Eco group calls for subsidized vehicle inspections at MVICs

MANILA – An environmental group on Thursday called for subsidized vehicle inspections at motor vehicle inspection centers (MVICs) to retain the environmental, health, and safety advantages of...

Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic

Trillions of barely visible pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans, from surface waters to the deep seas. These particles, known as microplastics, typically...

Greta Thunberg effect: people familiar with young climate activist may be more likely to act

She was declared Time magazine’s person of the year in the same month that Donald Trump told her to “work on her anger management issues”. Greta...

Oceanic sharks and rays have declined by 71% since 1970 – a global solution is needed

Oceanic sharks and rays live so far from land that the average person is unlikely to ever see them. But these species, which live in the...

Biden has pledged to advance environmental justice – here’s how the EPA can start

On his first day in office President Joe Biden started signing executive orders to reverse Trump administration policies. One sweeping directive calls for stronger action to...

How climate change is reducing numbers of humpback whale calves in the north-west Atlantic

Climate change is having a serious impact on the world’s oceans in various ways, ranging from its devastating effects on tropical coral reefs to melting polar...

Hydrogen gas-fuelled airships could spur development in remote communities

What do tomatoes, hemp and hydrogen gas have in common? Only one thing: they were all victims of misinformation that banned their use. Harmless products that...

What the Green Climate Fund can teach us about multilateral organizations

The United Nations marked its 75th anniversary in September, and with the milestone has come scrutiny – yet again – of the relevance of multilateral institutions (including the...

How 2021 could be a pivotal year in the climate change fight

2020 was a terrible year for climate disasters, but there are reasons for hope in 2021

Mural attributed to Banksy that appeared by Marble Arch, in London, during the Extinction Rebellion protests in April 2019. (Andrew Davidson/Wikimedia), CC BY-SA Climate disasters started...