Ideas This is the world's first sailing ship made out of flip flops Activists in Kenya are raising awareness around marine pollution by building a ship out of plastic waste.
Ideas More than 900 million tonnes of food is thrown away each year, says UN Food waste is a ‘significant’ environmental problem.
Ideas A ‘digital twin’ of Earth will help scientists to predict the future The complex computer model will take into account weather and climate systems as well as our impact on the planet.
Outdoor On thin ice: How global warming is threatening Iceland's glaciers As Iceland‘s glaciers recede, scientists predict that they may largely vanish in the next 100-200 years.
Ideas How is Facebook tackling climate misinformation? The social media giant is introducing a completely new feature.
Ideas New satirical advert explains why the elite 1% will move to Mars If you’re not rich enough to escape to Mars, you’d better start tackling climate change now, says Thunberg.
Outdoor Why are our cities sinking and what does this mean for the future? Scientists are worried that cities are collapsing under their own weight.
Body and Mind Climate change is making hayfever season last even longer A new study has shown that rising temperatures are having an effect on allergy season.
Directory How can the EU Green Deal avoid 'frictions’ with other countries? A new report has found that the deal is likely to have an adverse impact on the European Union’s trading partners.
Ideas ‘Technophile’ Robert Downey Jr. launches fund to tackle climate change His FootPrint Coalition launched two venture capital funds to back companies with solutions to the climate crisis.
Ideas Deb Haaland: The Indigenous woman making US political history Haaland supports one of Biden's first environmental ventures, cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline permit.
Ideas Biden kicks off ambitious climate plan by rejoining Paris Agreement The executive order will take 30 days to come into effect and was one of 17 signed by Biden on his first day in office.
Ideas Meet the Finnish grannies trying to save the world from climate change The group of older women are spreading the word about climate change in the hope of leaving their grandchildren with a safe future.
Ideas Satellites are being used to help save the world’s coral reefs This project aims to make it faster, cheaper and easier to save the world’s precious coral reef systems.
Ideas The most environmentally friendly superhero revealed Could it be the Hulk? Spider-man, Superman? Find out exactly what makes these superheroes lives sustainable.
Outdoor 3D printing is being used to regenerate Hong Kong’s coral reefs This biodiversity hotspot is using new technology to help coral reefs grow.
Outdoor How is climate change hurting reindeer populations in the Arctic? The livelihoods of Indigenous communities are also under threat in Sweden and Finland.
Outdoor Indigenous photographer captures tribe fighting for the rainforest A set of photos show the Guajajara people working hard to protect the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
Outdoor Why two women spent a year in the Arctic without men Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm were making history- then the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
Ideas Wall Street is about to start trading water for the first time It could be its most liquid commodity yet.
Ideas 11 environmental books to buy for the Greta Thunberg in your life Plus a few recommendations for the newly climate curious.
Transport How to ‘future proof’ your petrol car with an electric conversion kit With the 2030 ban on petrol vehicles fast approaching, one Irish company is leading the way towards greener roads.
Ideas Meet the women helping businesses to achieve sustainability With less than twelve years to reduce global warming, experts are helping companies improve their green credentials.
Ideas Does John Kerry have the answer to the climate crisis? Young environmental activists have responded to the US special climate envoy on Twitter.
Ideas Why 600,000 voters put the environment first in the 2020 US election The project that may have secured Joe Biden's victory.
Ideas What does the internet think of Biden’s plan to tackle climate change? Celebrities, world leaders and activists were quick to share what they thought about the new President-Elect.
Outdoor Regrowing forests may be the ‘single largest natural climate solution’ There are questions about whether planting trees is always the best option.
Ideas Why has the UK Space Agency won an award for sustainability? The Agency has been honoured for its International Partnership Programme.
Ideas NASA launches new satellite to monitor rising sea levels The spacecraft is the latest initiative by the space agency to gather data about changing sea levels.
Ideas US pulls out of Paris Climate Agreement: What happens next? We took a look at what it means for the country and others around the world.
