Wind power pacts and pollution-busting kitchen appliances: Positive environmental stories from 2026
Eco anxiety is very real, so we share this year’s most uplifting stories to prove there’s hope for our climate.Read More
‘Not a dumping ground for the world’: Malaysia announces immediate ban on e-waste imports
E-waste can contain lead, mercury and cadmium that pollute soil and water resources if improperly processed or dumped.Read More
Sweden’s brown bears were saved from brink of extinction. Will annual hunts bring back their demise?
In 2024, Sweden controversially issued licences to kill 20 per cent of its brown bear population in an annual hunt. Now it wants to go further.Read More
‘Our bodies bear the cost’: Patagonia’s firefighters battle blazes and austerity in ancient forest
Wildfires are still tearing apart the drought-stricken region of Patagonia, ravaging its once-pristine forests.Read More
‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than we thought. Can a 150-metre wall stop it flooding Earth?
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ already contributes four per cent of annual sea level rise, but can the consequences of climate change be barricaded off?Read More
Portugal braces for second major storm as authorities urge residents to prepare emergency kits
Portugal braces for storm Leonardo with heavy rain, 95 km/h winds and coastal waves up to 11 metres, days after deadly storm Kristin struck.Read More
Wind and solar are booming in China. So why is it building so many new coal plants?
More than 50 large coal units were commissioned in 2025, up from fewer than 20 a year over the previous decade.Read More
Sharks aren’t ‘turning on us’. So what’s behind the recent spate of attacks?
Following four attacks in 48 hours, one scientist has warned that climate change could be increasing the risk of shark bites.Read More
‘Hot sand for a cooler climate’: Has Finland finally found a solution to industrial heat emissions?
Finland is leading the race to decarbonise industrial heat emissions, using sand to produce fossil-free steam.Read More
This hydropower plant provides 10% of Brazil’s electricity. So why has it been dragged to court?
Brazilian courts have ruled that the Belo Monte hydropower plant has had environmental and social impacts “far greater” than originally forecasted.Read More