Dr. Anne Larigauderie, IPBES Executive Secretary By Anne Larigauderie BONN, Germany, Apr 26 2024 – In December 2022, the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) saw governments worldwide unite behind a set of ambitious targets aimed at addressing biodiversity loss and restoring natural ecosystems, through the Global Biodiversity Framework...

Preschool teacher Iris Mejías and her husband Alexis García, a retired university professor, stand next to the geomembrane biodigester that since December 2023 provides about four cubic meters of biogas daily for their agricultural activities and the needs of their home in the semi-urban neighborhood of Sierra Maestra, in the municipality of Boyeros on the south side of Havana. CREDIT: Jorge Luis...

Credit: Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images By Andrew FirminLONDON, Apr 25 2024 – A group of senior Swiss women recently won a powerful victory offering renewed hope for tackling climate change. Earlier this month, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the government of Switzerland is violating human rights because it isn’t doing enough to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Swiss women...

The Royal Air Force Lakenheath base in the United Kingdom currently operates the F-15E Eagle and the latest generation F-35A Lighting II fighter aircraft, which can both carry nuclear bombs. In January 2024, The Telegraph disclosed US plans to store nuclear weapons at Lakenheath for the first time in 15 years. Nuclear weapons are stored in underground vaults located inside aircraft shelters similar...

AI must have net zero emissions to uphold our climate goals. Credit: Shutterstock By Philippe BenoitWASHINGTON DC, Apr 25 2024 – Artificial intelligence provides amazing potential for advancement across fields, from medicine to agriculture to industry to the entertainment business, even as it generates significant concerns. AI can also improve the efficiency of energy production and use in...