Gates Foundation pledges $300M to help the World’s Poorest Farmers

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with partners around the world to take on some tough challenges: extreme poverty and poor health in developing countries...

“Young People are not future leaders, they are Leaders already!” says Muhammad Yunus

"The capitalist system is a machine which sucks up wealth from the bottom to send it to the top" - Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneu...

Rise in Carbon Emissions Linked to Rise in Heatwaves

A study that examined the impact of global climate change on the basis of wet bulb temperature (WBT), found a steady rise in occurrences of humid heat waves . Wet Bulb Temp...

Climate Inequalities Are Moving From North-South To Urban-Rural

Cities have been recognized as key drivers toward the successful governance of resources and as the front line in combating climate change. But the economic divide between ...

Could Agave, Hemp And Saltbush Be The Fuels Of The Future?

Oilier plants, new processing technologies and multipurpose crops could put the biofuel industry back in the race for greener transport fuels Biofuels have long been touted...

Solar-Powered Trains Are Closer To Reality Than We Might Think

How can we connect solar photovoltaics (PV) directly to railways to power electric trains? That’s the question my charity 10:10 and researchers at Imperial College&rs...

Rising Carbon Emissions Could Kill Off Vital Corals By 2100, Study Warns

The destruction of coral reefs worldwide could accelerate as rising carbon emissions help coral-killing seaweeds grow more poisonous and take over, according to researchers...

A Catastrophic Amount of Carbon Could Leak From the Soil By 2050

The term “snowball effect” is an unfortunate way to describe climate change, but a new study is predicting just that.

Climate scientists war...

Stella McCartney On Innovating The Fashion Industry From Within

As a fashion designer, Stella McCartney has always challenged the way in which things are made, actively turning to innovation in order to operate a global business built o...