Earth Hour aimed to reduce energy consumption
When the lights go down in the city . . . it’s Earth Hour. For one hour on Saturday, buildings across the five boroughs will shut down their lights to…
This is the world’s happiest country in 2018
Finland is the happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Happiness Report. Norway, last year's winner, came in second place in the 2018 report. It's followed by Denmark,…
Three countries are leading the renewable energy revolution
Renewable energy production surged in 2016, with around two-thirds – or 165 gigawatts – of net new capacity coming from clean sources. This was thanks largely to booming solar-panel deployment in…
Power, gender and the environment
When Mandelena became a mother, she was only 16 years old. During the prolonged dry season in Gwor County, South Sudan over the last two years, Mandelena and her family…
This plastic bag is edible, compostable, even drinkable
This company from Bali chose to address plastic pollution through better design, rather than waiting for a behavioral shift in consumers. Think of Bali and images of pristine, palm tree-lined…
First ‘zero-emissions’ Winter Olympics kicks off in South Korea
The 23rd Winter Olympic games open this weekend in what it is hoped will be one of the most sustainable events in the tournament’s history. The games, taking place in PyeongChang, South…
Will Investing in ‘Do Good’ Companies Make You Rich?
Are companies that treat workers well and fight for social justice better investment bets? That's the outlook from JUST Capital, a New York City-based independent research organization that tracks the…
Once more, Iceland has shown it is the best place in the world to be female
On 24 October 1975, the women of Iceland refused to show up for work. They refused to cook, clean or look after their children. Basically, they went on strike. And that…
France to shut all coal-fired power stations by 2021, Macron declares
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to shut all of his country’s coal-fired power plants by 2021. “We've also decided to make France a model in the fight against climate change”, Mr Macron…
A World Economic Forum (WEF) sign hangs on the wall during a panel session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 23 - 26. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
‘Blended Finance’ Could Lift Sustainable Development by $1 Trillion
An additional $1 trillion could be found for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals if development banks focus on making investments digestible for private pools of capital. That’s according to a…