Environment

Negotiations opened Monday in Geneva to try to reach a more protective global framework for biodiversity, to be discussed at the COP15 biodiversity meeting in China later this year. “The…

Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in 2015 Finland’s much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor started test production on Saturday, operator TVO said, delivering power to the national grid which over time is…

Germany on Tuesday poured cold water on extending the life-span of its nuclear plants to help cut its reliance on Russian gas, saying it needed instead to build up alternative…

Scavengers sort recyclable plastic materials at the Dandora dumping site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya The United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world’s first ever global…

Coal power plant in Neurath near Cologne, Germany Germany signalled a U-turn in key energy policies on Sunday, floating the possibility of extending the life-spans of coal and even nuclear…

Lake Baikal UNESCO decided to withdraw its envoy, pSusanna Kari from the Russian region of Irkutsk, thus, aborting an environmental monitoring mission of the Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal is a …

Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said Tuesday, calling for “coordinated and global solutions” ahead of expected talks on an international…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi delivers his speech during the One Ocean Summit, in Brest, Brittany, Friday Feb. 11, 2022. – Copyright © Ludovic Marin/AP On Friday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi…

FILE PHOTO: The Rhone glacier and the source of the Rhone river in Obergoms, Switzerland Advances in satellite technology have revealed that the world’s glaciers contain significantly less ice than…

Locals prepare to release a wild crocodile back to the river after removing a tyre from its neck, in Palu, Indonesia An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with…