to a global mission to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
Desertification, land degradation and drought will be amongst the greatest challenges of our generation, according to UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir.