German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been on a three-day visit to China in a bid to shore up economic ties.
Stunning Puerto Escondido was on a direct path to destruction. But the community fought back – and won.
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Eduardo Paes discusses his smart city vision for Rio and tech-driven progress amidst social, environmental debates.
A contentious fossil fuels agreement stirred up anger while states found to be falling behind on climate commitments.
As COP28 commences in Dubai, here is a look at the major outcomes of the UN’s last five COPs and where they stand.
Planting trees has been promoted as a method for addressing global warming, but could it do more harm than good?
On World Ocean Day, Al Jazeera visualises what 10 million tonnes of plastic released into the ocean annually looks like.
President Gabriel Boric’s programme to exert state control over lithium production sparks conservative backlash.
earthrise meets the business leaders disrupting the global economic system by prioritising planet as much as profit.
The sustainable, climate-conscious Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh has been crowned the world’s best new building.
Young people on Indonesia’s famed resort island are finding new ways to make ends meet after the collapse of tourism.
Or is it just a way of masking the issues?
ESG promises positive returns for people and the planet but is facing growing charges of greenwashing.
China is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of coal, and right now its inventories are at record lows.
