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Transportation-related emissions are increasing globally. Currently, light-duty vehicles — namely passenger cars, such as sedans, SUVs, or minivans — contribute about 20 percent of the…

To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new year, the UN health agency approved Pfizer and…

Furniture giant IKEA collaborated with Vox Creative and tiny home builder Escape to produce a tiny house on wheels that could inspire environmental- and climate-friendly…

With the arrival of effective vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the end of the pandemic is on the horizon but in the short term the…

The President of the United Nations General Assembly has urged everyone around the world “to continue to work together” to end the coronavirus pandemic, and…

Despite Americans’ increased dependence on cell phones and other technology, the amount of electronic waste generated in the United States has shrunk 10 percent since…

The last four years have altered the global human rights landscape in some significant ways. The Trump administration by and large abandoned multilateral forums for…

The Indonesian government has announced a major expansion of a program to make biodiesel out of palm oil, a move that officials say would necessitate…

The Netherlands violated a child’s rights by failing to acknowledge that he was stateless and eligible for international protection, a UN committee has found, urging…

Incineration of solid waste produces millions of tonnes of waste fly ash in Europe each year. Most of it ends up in landfill, despite the…