How to reform the UN Climate Change Conferences to make them effective
A report by the NGO network Climate Action Network proposes a series of concrete changes to revitalise the UN Climate Change Conferences.
The Conference of the International Association for Bear Research and Management is coming to Italy
Pescasseroli, in the heart of Italy’s Apennines, will host the IBA conference on bear conservation and human–bear coexistence. LifeGate will be the event’s media partner.
How extreme weather events are driving up food prices
The inflation caused by extreme weather events is known as “climateflation”: prices for many food products are expected to rise sharply.
At least 32,000 deaths in Europe due to extreme heat, according to still-partial data
The toll is still provisional, but data collected across several European countries indicate that tens of thousands of people have died as a result of extreme heat.
Malaysia steps up its fight against e-waste imports, but illegal trade continues
Last February, Malaysia imposed a total ban on electronic waste imports. Yet toxic e-waste continues to arrive from the United States and other countries through illegal trafficking networks.
Earth Overshoot Day 2026: on 30 July, humanity exhausts the resources that Earth can regenerate in a year
Although Earth Overshoot Day falls six days later than in 2025, this does not represent an improvement. The shift is the result of revised estimates of the oceans’ carbon absorption capacity, while humanity’s actual ecological footprint continues to grow.
Megafires in France and Spain force hundreds of thousands to evacuate, leaving widespread devastation
Gigantic wildfires in France’s Gironde region and near Madrid, Spain, have devastated tens of thousands of hectares of vegetation.
Greece is using nanosatellites, AI and drones to fight wildfires
Greece has launched a wildfire management system based on nanosatellites and artificial intelligence. A model that other countries are now looking to replicate.
How a “super” El Niño could send food prices soaring through 2028
According to analysts, the emergence of a “super” El Niño could trigger a global food price shock, adding to inflationary pressures already fuelled by the conflict with Iran.
A group of Malawian citizens takes British multinational ABF to court
Residents of Kanseche, Malawi, accuse ABF of contributing to the devastating 2022 floods through its subsidiary, Illovo Sugar.