Environment

Bangladesh’s government and the World Bank signed a finance agreement today, under which the lending institution will give US$120 million for the implementation of the “Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management” project. Fatima Yasmin, Secretary of...

A mass of hot air from the Sahara desert dumped dust on large parts of Spain including Madrid on Tuesday, coloring the sky orange and coating cars and streets. People used hoses to wash down the...

The Nasreen Memorial Medal was awarded to Shakila of Youthnet for her outstanding contribution to the fight against climate change. Shakila Islam, a young women’s rights activist, was awarded the Nasreen Memorial Medal for her outstanding...

AGL, Australia’s largest carbon emitter, said Monday that it had turned down a revised buyout offer from billionaire green activist Mike Cannon-Brookes, who wanted to close the company’s coal-fired power stations. The board of AGL, Australia’s...

The United Nations on Wednesday agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed a watershed moment for the planet. Nearly 200 nations at the UN Environment Assembly in...

According to the newest IPCC assessment, Bangladesh is anticipated to endure excessive heat and humidity, ongoing sea-level rise due to unfavorable climate change, and the displacement of millions of people, endangering industry and agricultural production. According...

The US coastline is expected to experience up to a foot (30 centimeters) of sea-level rise by the year 2050 because of climate change, making damaging floods far more common than today, a US government study...

Australia’s largest energy firm and biggest carbon emitter AGL on Monday rejected a takeover bid from green-minded tech billionaire Mike Cannon Brookes, who planned to shutter the firm’s coal-fired power plants. Atlassian co-founder Cannon Brookes had...

Spain and Denmark reiterated on Monday their opposition to plans by the European Union to label gas and nuclear energy projects as green investments, an issue that has divided the bloc. The two nations believe such...

Emergency services in the United Kingdom worked Saturday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes after Storm Eunice wreaked havoc throughout Western Europe and disrupted transportation networks. According to emergency services, falling trees, flying...