Warning law reforms too ‘weak’ to protect environment

Conservation groups are warning Labor’s latest attempt to refresh nature protections will fail to protect the environment from climate change and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt on Thursday introduced to parliament 1500...

MoECC attends Global Green Growth Week 2025 in Seoul

QNA Seoul The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) participated in the Global Green Growth Week 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, through a dialogue session entitled “Challenges and Opportunities for Adaptation from a National...

European Court of Human Rights sets key climate precedent in Norway oil case

ISTANBUL The European Court of Human Rights has issued a groundbreaking judgment that reshapes climate responsibility. In Greenpeace Nordic and Others v. Norway, two environmental groups and six activists claimed Norway violated their rights by...

Conflict, climate change and public health

The ninth 2025 global report of The Lancet on health and climate change was released on Oct. 29, 2025. The Lancet Countdown, an annual indicator report led by University College London and produced in strategic partnership with the World Health...

Ahead of COP30, UNEP flags widening climate adaptation finance gap

The world is critically underprepared to protect vulnerable populations from worsening climate impacts, according to a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The...

Epson launches student recycling art contest for International Sustainability Day

ReCreators contest invites 10-15-year-olds to create artworks from recycled materials, linking classroom creativity with responsible consumption and climate action Epson, a global technology leader, today announced the Epson ReCreators Contest, a...

Sri Lanka’s first plastic testing lab debuts

To support quality and sustainability in recycling GP Certified has announced the launch of GP Labs, Sri Lanka’s first and only dedicated plastic testing facility, designed to bring scientific precision and international quality standards to the...

Vehicles sans green stickers banned

RAWALPINDI: With air pollution levels rising alarmingly in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Murree, Punjab authorities have decided to immediately ban vehicles operating without green stickers or valid fitness certificates. The smog alert season will...

Illinois House passes major energy bill boosting battery storage for renewables, sparking debate over costs

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House passed sweeping energy-related measures in the waning days of the General Assembly’s fall veto legislative session, backing the use of big batteries to help make wind and solar power more effective but raising...

Pugliese Olive Oil: A Multigenerational Flow of Growing and Making

To care for olive oil in Puglia is to live and work within a dense ecology of relations between plants and people, atmospheres and rhythms. It is to be attuned to cycles that are not linear but layered, not fixed but flowing. This photo essay...

Building a Circular Nigeria: How Private Sector Collaboration is Transforming Plastic Waste into Opportunity

Oluchi Chibuzor Across Nigeria’s bustling cities and growing peri-urban communities, the signs of progress are everywhere – expanding markets, rising consumption, and a youthful population driving demand. Yet this growth brings with it a familiar...

U.S. Army Corps Approves Enbridge’s Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Tunnel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved a controversial plan by Canadian energy company Enbridge to build a protective tunnel around its aging Line 5 oil pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The federal permit is...

Facility to address energy inefficiencies

The formation of the African Energy Efficiency Facility (AEEF), a legacy project of South Africa’s G20 presidency, was announced earlier this month by Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré at the opening of the G20 Energy...

Los Alamos County Continues To Ponder How Best To Reduce Single-Use Plastic Bags

The debate continues on how to reduce single-use plastic bags in Los Alamos County. Courtesy image By KIRSTEN LASKEY Los Alamos Daily Post kirsten@ladailypost.com Los Alamos County has been tightly enwrapped and knotted in an ongoing question:...

Negotiations launched for trilateral agreement supporting green trade and investment

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay joined their Singaporean and Chilean counterparts today to launch negotiations for the Green Economy Partnership Agreement (GEPA) in the Republic of Korea. “New...

Traditional leader calls for sustainable green energy in Ghana

Nana Kumasah Krampah II, Omankrado of Gomoa Asempayin, and Divisional Omankrado has emphasized the importance of sustainable green energy in today's world. With the significant growth in renewables and the milestone of renewables surpassing coal...

Intelligent Heating Controls: A Strategic Response To Energy Compliance Pressures

By Gary Lintott, CEO, ecosync. With energy costs remaining 43% above 2021/22 levels and regulatory deadlines approaching rapidly, facilities managers need practical solutions that deliver immediate results. New sector-wide data reveals how...

West Balkan energy producers should adopt carbon price as EU tax is looming, say campaigners

In a report published on Thursday, an environmental agency recommended that Western Balkans countries work to introduce their own carbon pricing for electricity generation in order to reduce the impact of EU new taxes on fossil fuel generated...

Experts issue warning on shady efforts to derail crucial US energy projects: 'The threat isn't even related'

The report urges continued vigilance. by Laurelle StelleOctober 30, 2025 A study from Brown University's Climate & Development Lab, led by J Timmons Roberts, examined how fossil fuel interests are funding legal actions to hinder wind energy...

13 recycling podcasts every industry professional should listen to

Experts in the recycling industry are all too familiar with the unique challenges that come with convincing the public and private sectors that recycling is worth doing well. However, recycling professionals also know that recycling is a unique...