News
When the Sea Strikes Back: Jellyfish Halt France’s Nuclear Giant
France’s Gravelines nuclear power station, a sprawling 5.4-gigawatt complex on the North Sea coast, faced an unlikely adversary: jellyfish.Dense bloom swept into the plant’s cooling water intake, clogging filters and triggering an automatic shutdown of four reactors. The remaining two…
Preparations Advance for Sustainability Summit Africa 2025
The fifth annual Sustainability Summit Africa, hosted in partnership with Deloitte, will take place on 16 September 2025 in Johannesburg. The summit focuses on practical ESG solutions tailored to Africa’s unique environmental, social, and governance challenges under the theme “Global…
India’s $2.4 Trillion Climate Deadline: Will Its Cities Be Ready by 2050?
India’s race against climate change just got a price tag $2.4 trillion. That’s how much the country needs to invest by 2050 to make its rapidly growing cities livable, resilient, and low-carbon, according to a new World Bank report.The challenge…
The Hidden Cost of Progress: Global Water Crisis Deepens
A new report by Kept Engineering paints a stark picture of global water security: over 25% of the world’s population lives in countries that deplete nearly all their available freshwater annually. By 2050, water demand is projected to grow by…
UN Court Issues Landmark Opinion on Climate Obligations of States
In what experts are calling a historic milestone, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a long-awaited advisory opinion confirming that countries have a legal duty to protect the climate. The ruling clarifies that states party to international climate…
Wildfires Surge as Climate Heats Up, Says New Study
If there’s one image that captures the brutal reality of global warming, it’s wildfire: scorching heat, ash-filled skies, charred forests. But behind the dramatic scenes lies a growing and measurable climate risk. A new study published in Nature Communications reveals…
Google Under Fire for Underreporting Climate Impact Amid AI Boom
Google is facing renewed scrutiny over its climate transparency, after independent analysts from Kairos Fellowship accused the tech giant of underreporting its carbon emissions. While Google’s latest sustainability report claims a 51% increase in emissions since 2019, Kairos estimates the…
Lisbon Launches Citywide Reusable Cup Scheme
Lisbon has become the first European capital to roll out a citywide reusable cup system aimed at cutting single-use waste from nightlife and street events. Every night, around 25,000 disposable cups are tossed in the trash across the city’s bars…
Out of Office? So Are We — Just a Little
Summer is here — and just like cities slow down to breathe in the sun, so does our newsroom.From July 15 to August 20, we’re shifting to a lighter publication schedule to make space for much-needed rest, fresh air, and…
Climate Change Tripled Heat Deaths in Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave
A new report by the Grantham Institute has found that climate change tripled the number of heat-related deaths during the extreme heatwave that struck 12 major European cities from June 23 to July 2, 2025.Across cities like Paris, Madrid, Milan,…