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A leaked version of the Energy Council’s proposed revision to the EU’s key energy infrastructure regulation – seen by NGOs – would lock in political and financial support for fossil gas for at least the next ten years. The revision of the TEN-E regulation – that dictates whic

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Environment , Governance , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/13/2021

Oceans “not yet beyond repair,” but getting closer

Sandra Cordon The Second World Ocean Assessment lays out critical state of oceans – and how little is known about them Oceans cover over 70 percent of Earth and form 95 percent of its biosphere. Yet human activities, from overfishing to plastics pollution to oil and gas extraction to climate

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Health , Labour , Monitoring , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 05/08/2021

Targeting pollutive brick kilns in Bangladesh with AI

Sanjeet Bagcchi A low-cost machine learning method has the potential to track down immensely polluting brick kilns in Bangladesh, helping regulators monitor environmental compliance, new research shows. Researchers from Stanford University, US, and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal

Aid , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Food , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 05/07/2021

About 155 million people pushed into food insecurity in 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system and the need for more equitable, sustainable and resilient systems to nutritiously and consistently feed 8.5 billion people by 2030. Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at leas

Aid , COVID-19 , Economy , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/05/2021

Amidst COVID, UK Government proposes 80 percent aid cut for water and sanitation sector

The reported cuts will end all future spending on water, sanitation and hygiene by the UK in countries including Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi, which is ranked as the sixth poorest nation on earth. Over 50 leading aid organisations and UK universities have condemned news of the UK’s planned 80% aid c

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/01/2021

As the Mekong delta washes away, homes and highways are being lost

Michael Tatarski Upstream dams are blocking the sediment that nourishes the Mekong delta, while erosion and sand miners take what remains

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Monitoring , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/28/2021

Melting glaciers drove ‘21% of sea level rise’ over past two decades

Ayesha Tandon Glacier melt across the world has accelerated over the past two decades, a new study finds, with the resulting meltwater accounting for 21% of global sea level rise over the same period. The paper, published in Nature, is the first to analyse the rate of melting from almost every

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/25/2021

Bolivia ratifies its commitment to protecting the rights of Mother Earth and the environment

Tanya Wadhwa On the International Mother Earth Day, Bolivian President Luis Arce announced the reactivation of the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth to promote climate change adaptation and mitigation programs as well as the generation of clean energies through photovoltaic, wind and renewable

Aid , Business , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development , Waste / 04/24/2021

Plotting a green Covid recovery: How the EU, US and China stack up

Sam Morgan Covid-19’s impact on the world economy has prompted Brussels, Washington and Beijing to invest in bumper stimulus plans to help ride out the pandemic. How do their efforts compare? European countries are currently putting the final touches to their recovery plans, which they will submit

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/22/2021

Is 30 percent land converted to protected areas the biggest land grab in history?

Three hundred million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples, according to Survival International World leaders and global conservation organizations are expected to discuss a proposal under the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to convert 30

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