New research reveals: climate change in Malawi will make tea harder to grow
Malawi is Africa’s second largest tea producer, and one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. The tea industry is the...
New e-book released: IRIN’s reporting on climate change and food security in Africa
Throughout 2017, IRIN has been exploring the impact climate change has had on a large group of people who are extremely vulnerable to its...
Wildflower planting on farms boosts birds, from skylarks to starlings
Planting wildflowers and protecting nests on farms enables birds, from skylarks to starlings, to bounce back rapidly from long-term...
A new report says we should tax meat-eaters like smokers
Eating too much meat and smoking both have an impact on the public, from an environmental and health perspective. Meat production...
Climate change is going to drive thousands of refugees to cooler countries
By the end of the century, climate change may drive 660,000 additional asylum seekers per year toward Europe. Growing mass migration is...
Chocolate is on track to go extinct in 40 years
Beyond the glittery glass-and-sandstone walls of the University of California’s new biosciences building, rows of tiny green cacao...
Fighting Climate Change, One Laundry Load at a Time
A Danish biotechnology company is trying to fight climate change — one laundry load at a time. Its secret weapon: mushrooms like those in...
One appliance could determine whether India, and the world, meet climate change targets
Raheel Shaikh had worked his way up from a $90-a-month entry-level job in digital marketing to a position that paid 10 times as much. He...
Why ocean acidification is a climate indicator
About a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere is currently taken up by the oceans, where it reacts with seawater and...
25% of Earth will be drier even if Paris climate targets met, study predicts
At least a quarter of the land surface of the Earth will become "considerably" drier even if global warming is kept below the upper...