COP28 was seen by many as groundbreaking, with the first appearance of the term ‘energy’ in the conclusions. The mention of a ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels’ caused a stir.
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In 2019, we wasted an estimated 931 million tonnes of food, according to research conducted by the United Nations as part of an effort to find ways to halve food
The outcome of the two-week-long COP25 conference in Madrid with delegates from almost 200 nations was a partial agreement that asks countries to come up with more ambitious targets to
Climate change may already be reducing crop yields of some of the world’s most important crops and food-insecure countries are being affected the most, according to a new study published
A new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) finds that the rate of species extinctions is accelerating and up to one million plant and
At 171 million tonnes, fish production reached an all-time high in 2016, according to a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Released on Monday, the
Amidst concerns that the United Kingdom will weaken environmental protections after it leaves the European Union, Erik Solheim, executive director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), called on UK environment
After decades of what many say has been insufficient support for autistic citizens, the French government is launching a €340 million plan to help provide basic education and care for
In a global assessment of “the triple burden of malnutrition”, a recent study has found that world hunger is decreasing in the wake of rising obesity, revealing a growing problem: