By rejecting the Sustainable Development Goals, the U.S. president may have fractured the postwar consensus and set the stage for new global leadership. UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, New York, September 23, 2025 President Donald Trump strode into the United Nations General Assembly today and delivered the kind of speech that will
New York, September 23, 2025 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva used his address at the United Nations General Assembly to mount a vigorous defense of Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty, while delivering a thinly veiled rebuke of the United States. His speech was both a rallying cry for institutional
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to shut down much of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), calling it “burdensome” and boasting $2.4 billion in industry savings over the next decade. That headline sounds attractive. But scratch beneath the surface, and the proposal isn’t about cutting red tape—it’s about
Marine resources seen as engine for growth, but governance, investment, and cooperation will determine outcomes At dawn in coastal West Africa, the shoreline tells two stories. Fishing communities pull in ever smaller catches, their livelihoods eroded by overfishing, rising seas, and shifting ecosystems. At the same time, the same waters
Washington – The American Forest Foundation (AFF) confirmed a 15-year agreement with Netflix to purchase verified carbon credits from Fields & Forests (F&F), an afforestation and reforestation effort built for family landowners who have been largely excluded from carbon markets. The commitment will help catalyze the first 6,000 acres and
Washington — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved to cast doubt on the dangers of greenhouse gases, arguing they may not be as harmful as once believed. The declaration, issued under Trump appointee Lee Zeldin, upended more than a decade of scientific consensus and regulatory precedent. For global companies that
Nairobi, September 8, 2025 – Africa Climate Week 2025 and the Second Africa Climate Summit opened today in Nairobi with leaders from across the continent converging on a single question: how can Africa turn its vulnerability to climate shocks into leverage for sustainable growth and global influence? For five days,
NEW YORK – The latest sustainability report from Nasdaq, released in 2024, pulls back the curtain on how one of the world’s most influential financial technology companies is cutting its own emissions while building the tools others need to manage theirs. For a sector that consumes significant energy to power
HULTSFRED – On the edge of a disused runway in Småland, rows of 174,000 solar panels now glint where propellers once roared. The site, once an airport, has been reborn as Sweden’s largest solar farm — a 100-megawatt project that will supply most of its electricity to the H&M Group.
GEORGETOWN — President Irfaan Ali declared victory in Guyana’s elections on Thursday, claiming a renewed mandate to lead one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. His announcement came before the final count was certified, but preliminary tallies showed his People’s Progressive Party ahead in seven of the nation’s ten
