Global plastic profiles: How do nations view use of recycled plastic content?

In ongoing talks to combat plastic pollution, the use of recycled plastic content represents a proactive strategy to mitigate environmental …

Global plastic profiles: CSE groups nations on the 5 Rs. What are they?

The principles of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Repair, Refurbish’ foster a shift away from single-use plastics towards a more …

Global plastic profiles: Here is how CSE grouped countries on product design and performance

Addressing product design and performance is critical for transitioning away from plastic pollution

Global plastic profiles: India has a single-use plastic problem. What about other countries?

In the negotiations to end plastic pollution, addressing problematic and avoidable plastic products, particularly single-use items, is a top …

Climate tech: Zimbabwean scientist turns carbon dioxide into methanol to minimise emissions

Making energy materials like formic acid, methanol from carbon dioxide released from factories can be important for emerging economies, says …

NOAA, ICRI confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event in 2023-2024

This is the second such event in the last 10 years and comes at a time when global oceans have also recorded unprecedented heat

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts

Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance

Europe fastest-warming continent, shows WMO 2023 report

European waters were the warmest on record in 2023

Northern permafrost region on track to become carbon source instead of sink due to global warming

Increasing temperatures thawing permafrost, exposing substantial quantities of organic carbon and atmospheric release of greenhouse gases

ILO flags risk of excessive heat to 2.4 billion workers globally; Indian workers among those at high risk

Increase in workforce at risk can be attributed to both rising temperatures, growing labour force

World Earth Day 2024: Global network presents solutions for cutting down plastic use in food chain

Slow Food Earth Markets around the world suggest steps undertaken by it to reduce plastics in their food systems

Lula not doing enough on his pledge to demarcate indigenous territories, say critics

The Brazilian leader’s decision to title two indigenous territories on April 18 has been criticised roundly by critics, who said it …

Warming planet may transform tundra ecosystems from carbon sinks to sources

Experiments show warming temperatures increased metabolic activity among plants and microbial soil

Run-up to Ottawa: We, who suffer most due to plastics, must not be overlooked in talks, say indigenous peoples

Activists want negotiators to focus on a human rights-based approach as they deliberate on a plastics treaty; this includes centering knowledge, …

Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks

Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all &…

Earth Day 2024: Bhutan will host global meet today to mobilise finance for tiger conservation across Asia

World needs to invest $1 billion over next decade to conserve tigers and their habitats across the continent  

Simply Put: Earth Day 2024

Machine language

The past few years have seen a spurt in AI tools that can write. Will future books be composed by computers? How does this development threaten …

Run-up to Ottawa: Report says 86% of Indians want reduction in plastic production

While a global call for action was evident, the intensity of support varied significantly between Global North & South

Global stances on various facets of plastic pollution

As the fourth round of talks begin in Ottawa for a global plastic treaty, CSE analyses positions taken by various countries on plastics

Global plastic profiles: How are nations addressing safety concerns regarding ‘chemicals and polymers of concern’?

By focusing on chemicals and polymers of concern, negotiations for a future instrument to end plastic pollution aim to safeguard ecosystems and …

Simply Put: Nestle sweetness

Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce — why these rare records matter

Scarcity of bat fossils has implications for bat conservation strategies today

Run-up to Ottawa: New study shows how global plastic waste trade evolved recently & ways for responsible management

A most significant shift in global plastic waste trade landscape has been the decline in exports to China & Hong Kong

Moderna is not committed to ‘vaccine equity’: Africa CDC

Moderna's decision to abandon plans to construct vaccine plants in Kenya drew flak from African Union's public health agency