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“If next week’s biodiversity conference, COP17, is to have a real impact, the focus needs to be on ensuring that commitments become action and that finance translates into the critical but unglamorous systems that make those plans work,” writes Kaveh Zahedi, Assistant Director-General and Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the F...

The scale of global food waste is staggering – a hidden crisis that costs the world trillions of dollars annually while simultaneously driving the climate emergency. To celebrate World Food Day, Earth.Org has compiled 23 critical facts that reveal the hidden costs of our throwing-out culture and underscore why tackling food waste is essential for a s...

Around the world, entrepreneurs are committed to finding innovative ways to connect small farmers, markets, and consumers. These innovations work to reduce food waste and help feed those who might otherwise go hungry.

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Despite widespread participation in Hong Kong’s voluntary Energy Saving Charter, overcooling remains prevalent across major commercial shopping malls, raising questions about energy waste, climate accountability, and regulatory oversight. However, as extreme heat events intensify across the city, these excessively cooled spaces increasingly serve a dual purpose as es...

As the US government attempts to roll back rules related to cancer-causing PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” states are scrambling to fill a regulatory void with their own precedent-setting policies. 

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By Sharon Udasin and Gemma Smith

This article is part of a <...