Conflict between people and animals, from China’s famed wandering elephants raiding farms for food and water to wolves preying on cattle in Idaho, is one of the main threats to the long-term survival of some of the world’s most iconic species, warns a new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the UN Environment Program (UNEP).

Accelerating the green energy transition could help grow the world’s economy by an additional 2.4pc over common expectations in the next decade, new analysis shows.

Portugal’s equitable and well-balanced plans for reaching a carbon-neutral economy should support the country’s economic growth and energy security, according to a new energy policy review by the International Energy Agency.

A new wave energy project is pledging €20million to propel the ‘most promising’ wave energy technologies from across Europe and beyond.

A plume of steam into Cornish air signals a breakthrough for a geothermal energy project in the south-west of Britain.

Oil and gas will continue to dominate Azerbaijan’s economy in the medium term, but the outlook for its fossil fuel exports is uncertain due to major importers’ net zero commitments.

With record-setting heat waves sweeping across the United States, a new study has revealed how unevenly and disproportionately trees are spread throughout cities in the US and how much it disadvantages communities of color and the poor.

The growth of hydropower plants worldwide is set to slow significantly this decade, putting at risk the ambitions of countries across the globe to reach net-zero emissions, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.

This week, it was announced that the theme of the second annual International Day of Clear Air for blue skies, an occasion facilitated by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), will be “Healthy Air, Healthy Planet.”