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Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Present “Alon”: A Call for Awareness on Plastic Pollution and Marine Protection
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF), in partnership with the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), is bringing back the acclaimed Alon exhibit to the Ramon Magsaysay Center beginning 30 October 2025. Alon, focused on the issue of...
With Future Data in Doubt, UMass Amherst Political Economy Research Institute Names Top U.S. Climate Polluters
The Greenhouse 100 Polluters Index ranks companies by their direct emissions of greenhouse gases from U.S.-based facilities. PERI tracks corporate environmental and environmental-justice performance for U.S. industrial activity using uniform,...
China’s vice premier urges end to trade barriers holding back green transition
Audio By Carbonatix BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Thursday called for an end to trade barriers that are holding back the global energy transition, as he urged “true multilateralism” from fellow leaders at a global...
Net zero: Coalition crisis forces Liberals to rethink emissions policy in days
The Liberals will now decide their energy policy within days, not weeks, after the Nationals’ move to dump net zero raised anew the spectre of a split in the Coalition. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is increasingly expected by colleagues to follow...
What Georgia Democrats’ PSC wins could mean for power bills and the midterm elections
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. During his own victory speech on Election Day this week, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens took a moment to celebrate some other...
Delhi's Air Pollution: Smog Now Killing More Than COVID, Warns Former AIIMS Chief
This special report focuses on a severe public health warning for Delhi issued by former AIIMS Director, Dr. Randeep Guleria, as the city's air quality remains in the 'very poor' category. Dr. Guleria issued a stark warning stating, 'if you have...
Interflow Sustainability Framework: Engineering a generational legacy
Interflow’s new Sustainability Framework is everybody’s business, says Sustainability and Environment Manager, Pam Johnson. It’s about leaving a better legacy for future generations. When Pam joined Interflow, she recognised that some good...
$2 Trillion and No One Aboard
By Randal O’Toole Since 1965, when Congress began subsidizing urban transit, taxpayers have spent well over $1.4 trillion on transit. When adjusted for inflation to today’s dollars, that’s more than $2.1 trillion: that’s right up there in the same...
Indigenous delegates prepare for COP30 with focus on justice, land and finance
The 2025 U.N. climate conference, COP30, will run from Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil, and is expected to host the largest participation of Indigenous peoples in the conference series’ history, with more than 3,000 Indigenous delegates registered....
Global climate action losing momentum: OECD
The pace of global efforts to address climate change has ground to a halt according to a report by the OECD that is likely to turbocharge Coalition wrangling over its commitment to emissions reduction. The expansion of international climate policy...
‘We can finally step out again’: As pollution worsens in Delhi, meet the Delhiites who moved to Goa for cleaner air
In 2023, Gurjot Singh and his wife Poonam Chowdhury, moved to Delhi’s Vasant Kunj – a relatively greener neighbourhood – paying higher rent in the hope to get some respite from the city’s rising air pollution. But persistent migraines, skin...
Circular choices for a lower carbon economy
Much of the discussion focuses on the obvious areas – things like reducing emissions from flying, driving, or heating our homes. These matter, and we won’t meet emissions targets without action on them, or without very substantial changes in...
Coalition on brink of abandoning net zero emissions pledge as Ley under pressure to side with Nationals
The Coalition is on the brink of abandoning net zero emissions as senior Liberal rightwingers pressure Sussan Ley to side with the Nationals in ditching the climate target. That decision could trigger a revolt from moderate Liberals, who believe...
Australian rainforests are becoming a net source of carbon emissions
A team of international scientists led by researchers from Australian universities has found the first evidence that woody biomass in tropical rainforests is acting as a long-term source of carbon dioxide. This has global implications. The study,...
This city has no cars, no pollution, clean water — and even solar-powered bins
Located in the southwestern tip of Germany, beneath the forest-covered slopes of the Black Forest, lies Freiburg im Breisgau (Freiburg) - a university city that many regard as a living blueprint for sustainable urban life. With its cobbled lanes,...
In the US, Western rivers may be allies in the fight against climate change
For decades, scientists have generally thought that rivers emit more carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, than they take in. But a new analysis of every river network in the contiguous United States—including underrepresented rivers in deserts and...
More could die from air pollution in S-E Asia even if climate action is taken: Study
SINGAPORE – Even in a world committed to tackling climate change, premature deaths associated with air pollution could still rise in South-east Asia, new research has found. Premature deaths are considered as such when they happen before the...
School Assembly News Headlines Today (Nov 7): Top National, International & Sports Updates + Thought of the Day
School Assembly News Headlines Today (Nov 7): Top National, International & Sports Updates Thought of the Day If you’re a student on the lookout for news headlines to read out in your school assembly, you’re at the right place! We’ve compiled a...
Alcoa, Ball, Unilever Partner to Debut ELYSIS Carbon-Free Aluminum in Consumer Packaging
Collaboration marks an industry milestone in advancing low-carbon aluminum for everyday products PITTSBURGH—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA, ASX: AAI) (“Alcoa” or the “Company”), Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) and Unilever PLC (NYSE:...
Science or smokescreen? Delhi’s artificial rain plan fails to wash away pollution crisis
NEW DELHI, Nov 3 — India’s efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move. Cloud seeding involves...