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The cost of solar, wind and batteries have come down as much as 85% over the last decade and generating renewable energy is now often cheaper than burning

With a whopping 70 percent of humanity predicted to be living in urban areas by the middle of the century, U.N. climate experts see a huge opportunity to create ideal cities that are walkable, leafy and energy efficient. Urban areas currently account for around 70 percent&#x...

The cost of solar, wind and batteries have come down as much as 85% over the last decade and generating renewable energy is now often cheaper than burning

Some mornings over the past few weeks I have looked out the window to see cloud-thick mist spread across the landscape. It is impossible to see the hills across the river. The earth is trying to adjust to the vagaries of approaching spring — though...

The UN Environmental Assembly adopts a resolution aimed at ending plastic pollution through an international, legally binding agreement targeted at 2024.

As the Russian military continues its invasion on Ukraine, environmentalists are worried about the effects on the environment. 

Egypt has intensified climate policy discussions with African countries ahead of COP27.

In a make-or-break year for biodiversity, the Executive Secretary of the Convention of Biological Diversity has been recognised for decades of work protecting nature.

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