How to tackle COVID-19 jobs crisis and climate change? Invest in clean energy
Putting money into solar equipment manufacturing creates 1.5 times as many jobs as the same spending on fossil fuels, while for wind power the figure is 1.2 times, report finds
'Cement mountain': China's rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy UN summit
Yunnan province, where the two-part summit is being held, is promising to reverse damage done to its fragile local ecosystems over the last four decades
Australian inquiry recommends new national standards to protect Aboriginal heritage
The recommendations followed an inquiry into how Rio Tinto last year legally destroyed Western Australian sites showing evidence of human habitation over 46,000 years, from the last Ice Age
India's vaccine effort slows as dose gap trumps output jump
Though 74% of India's 944 million adults have received one vaccine dose, the wider-than-usual gap between doses has seen only 30% of adults receive their second
Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure
As Russia warms 2.8 times faster than the global average, the melting of Siberia's long-frozen tundra is releasing gases that could frustrate global efforts to curb climate change
Costa Rica, Milan among winners of Prince William's Earthshot environmental prize
The environmental award was created by Britain's Prince William, who has criticized world leaders for an uninspiring response to the climate change crisis
Merck COVID-19 pill sparks calls for access for lower income countries
Though Merck is taking steps to improve access, manufacturing for low-income countries often requires WHO approval, a process which can take months
Texas House votes to keep transgender girls out of female sports
Texas is now poised to join seven other states in banning transgender women and girls from participating in female school sports
Canadian Arctic city confirms 'exceedingly high levels' of fuel in water supply
The city declared a state of emergency on Tuesday night, telling residents to stop using city water for drinking and cooking
WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
Following a joint investigation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian, an inquiry found 83 aid workers were involved in sex abuse during the Ebola epidemic