U.N. environment chief resigns after audit finds excessive plane flights
The image of a jet-setting executive at an agency that sets environmental and climate agendas made for poor optics.
Energy & Environment
Energy and environment are centrally linked in the global effort to combat climate change and its devastating impacts. The most critical modern challenge is the rapid transition of the global energy system away from fossil fuels toward clean, renewable sources.
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Scientists find Earth's ozone hole is on the mend due to treaty efforts
A new scientific assessment shows damage to the ozone layer from aerosol sprays and coolants started recovering.
An 'alphabet soup' of high seas rules stands in way of sustainability
Ocean areas and deep seabeds beyond national jurisdictions fall within a patchwork of rules for the global commons.