Billions from Bezos to fund battle for climate change
THE world's richest man is putting money where many are putting only mouths: in the fight against climate change.
Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos...
Grim UN report shows half-a-billion of world’s people struggling to find work
ALMOST half-a-billion people around the world battle to find sufficient paid work, a UN report on employment and social trends shows.
The World Employment and Social...
Climate fight heats up as giants step into the ring
By Hal Williams
THE GREENING of the planet has stepped up a pace, with the European Investment Bank phasing out funding for fossil fuel projects...
‘Slum summit’ brings home reality of poverty to leaders of wealthy nations
By HAL WILLIAMS
THEY’RE calling it “Davos with the Poor”, a global conference on poverty that will be held in January in Nairobi’s Kibera district...
Cluck sakes! KFC’s brave new stand on intensive production
THERE is no “nice” way to kill a creature for its flesh, but KFC has at least taken a first step towards a more...
‘Green’ energy overtakes fossil fuels in the UK — but only theoretically
By JASON AGNEW
WITH just half the year gone, the National Grid has confidently predicted that 2019 will be the year when zero-carbon energy overtakes...
Eighth InterEcoForum held in Spain with full UN backing
THE InterEcoForum's eighth annual event addressing the theme of Water For Sustainable Development, supported by the United Nations and its agencies, was held recently...
It all flows together for Damon, White in win for water — and the...
An actor/activist and a water crisis expert join forces to protect the most precious liquid of them all. HEATHER LEAH SMITH reports.
SOCIAL and environmental...
Carbon cuts — or crash: investors’ warning at Poland climate summit
UNLESS coal burning is phased out and drastic cuts made to carbon emissions, the world faces a financial crash that will dwarf the 2008...
World Bank boosts financial aid to countries fighting climate change
Plan includes better-adapted homes, schools and infrastructure, plus investment in “climate-smart” agriculture and water management
THE World Bank Group has announced a new set of...
