European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans on Wednesday (16 September) to target a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 as part of a broader European Green Deal programme aimed at reaching “climate neutrality” by mid-century. “For us, the 2030 target is ambitious, it’s achievable and it is beneficial for Europe,” von der Leyen said as she unveiled the EU’s new climate proposals before the European Parliament in her first State of the Union address since she became Commission President in 2019.

Laura Leebrick, a manager at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon, is standing on the end of its landfill watching an avalanche of plastic trash pour out of a semitrailer: containers, bags, packaging, strawberry containers, yogurt cups.

Shifting to plant protein foods—like lentils, beans, and nuts—can offset greenhouse gas emissions in the process, according to a new study in the journal Nature Sustainability.

With high temperatures and water scarcity, the Emirates might seem an unlikely place for a farm. Yet, as coronavirus and climate change heighten the desire for food security, could vertical farms be the solution?

The global efforts to tackle plastic waste a leading environmental problem could result in up to $400 billion of stranded petrochemical assets for the oil industry, as the companies are betting on sustained demand for plastics to compensate for declining oil and gas demand.

Look at what basics you’re binning. “Chefs talk about what to do with carrot tops or whey from cheese, but that’s not where we need to make changes,” says Feast food writer Anna Jones. “It’s the milk poured down the sink and stale bread – the items we don’t put as much value on.” Jones tears up bread to freeze for instant croutons, or whizzes it into breadcrumbs for adding to croustades, pastas and salads. If oats have already been made into porridge, follow Claire Thomson, chef and author of The Art Of The Larder (Quadrille, £25), and substitute for some of the flour and water in bread dough.

We’re all yearning for solutions to heal the planet. While these projects aren’t quite ready for prime time, scientists are working hard to create better, more sustainable options.

Required by the Montreal borough of Saint Laurent to install a green roof to offset carbon emissions, IGA, a grocery store started growing 30+ kinds of organic veggies on its roof to sell it in the produce section downstairs. The project is not only profitable but truly 'local' in nature. The idea saves the nutritional value of the produce lost in transportation, improved the water usage by utilizing the water from the store's dehumidification system...

Everything we buy has an impact on the environment. But some things bring us little value, even if they are "convenient"…and some of those are pure waste! So why buy them in the first place?

Starting Thursday, Starbucks customers will have the option to save their planet - and their wallets - a dime at a time. The coffee giant is offering $1 plastic cups, which can be reused for drink purchases at a discount of ten cents.

Back in 2009, President Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” program was supposed to be a boon for the environment and the economy. During a limited time, consumers could trade in an old gas-guzzling used car for up to $4,500 cash back towards the purchase of a fuel-efficient new car.

More than $100 billion is spent every year on bottled water globally.

Eco-friendly and green gift wrap can mean a lot of things, but for me, this means to reuse and recycle as much as possible.

Nestled among the granite peaks of eastern Hong Kong a new, man-made mountain is emerging.

Findings released by the scientists behind the study showed that annual premature deaths caused by particulate air pollution have increased six fold since 2000.

In The Wall Street Journal, Bjorn Lomborg writes that producing and charging electric cars means heavy carbon-dioxide emissions.

When we imagine the future of environmentally sustainable cities, it's common to depict them as forests of skyscrapers with, well, forests on them. But environmental writer Tim De Chant says that architects and futurists need to get real. Skyscrapers will never support trees. Here's why.

In prepping for Earth Day, we got to thinking about all the awesome ways you can repurpose materials that would normally be discarded. As we started searching for eco-chic inspiration, we came across a plethora of dresses, frocks, and gowns made from everything from plastic bags to candy wrappers. Here are 15 of our favorite “trashy” fashions.

Tesla’s making money, sales are up, and plug-in prices are coming down in a big way.

Who says mason jars are the only containers hot on the re-purposing scene? Bottles are where it’s at, especially after poppin’ bottles in the ice, like a blizzard.