According to recent data from the WHO, “9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.”
The data also blames the alarming death toll of 7 million people every year on outdoor and household air pollution.
It further states that “around 3 billion people – more than 40% of the w...
Every April 22, those passionate about restoring and preserving the planet’s health commemorate Earth Day, which was first recognized in 1970.
By late 1969, the United States had borne both the fruits and negative impacts of the industrial development and the Industrial Revolution, said Earth Day N...
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Exposure to environmental pollution remains a major source of hazard not only for our health but also for our planet. In 2012, WHO estimated that exposures to polluted soil, water, and air contributed to an estimated 8·9 million...
In one of his final acts as president, Barack Obama has signed over half a billion dollars to the United Nations Green Climate Fund.
The Obama administration latest and final contribution, announced on Tuesday, will bring the total funds to date to $1 billion.
However, this falls short of the $3 b...
President Obama removed the majority of the Arctic Ocean and parts of the Atlantic from the federal government’s fossil fuel leasing program today, responding to widespread calls to preempt the incoming Trump administration from expanding offshore oil and gas drilling and worsening the climate crisi...
By Patricia Espinosa
Humanity will look back on Nov. 4, as the day that countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster and set off with determination towards a sustainable future.
The Paris climate change agreement—the result of the most complex, comprehensive a...
Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal to limit the use of greenhouse gasses in a major effort to fight climate change.
The agreement announced Saturday morning caps and reduces the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, in a gradual process beginning in 2019.
Experts say cutting ...
Are you looking for low-cost and lucrative small-business ideas? Starting a business in the waste management industry is a profitable opportunity that does not need any special skills. With increasing awareness to preserve the environment and protect it against global warming and hazardous wastes, t...
President Obama tied climate change to soaring economic hope rather than damaging catastrophes in his final State of the Union address, delivered to a nation that remains gripped with partisan rancor over the basis for climbing temperatures.
He only indirectly mentioned the global agreement reached...
One of the biggest stories of 2015 was the sharp decline of oil prices, which fell this year to levels not seen in more than a decade.
"After plunging from more than $100 a barrel to nearly $50 a barrel last year, U.S. oil prices fell 30 percent in 2015 to $37.04 a barrel," the Wall Street Jou...
As the year draws to a close, Carbon Brief takes a look at 2015’s top climate stories through the medium of numbers. Here are our top 15.
1. 1.5 Degrees Celsius Limit
Over the last 12 months, after years of taking the back seat, the idea of a 1.5C limit to global temperatures m...
by Marie Alt
I've got to admit (and many of you already know) I tend to be a glass half empty person (repeatedly taking on well-heeled polluters and recalcitrant politicians hasn't really helped my condition), but even I can see that 2015 was a banner year for the environment. In fact, we may have ...
When Republicans took over both chambers of Congress in January, party leaders vowed they would prove to the country that Republicans could govern. They promised to stop with the self-made crises, such as government shutdowns, and rack up legislative accomplishments. So in the first year of a GOP-co...
In a world where addressing global social and environmental problems are still more prominent than ever, Impact Investing as an emerging asset class is the best new alternative for channeling large-scale private capital for social and environmental benefit. This is the new face of corporate social p...
72 hours to go for the crowdfunding campaign Our Quest for Water "to be self-reliant and independent in our water supply for our holistic farming management and natural building projects; and to be a model farm in terms of water sourcing through the use of alternative and rene...
New Alliance between Earth Protect, Inc. and PocketScience, US Inc. offers a broader range of tools to improve public outreach and stakeholder engagement strategies and communication tools, including full service video production and development of new digital and mobile device software and technolo...
We can't pick up a paper without seeing something about C02 and what it is doing to our Earth.
There is much we cannot change but, as gardeners, we can try to balance our carbon footprint. There are many lists telling how much C02 you put into the air -- from driving a car to even cooking a meal.
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Yicheng Li
School of Accountancy
Daniels College of Business
University of Denver
Worldwide, environmental problems are becoming more severe, especially in my country, China, which is one of the biggest developing countries. As it boosts up its economic development, it generates various env...
You've seen the statistics: Today, for the first time in human history, more people live in cities than don't. According to the United Nations, by mid-century two thirds of the global population -- an additional 2.5 billion -- are expected to dwell in urban areas. The future is cities.
Given t...
