Heads of firms boasting $1.5tr in revenue highlight urgent need for collaboration with governments to accelerate shift to low carbon economy CEOs of 50 major global companies representing more than $1.5tr in revenue have urged world leaders to collaborate more closely with the private sector in order to rapidly speed up the transition towards a...Read More

Scientists have launched the largest-ever attempt to regenerate coral on the endangered Great Barrier Reef by harvesting millions of the creatures’ eggs and sperm during their annual spawning. The researchers said Wednesday they plan to grow coral larvae from the harvested eggs and return these to areas of the reef which have been badly damaged...Read More

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter PBC is encouraging creators to build their design and technology products with environmental responsibility in mind with the launch of its new information hub, the Environmental Resource Center. The hub offers features that help creators embed environmental considerations into their creations. Kickstarter has also launched a space where project creators are asked...Read More

On Sept. 20 2017, Hurricane Maria ransacked the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. In its aftermath, the storm prompted a full-fledged humanitarian crisis with damages exceeding $90 billion and a death toll of nearly 3,000 people — a tragedy at a scale so unprecedented that it remains difficult to fully comprehend. Today, officials in Puerto...Read More

The World Bank, a financial institution that provides loans to countries for capital projects, has raised more than $660 million in Sustainable Development Bonds highlighting the critical role of ocean and water resources. The bonds will be used to fund the protection of water resources in developing countries. For the bonds, the World Bank focused...Read More

The pink pigeon and echo parakeet are just a few of the animals that biologist Carl Jones has saved with his unconventional approach. Ah, humans … what a bunch of odd birds we are, so to speak. We are so smart – we just landed on Mars, for heaven’s sake, but we’re also remarkably short-sighted....Read More

The UK is to welcome self-driving buses and taxis into its transportation ecosystem, with London and Edinburgh set to host the autonomous vehicles by 2021 Autonomous travel remains a pipe dream for most but the UK is aiming to change that with self-driving buses and taxis set to arrive in London and Edinburgh by 2021....Read More

Flexible energy options such as energy storage, smart-charging electric vehicles, demand response and interconnectors are needed to ensure that the energy transition proceeds on an optimal path, finds two new reports by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) in partnership with Eaton and Statkraft. Energy storage, smart-charging EVs, demand response and interconnectors represent four types of...Read More

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The collaboration will enable the two bodies to leverage their platforms to begin conversations about the contributions of Tokyo 2020 to SDG implementation and the power of the Olympics to promote peace and development worldwide. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Sustainability Plan outlines a number of actions to contribute to the...Read More

A civil society organization says greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil dropped last year mainly because of lower deforestation rates. The Observatorio do Clima, or Climate Observatory, is comprised of more than 30 non-governmental groups. It released a report Wednesday that said Brazil released 2.07 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2017. That is 2.3...Read More