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 …