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Cork event to bring together ocean advocates, global experts, key stakeholders, government and industry

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng today (28 January) opened the latest meeting of the Critical Minerals Expert Committee, chaired by BEIS Chief

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng opened a meeting of the recently formed Critical Minerals Expert Committee.

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has officially published a catalog of biological resources, with more than 7.43 million piece

Yogis Happy Schools make learning fun for students ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views Yogi Adityanath. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Lucknow, April 16 : The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is making learning fun in schools. The state government, in collaboration with HCL Foundation, has launched the State Open Resources Programme (SORP) to enable teachers to develop a student-friendly pedagogy and make learning fun at government primary and upper primary schools. Under this i...

19 February 2021 An expert panel discussed what to expect from the Biden administration’s climate policies over the next four years. The Forum at Imperial, with The Policy Institute at Kings College London, brought together a panel of international experts to debate President Bidens climate policies, geopolitical pressures and the importance of science, technology and research for net zero. Professor Mary Ryan, who leads Imperials Transition to Zero Pollution initiative, chaired the pane...

Date Time Our global food system is primary driver of biodiversity loss A new Chatham House report highlights that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss will continue to accelerate, unless we change the way we produce food. Further destruction of ecosystems and habitats will threaten our ability to sustain human populations. The new report calls for an urgent reform of food systems, suggesting three interdependent actions: changing global dietary...

Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss A new Chatham House report highlights that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss.  Biodiversity loss will continue to accelerate, unless we change the way we produce food. Further destruction of ecosystems and habitats will threaten our ability to sustain human populations.  The new report calls for an urgent reform of food systems, suggesting three interdependent actions: changing global d...

In mid-October, the European Commission issued a communication on energy poverty to member states[1] that was published jointly with the Renovation Wave initiative[2] for the building sector under the European Green Deal. The document gave further impetus to the long-standing discussion on energy poverty in Europe and can be related to renewed references to the need for a “just transition” in EU policy. Energy poverty is an important issue in Europe today and a number of recent factors risk...