Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Environment
06/16/2021
The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets
Eight Pacific countries created a revolutionary system that brings in $500m a year and prevents the overfishing that blights other regions
05/26/2021
Romania tells EU it would close all coal mines by 2032
Within the proposal for its National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Romania said it intends to stop the excavation of coal in 2032 at the latest and replace conventional power plants in the meantime.
06/14/2021
Indonesia aims to sell only electric-powered cars, motorbikes by 2050
Indonesia aims to sell only electric cars and motorcycles by 2050 to replace vehicles powered by combustion engines, the country's energy minister said on Monday, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to reduce its carbon emissions.
06/08/2021
Asia’s fake pork titan sets its sights on the next ‘big’ thing
OmniFoods, the Hong Kong startup best known for its fake pork product "OmniPork," is jumping on what it sees as the next phenomenon: plant-based seafood.
06/11/2021
Sea eagles at Loch Lomond for first time in 100 years
White-tailed eagles have appeared on Loch Lomond for the first time in more than 100 years.
06/03/2021
Petrifying Climate Change
Researchers want to combat climate change by chemically converting carbon dioxide into rock on a grand scale.
06/10/2021
What Could Go Right? Beating AIDS by 2030
Plus: that time we healed the ozone layer, a hero rat, and more progress news from around the world in our weekly newsletter.
06/09/2021
The powerful new use for cocoa
The world's largest producer of cocoa, Ivory Coast, has found an inventive use for the cocoa plant that could power millions of homes.
06/06/2021
On GPS: “A Moonshot for Meatless Meat”
Ezra Klein joins Fareed to lay out why meat consumption is so harmful to our planet and our health, and what the future of animal protein could be.
05/20/2021
How we fixed the ozone layer
The story behind humanity’s greatest environmental success is too rarely told and too often taken for granted. This is how humanity fixed the ozone layer and why it matters.
06/06/2021
Fiat plans to become an EV-only automaker by 2030
The company will start phasing out combustion engine vehicles in 2025
05/20/2021