Climate change and environment

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on artificial intelligence companies to disclose the environmental impact of their systems, which already consume more electricity than most countries. “No more hidden costs. No more shifting the burden onto those least able to bear it. It’s time to put the […]

Amid a deadly heatwave gripping Europe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for a far more ambitious global response to the climate crisis triggered by fossil fuels. In a speech during London's Climate Action Week, Guterres argued that the dependence on fossil fuels is unacceptable.

Global food markets should remain well supplied in 2026-2027, with cereal production near record levels. Behind these favorable prospects, however, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) sees several risks: a possible return of El Niño, price volatility, and the potential for...

The SOFIA 2026 report, presented this Tuesday at the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, confirms that global fisheries and aquaculture production reached a record 235 million tons in 2024, of which 195 million tons were aquatic animals. Aquaculture of aquatic animals surpassed 100 million tons for the first time.

Community trust, key to stopping Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fear, stigma and misinformation continue to hinder the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some people still doubt that the disease is real or believe it was invented to attract foreign aid.

In Brazil, a group of specialists is leading a revolution in urban design, paving the way for the construction of urbanized areas with a much smaller carbon footprint. Poor planning, or the lack thereof, has caused problems such as flooding, urban heat islands, and water scarcity. At the same time,

Extreme January: Cold, Heat, and Floods. The World Meteorological Organization has reported that January was a month of record-breaking heat, cold, and floods. This has led its officials to make a renewed call for investment in early warning systems. While Australia and South America suffered heat waves and deadly wildfires, with

The world invests billions in protecting nature, but at the same time we spend trillions on activities that harm the environment. That is the main conclusion of the State of Nature Finance 2026 report, which calls for a major policy shift to scale up solutions that help the natural world and

The world spends 30 times more destroying nature than protecting it. A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of a profound imbalance in global nature-related funding. According to the report, for every dollar the world invests in protecting nature, it spends

The number of hypothermia deaths in Gaza rises to nine. The Gaza Ministry of Health reported the death of another child from hypothermia. This brings the total number of cold-related deaths this season to nine. Once again, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) called for action.