Hungary's Orban banks on anti-LGBT campaign in tough re-election bid
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, is driving anti-LGBT+ re-election campaign in effort to rally support from the country's core Catholic conservative camp
Vatican office apologises for hurting Catholic LGBTQ community
Vatican office apologises after removing from its website, a link to LGBT+ resource materials by a Catholic gay rights advocacy group
OPINION: Look to Ecuador – not just Glasgow – to protect tropical forests
Helping banana farmers tap into carbon markets is a real step toward net-zero emissions
Israeli firm uses air and water to store solar energy for nighttime
As the world endeavors to quit fossil fuels, greater investment is needed in renewable energy from solar and wind powered systems
Abortion rights: U.S. restrictions buck the global trend in 2021
While U.S. states have enacted more than 100 abortion curbs this year, countries including Mexico and Argentina have eased their strict laws
Deepfake anyone? AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phase
Laws specifically aimed at online abuse using deepfake technology have been passed in some jurisdictions, including China, South Korea, and California
From killer heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021
Scientists say that more extreme climate events are to come as the Earth's atmosphere continues to warm through the next decade and beyond
German cabinet passes climate fund booster with 60 bln euro extra budget
The German government will channel some 18 billion euros of tax revenue into its climate and transformation fund next year
U.S. energy firms push states for carbon markets to spur renewable fuel growth
State programs reward fuel producers for decarbonizing by producing renewable fuels, who have responded by ramping up their production of such 'greener' supply
As floods slam more U.S. firms, $50 billion economic drag expected in 2022
Rising climate-change-related flood risks are creating growing losses for both firms and the communities that depend on them