Sweden is on track to meet its 2030 renewable energy goals this year
Sweden’s ambitious goal to provide renewable and affordable energy by 2030 is expected to become reality a little...
UN releases first “state of plastics” report on World Environment Day
The United Nations has released its first-ever global plastics report on June 5th, World Environment Day. Well-timed...
UN creates a new global climate change coalition
Earth has a "30-year window of opportunity" to tackle climate change, according to World Meteorological Organization...
Levels of ozone-destroying CFCs are mysteriously rising
Globally banned by the Montreal protocol in 1987 for their ozone-destroying properties, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)...
Solar outshined all fossil-fuels sources combined in 2017
Last year, the world invested more in solar power than in all fossil-fuel sources combined. Investors and governments...
This is how high NYC’s sea levels will rise if we don’t take climate action
Rising sea levels, precipitated by climate change, threaten to overwhelm the world's cities if we do nothing —...
Over 200 nations commit to ending ocean plastic waste
Over 200 countries just signed a United Nations resolution in Nairobi, Kenya to eliminate plastic waste in the...
World’s largest solar plant in a refugee camp opens in Jordan
The world's largest solar plant found in a refugee camp has begun operations at the Za'atari Refugee Camp in north...
Elon Musk urges UN to ban artificially intelligent ‘killer’ robots
The same man who brought you PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX is now urging the UN to ban the use of artificial intelligence...
Rooftop farms in Gaza provide a lifeline to the community
Meeting even basic needs can be a challenge for the nearly 2 million people that live in Gaza. An Israeli blockade...
The UN just passed a historic treaty banning nuclear weapons worldwide
Could world peace be on the horizon? Last Friday the United Nations passed a total ban on nuclear weapons in an...
UN releases inconceivable new estimate of Earth’s 2050 population
Right now there are 7.5 billion people on Earth and counting. But the world in 2050 will be even more packed, according...
Dropping costs in renewable tech spurs rapid shift to clean energy
Welcome to the clean energy revolution - with or without Trump. A new report from the United Nations Environment...
UN report debunks “myth” that pesticides are necessary to fight world hunger
While it’s widely publicized that humanity needs pesticides to ensure everyone gets fed, a new report by United...
UN warns of 3C global temperature increase without swift and aggressive global leadership
A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warns that global temperatures will rise to 3C...
Meet the 16-year-old who sued the US government over climate change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bu21NL3wNA With his long, dark hair flowing, Xiuhtezcatl takes the microphone...
Severe drought and El Niño have put 32 million southern Africans in peril
Several southern African countries have declared states of emergency due to a hard-hitting drought in recent months....
WHO finds 80% of city dwellers are breathing dangerously unhealthy air
A new study from the World Health Organization found that 80% of the world's city dwellers are exposed to air quality...
Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian get heat for Dubai orangutan photos
Socialites Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian are receiving criticism from a U.N. conservation group for their...
Leonardo DiCaprio delivers passionate speech to the UN on climate change
On Friday, April 22, actor and and climate activist Leonardo DiCaprio addressed the United Nations to speak about...
Show your support for Biological Diversity this May 22nd
In an effort to create awareness and involve the online community in the International Day for Biological Diversity...
170 country delegates gather in NYC to formally sign the Paris climate agreement
In honor of Earth Day, a record number of world leaders from around 170 countries will meet at UN headquarters...
6 designs to help refugees live a better life
IKEA’s solar-powered Better Shelter prefabs IKEA offers more than just vegetarian meatballs and affordable...
Why is Yahoo Japan selling ivory?
Google, Amazon, eBay, and most other tech giants refuse to allow their users to sell ivory on their platforms....
John Kerry says Paris agreement must include legally binding system
At the COP 21 conference in Paris this week, US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded that any climate agreement...
Japan to kill 333 whales “for science” despite UN court ruling
Each year, innocent animals around the world are killed in the name of science. It’s nearly impossible to put...
5 things the Paris climate deal must do to slow global warming
Government leaders from around the world have convened today to begin a week-long conference on climate change....
Highest CO2 concentrations on record comprise Earth’s new “permanent reality”
It can’t really be a surprise to discover that CO2 levels have reached an all-time high. Record concentrations...
The world’s population is set to surpass 11 billion people by the end of the century
About 13.5 percent of the current world population is undernourished and millions go hungry each year, but the...
Scientists Discover Freshwater Reserves Under Ocean Floor 100 Times Greater Than All Water Used in the 20th Century
Humanity just found an incredibly valuable resource hidden under the ocean floor, and it's more precious than fossil...