German residents may soon find themselves paying more for steaks, pork chops and sausages. Across party lines, the country’s politicians have proposed raising the VAT, or value added tax, on...Read More

This week, a new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) concluded that one in four people globally are living in regions affected by extreme water stress. The problem is particularly pronounced...Read More

Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya—where passengers can swap trash for travel...Read More

Last year, the ‘Reducing Household Contributions to Marine Plastic Pollution’ report revealed that up to 32,000 tonnes of microplastic pollution enter British waterways each year. Clothing is a key cause of this...Read More

Also on the topic of electrified transport, French start-up Transition-One has recently applied for permission from national and EU-wide regulators to sell retrofitting “kits” that enable motorists to convert their...Read More

Following on from the launch of Toyota’s futuristic Prius Prime with ultra-thin solar panels on its roof, bonnet and tailgate and Lightyear’s solar car with a 450-mile range, Hyundai has this week made its...Read More

The past few months have seen Nestle launch a number of recyclable and biodegradable packaging formats, including a paper-based alternative to flexible plastic wrapping for its YES! snack bars and a recyclable paper...Read More

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) landmark report on land use this week served to hammer home the importance of combatting deforestation to averting the worst impacts of global warming. It was...Read More

Trying to reuse plastic is hopelessly inefficient  ‘Mixed plastics cannot really be recycled.’ Photograph: Jeff Morgan/Alamy Stock Photo   We have been going the wrong way with plastics for the...Read More

The ban was proposed last December and was subsequently challenged by plastic-recycling industry, which argued it would harm the livelihoods of manufacturers, recyclers, and trash pickers. Indonesia is only behind China...Read More

At his fourth State of the Nation address, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced policies to advance renewable energy deployment in the archipelago country, which has enormous solar, wind, hydropower, ocean...Read More

EU’s lending arm financed oil, gas and coal projects in 2018 with more than €2.4bn    Environmental activists protest in front of the Greek parliament. The European Investment Bank is...Read More