World bodies release new principles on cost-effective carbon pricing schemes

New World Bank Report states that carbon-pricing schemes are worth US $50 billion

Every country exceeds new PM2.5 annual limit set by WHO: Report

The concentration in 93 per cent of the cities was 10 times the new guidelines

Coronavirus update: Tedros stresses green, healthy recovery from COVID-19

Lockdown measures turned lives upside down: WHO chief

Coronavirus update: India death toll crosses 600

Maharashtra records second-worst single-day rise

Possible Ebola cure: 2 drugs successful in preventing death

Two of four potential drug candidates found to cure disease, says WHO

Nuclear energy set to grow at 45 per cent in next 20 years

Demand for nuclear energy has, however, declined after the Fukushima disaster of 2011

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve

We can expect heavy losses of corals to occur on hundreds of individual reefs over the next few months

You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment: Two truths about nutrition amid plenty of half-truths

You Are What You Eat was guilty of cherry-picking statistics that project vegan diets to be the healthier alternative for people of all age …

Child poverty a global concern

It is time poverty alleviation policies and programmes get child-centric, to lay a solid foundation for a future generation that is healthy and …

Zimbabwe to construct first utility geothermal power plant

Project aims to reduce Zimbabwe’s reliance on hydropower energy sources, which are under threat due to climate change

Pharma is getting high on marijuana

As drug companies develop cannabis-based medicines for serious illnesses, generic firms are trying to get into the act

Book Excerpt: Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes from Muslim South Asia

In Forgotten Foods, historians, literary scholars, plant scientists, heritage practitioners, writers and chefs come together to document …

Simply Put: Omicron ahead of holiday plans

Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

Purely donor-funded renewable energy projects involve only renewable energy companies

Simply Put: Climate subterfuge

Simply Put: Who should foot the bill?

Failure to study climate change impact on wild foods can show on global health indicators

Climate change is set to take the benefits of eating good food away from us

Simply Put: Broken Climate Bridge

Run-up to COP27: Loss and damage in Madagascar needs robust assessment

More than one million people needed food assistance in 2020

US now calls water scarcity a national security issue: An expert explains how serious it can be

In many cases, disasters could be prevented with proper water management

Simply Put: Act now

Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up

UK summers are also seeing more frequent hot weather as a result of climate change

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Those living in sub-Saharan Africa would be the hardest hit

Good while it lasted: The DTE cover story on 6th mass extinction

Simply Put: Not so early warning