As cities boom, Oslo tests greener 'zero-emissions' building sites
Could electric construction equipment lead to quieter and greener urban building projects?
INSIGHT-The gig workers taking legal action to regain control of their data
From Britain to India, gig workers are fighting back against what they say is increased surveillance and control by platforms like Uber and Zomato
Biden team close to announcing picks for core climate and energy jobs
The new appointees will be tasked with the president-elect's goal of moving the United States to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Record climate disasters in Asia-Pacific push millions to 'breaking point'
On top of the COVID-19 crisis, hard-hit communities will struggle more than ever to bounce back from an onslaught of floods and storms, the Red Cross says
Biden taps former rival Pete Buttigieg for U.S. transportation secretary
Pete Buttigieg would make history as the first openly LGBTQ Cabinet secretary if he is approved by the Senate
Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds
Some 67% of women reported experiencing gender harassment and 42% unwanted sexual attention
Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy
Almost 400 leaders of the world’s main religions say countries should also scrap laws that criminalise same-sex relations
Desmond Tutu's lesbian daughter calls for LGBT+ equality
Mpho Tutu van Furth wants more global action to reach equality as faith leaders demand ban on conversion therapy
One in four people globally may not get COVID-19 vaccines until 2022
British Medical Journal says rich countries have reserved most of the doses of promising coronavirus vaccines
Big food companies urge soy traders to help save Brazil savanna
Top firms including Tesco and McDonald's say they have urged traders to boycott soy linked to deforestation