The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Renewable energy has become a key part of the global energy transition, presenting itself as the clean alternative to fossil fuels. But green or renewable does not mean zero impact. Let's take a look at the fine print.

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Almost 95% of Australia’s soft plastics are still headed for landfill and experts say the packaging industry must take responsibility for the mess

Grocery shopping feels like a straightforward task, but it is a battlefield of psychological warfare. Supermarkets design their entire environment to influence your decisions, distracting you from your budget and steering you toward higher-profit items. They use a sophisticated set of strategies to make you feel like you are getting…

US banks have already pulled out of NZBA, the UN environment programme’s finance initiative

No parent sets out to raise a dishonest child. We lecture about the importance of telling the truth and read stories where honesty prevails. Yet, through our own subtle behaviors and reactions, we can unintentionally create an environment where lying feels like the safest or smartest option for a child.…

Waste tyres exported from the UK to India for recycling were found to be going to unregulated dumps or makeshift furnaces.

The move is highlighting a wider, growing issue of overtourism, poor visitor behaviour, and environmental damage in Italy’s mountains.

A small coastal community in Kivalina, Alaska sued several major oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil, in 2008. Local representatives argued that greenhouse gas emissions from these companies were contributing to the erosion of the coastline and causing irreversible damage to their village by heating the climate.