Cuando el ERS-2 cayó en espiral a la Tierra a principios de este mes, no era un satélite más que se quemaba en la atmósfera. El ERS-2 era el último sobreviviente de dos satélites que los ...
“Forever” usually has positive connotations. But sometimes we don’t want things to last forever – pollutants, for example.
Job postings for 'green' jobs are growing nearly twice as fast as the number of workers with the skills to fill them. Only one in eight people currently have skills relevant to abating th...
You may have heard of the human genome, but have you come across the ocean genome?
Las inversiones verdes han tenido un 2023 un tanto agitado. Con USD 1,3 billones, los volúmenes de emisión de financiación sostenible se redujeron sustancialmente desde su máximo de USD 1...
En los últimos años, numerosos incidentes han perturbado las vías navegables más importantes para el comercio mundial, afectando a las cadenas de suministro de industrias y economías.
Green investments have had a somewhat rocky 2023. At $1.3 trillion, sustainable finance issuance volumes were down substantially from their peak of $1.8 trillion in 2021, according to mag...
In recent years, numerous incidents have disrupted the world’s most important trade waterways, impacting supply chains across industries and economies.
Women spend more of their lives in poor health than men, resulting in 75 million years of life lost each year.
The gap between rich and poor is widening rather than receding and 60% of people in the world have grown poorer – equating to almost 5 billion people. This is according to a new paper fro...
Extreme weather events could become the biggest global risk over the next decade. One of the main areas where this will be felt is global health, according to a new report from the World ...
Hydropower is one of the world’s oldest sources of renewable energy, converting the power of water into electricity. It is also the largest, generating more than all other renewables – an...
This article was first published in August 2023 and was updated in September 2023 and November 2023. It was further updated in November 2023 to remove New Zealand after a policy change.
The ocean, soil and forests are the world’s largest natural carbon sinks. Maintaining and enhancing them is a priority when it comes to halting climate change. However, the importance of ...
Africa has often been held up as a pioneer for the future of banking.
