Green Alliance says £14bn needed each year to meet climate challenge
THE GREEN Alliance think-tank says Britain will need an extra £14bn each year to meet its climate commitments.
It says £9bn that has been spent...
Mutant enzyme can break down PET plastic in matter of hours
SCIENTISTS have developed a bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling — within hours.
The “mutant” enzyme, engineered after being found in a...
SDG3: Bold efforts to eradicate epidemics and all preventable diseases
Preventing maternal mortality and infant deaths: this UN goal guns for some crucial advances. JASON AGNEW reports.
SDG3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
BEYOND the broad sweep...
SDG2: From zero-sum to just plain zero: no hunger is vital
BV’s JASON AGNEW continues his look at the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
SDG2: Zero hunger
ALL THE United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals have a certain level...
Billions from Bezos to fund battle for climate change
THE richest man in the world is putting money where many are putting only mouths: in the fight against climate change.
Amazon CEO and founder...
SDG1: The UN goal driving us towards a more inclusive world
BV’s JASON AGNEW takes a look at the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 1: the bid to end world poverty
INDIAN political and spiritual leader Mahatma...
EV News Round-up Winter 2019-20
By RICHARD THOMAS
THE MOST-CLICKED recent news story in the world of electric vehicles has been the launch of the Tesla Cybertruck.
In itself that wouldn’t...
Grim UN report shows half-a-billion 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...
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...
