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This photograph shows an industrial prototype in a lime production site capturing CO2 at an Eiffage factory serving as a pilot site for the start-up Revcoo in Haut-Lieu, near Avesnes-sur-Helpe, northern France on June 24, 2025.
This photograph shows an industrial prototype in a lime production site capturing CO2 at an Eiffage factory serving as a pilot site for the start-up Revcoo in Haut-Lieu, near Avesnes-sur-Helpe, northern France on June 24, 2025.
Environment

CO2 in the atmosphere up by record amount in 2024: UN

Levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climate-warming CO2, methane and nitrous oxide -- all increased yet again in 2024, with each setting new record highs, the UN's weather and climate agency said.

7 hours ago
Environment

World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss

The report said the world permanently lost 8.1 million hectares of forest, an area about the size of England, in 2024 alone, putting the planet 63% behind the goal set by over 140 countries in the 2021 Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use.

1 day ago
Environment

How did an Indian zoo get Tapanuli orangutan?

An Indian court cleared the 3,500-acre wildlife facility known as Vantara on Monday of allegations including unlawful acquisition of animals and financial wrongdoing.

3 weeks ago

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Environment

Greta Thunberg urges EU to do 'as much as possible' on climate

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday urged EU leaders to "do as much as possible" to step up the bloc's ambitions to reduce carbon output at this week's summit.

5 years ago
Environment

Australia's Great Barrier Reef might lose ability to recover from warming

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral in the last three decades and scientists fear the loss caused by frequent bleaching will compromise its ability to recover.

5 years ago
Environment

Earth 'squeezed like an orange': Call for climate action

Celebrities from filmmaker Ava DuVernay to Britain's Prince William to the Pope himself issued powerful calls Saturday calling for people to mobilize and unify to confront the climate crisis.

5 years ago
Environment

Quick fix for hunger and climate goals? More spending on small farmers

Global goals to tackle climate change and end hunger by 2030 are within reach if donors and developing nations help small farmers grow more climate resilient crops, access irrigation and tap into social safety nets.

5 years ago
Environment

Biggest North Pole mission back from 'dying Arctic'

Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole returned to Germany on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades.

5 years ago
Environment

Kamchatka marine life death caused by algae: Russian scientist

The mass death of sea creatures in Russia's Kamchatka region was caused by toxins from microalgae rather than man-made pollution.

5 years ago
Environment

Belgium uses giant 'vacuum cleaner' to remove plastic from nature reserve

Engineers have built a giant 'vacuum cleaner' to rid a Belgian nature reserve of millions of pieces of plastic litter too small to collect by hand.

5 years ago
Environment

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls for third month, still high

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell in September for the third straight month compared to a year ago, but destruction remains far higher than before President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019.

5 years ago
Environment

Celebrities lead TED global call to act on climate crisis

With a call to save the planet, Prince William and Pope Francis on Saturday joined activists, artists, celebrities and politicians in a free streamed TED event aimed at mobilizing and unifying people to confront the climate crisis.

5 years ago
People

Climate activist Greta Thunberg shows support for Biden in rare political tweet

Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg on Saturday showed support for Democrat Joe Biden, urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the US presidential election.

5 years ago
Environment

Prince William, in global TED event, urges climate solution by 2030

Prince William issued an urgent plea Saturday for a global effort to resolve the climate crisis by the end of this decade so that "we won't have to sacrifice everything we enjoy".

5 years ago
Indonesia

COVID-19? Recession? Don’t forget about climate change in poverty relief: Experts

Economists and activists are urging Indonesia not to overlook climate change in its poverty reduction efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as looming climate crises could exacerbate poverty in the long run.

5 years ago
Environment

California needs forests to fight climate change, but they are going up in smoke

California's record wildfires pose a problem for the state’s plan to use its forests to help offset climate-warming emissions.

5 years ago
Environment

Unique vine 'greenhouses' found by 91-year-old nature volunteer

An unusual vine discovered by a 91-year-old volunteer nature guide in Japan has a "unique" way of using its leaves to curl around its fruits to envelop them in a protective microclimate. 

5 years ago
Politics

Problems in jobs law not only about labor sector: What we know so far

The passage of the omnibus bill on job creation into law on Monday has created a ripple of protests in cities. Most of the conversation centers around the speedy process of passing the bill and labor rights.

5 years ago
Indonesia premium

Indonesia seeks to improve skills of its climate negotiators

Indonesia has moved to improve the skills of its negotiators at global climate forums to better represent the country's interests.

5 years ago
Environment

Mars achieves 'deforestation-free' palm oil, what about the rest?

Chocolate maker Mars needs to help more palm oil producers become sustainable rather than ditching those that do not meet its standards, after the confectionery giant announced it had secured "deforestation-free" supplies.

5 years ago
Environment

Russian sea pollution forms massive moving slick

Suspected toxic waste pollution off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula that caused the mass deaths of marine animals has formed a moving slick stretching 40 kilometers along the Pacific coastline.

5 years ago
Environment

Not personal enough: Why climate change is not yet a top priority

Spurring ambitious-enough action to stem climate change will require persuading most people that its impacts - from deadlier weather to surging migration - are a direct and imminent threat to themselves.

5 years ago
Environment

Canada to ban single-use plastics such as bags, straws by end of 2021

Checkout bags, straws and four other single-use plastic items will be banned in Canada by the end of 2021, while acknowledging the nation is trailing Europe in recycling efforts.

5 years ago
Environment

Prince William launches 'most prestigious' environment prize

Britain's Prince William launched the "most prestigious" environmental prize of all time, aimed at turning "pessimism into optimism" by rewarding innovative solutions to the planet's biggest problems.

5 years ago
Business premium

Job Creation Law could boost investment, but risks loom

The recently passed Job Creation Law is expected to boost foreign investment into the country but risks of environmental destruction and a lack of skilled labor could deter potential investors, experts and foreign investors have said.

5 years ago
Business premium

Govt defends jobs law despite opposition

Ministers representing various portfolios from finance to labor and small businesses and the environment joined the briefing, each of them speaking from behind their masks as concern rose among the public about the implications of the law, passed on Monday by the House of Representatives.

5 years ago
Indonesia

Job Creation Law rolls back economic, sociocultural rights: Activists

Labor, environmental and human rights activists have spoken out against the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, saying it rolls back social protection and may violate international human rights agreements.

5 years ago
Environment

14 million tons of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study

The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tons of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans every year, according to Australia's national science agency.

5 years ago
Environment

Food companies urge Britain to adopt tougher rules to protect tropical forests

Supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurant chains under pressure from campaigners over their environmental impact urged Britain on Monday to strengthen a plan to stop tropical forests from being cut down to grow cocoa, palm oil and soy.

5 years ago
Indonesia premium

Researchers warn of ‘hidden cost’ of Indonesian diet

The Indonesian diet and agricultural land use system incur “hidden” health and environmental costs associated with nutrition-related health problems and environmental degradation, researchers have suggested.

5 years ago
Opinion

Sustainability and democracy come under threat

Guterres is not the only one raising the alarm about the future of democracy and human rights, with democracy-focused organizations all around the world expressing equal concern.

5 years ago
Culture

Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Indonesian designer launch merchandise collection

The collaboration marks GPSEA’s 20th anniversary.

5 years ago
Environment

Urbanites encouraged to burn calories, raise funds for forests

The funds collected will be given to Soraya Research Station, which overlooks a forest area of 500 hectares in Leuser, Aceh.

5 years ago