Taiwan Announces Ban on All Plastic Bags, Straws, and Utensils
Ordering take-out, picking up groceries, buying a soft drink — these are all activities that will change over the next decade in Taiwan...
Conserving our planet, hectare by hectare
Scientists and policymakers agree that we need to step up efforts to conserve biodiversity. We need to move beyond legally protected...
Stronger storms mean new 'category six' scale may be needed
The increasing strength, intensity and duration of tropical cyclones has climate scientists questioning whether a new classification...
The future of farming is climate-smart, integrates both mitigation and adaption measures
“The Future of Farming” is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) developed by the University of Reading...
Climate-smart agricultural initiatives set to scale in India
It was a moment of validation for the scientific community when the recent Union Budget (2018) of India brought to light a new scheme...
Climate change 'will push European cities towards breaking point'
Major British towns and cities, including Glasgow, Wrexham, Aberdeen and Chester, could be much more severely affected by climate change...
Indonesian mosques to take up the mantle of fighting climate change
Indonesia will establish 1,000 “eco-mosques,” the country’s vice president announced at this month’s UN climate summit in Bonn. The...
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019
Singapore said Monday it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more competitive...
‘It’s not fast enough. It’s not big enough. There’s not enough action.’
Barely two years ago, after weeks of intense bargaining in Paris, leaders from 195 countries announced a global agreement that once had...
ANIMALS HAVE STOPPED TURNING WHITE FOR WINTER IN ALARMING CLIMATE CHANGE TREND
Wearing a white coat in the winter will help you blend into the background only if there’s enough snow in said background. But with...