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Children with a history of invasive Group B Streptococcus (iGBS) disease face a higher risk of moderate to severe neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) later in life compared to non-iGBS children, according to a new study published in The Lancet eClinicalMedicine. iGBS is caused by a common bacterium that can be transmitted in the womb, during birth, or in the early weeks of life.

The number of signatories to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism has passed the 500-mark, just four months after the landmark initiative was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26, November 2021). Today, and coinciding with International Mother Earth Day, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that Expedia Group, Booking Holdings and Condé Nast have become the latest signatories, joining stakeholders of all sizes and from every part of the diverse sector.

The International Energy Agency says new emissions pledges are as good as they've been, but it still isn't enough to reach overall global climate goals.

COP26 climate pledges could help limit global warming to 1.8 °C, but implementing them will be the key - A commentary by Dr Fatih Birol

At the COP26 Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow, a key question is what do all the new pledges by different countries to reduce emissions mean for global warming? This was a central question we addressed in the IEA’s recent World Energy Outlook 2021 (WEO-2021), and we are continuing to update that analysis. By ...