Finland is one of the 10 most expensive European countries to live in. But for one hour every day, people around the country can buy food for dramatically less than the...Read More

Innovations such as roads that reflect heat and water-absorbing pavements that will help the Olympic Games in Tokyo be a carbon neutral event, could also be adopted by other cities...Read More

There’s an easy solution for consumers who are concerned about the environmental damage wrought by pesticides: Buy organic. Things are not so simple for climate-conscious shoppers. They can avoid well-known...Read More

Our cleanest cities provide powerful lessons in how to transition to clean energy, while growing a city economy and providing better services to citizens. All of these cities improved their...Read More

My five year old daughter asked me recently if could take a bag and her gardening gloves to school. I said yes, of course – but why? She replied that...Read More

It’s no secret that the forests of the world are under severe pressure from human activities. We tend to think of tropical forests, and in particular the Amazon, as bearing...Read More

A Finnish hotel is changing the tourism industry by showing that sustainability can really pay off. When guests consume less energy, attend ecological activities and make sustainable dietary choices during...Read More

Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50% in the next five years, powered by a resurgence in solar energy. The International Energy...Read More

After five years in the making, the first sustainability standard for the professional services sector has been published. Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of celebrating the launch of...Read More

Reducing plastic waste in a world that seems to be wrapped in it is no easy task, and that challenge is multiplied when it comes to holidays. From gift giving...Read More

(Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Climate Heroes) Southeast Asia is a region that is developing rapidly at an unfortunate period in human history.As the climate change clock ticks, the region of 641...Read More

The past week has been Kristalina Georgieva’s “debut” party: as the newly installed managing director of the IMF, she has presided over her inaugural annual meeting of the fund which concludes...Read More