Environment
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Environment IndiaSolar Installations Record: Renewable Energy Progressively Taking Over This Power Grid
With its highest quarterly installation to date - 10 gigawatts of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2024 - India has reached a milestone in alternative energy sources added to its global power grid.
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Environment BrazilClimate Resilience Milestone: Thousands of Mangroves Planted Here
Over the last four years, thousands of mangrove trees have been planted in a previously deforested area in one of Brazil’s environmental protection areas, thus serving as a prime example of a natural means to improve climate resilience.
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Environment EuropeGreen Revolution: Tackling Climate Change with Nature-Based Solutions
Nearly all European cities are adopting nature-based solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change, with Germany rising as a global leader in greening practices, according to the newly published nature-positive transition guidelines report.
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Environment EuropeGreen Deal is a Big Deal in Curbing Climate Change
In the wake of the upcoming EU elections, data show to what extent the European Union improved its climate performance following the implementation of the Green Deal and is on the right path to help the world avoid the devastating impacts of climate change.
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Environment USAGood News for Bears and Reindeer: No More New Oil and Gas Deals Here
Federal authorities have adopted restrictions on new oil and gas leasing in Alaska, the United States, thus protecting more than 5 million hectares of wildlife territory to help save endangered species like caribou and polar bears.
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Environment ChinaThrough Tours and Activities, Volunteers Teach Kids the Importance of Nature
Volunteers have been recruited to pass down their knowledge about local nature in Guangzhou in south-eastern China as part of a project to support biodiversity conservation, hoping to instill a strong desire to actively participate in conservation in entire communities.
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Environment USAStorms as a Resource: Enough Water for 2.4 Million People Collected!
Los Angeles, the most populous county in the United States, has captured and stored an impressive amount of stormwater since October 2023, enough to supply water for one-fourth of its population during the "super year" of storms.