Environment

“Transition to clean, sustainable energy is no longer an option… Clean renewable energy-based green growth is the ONLY alternative to sustainable development”, said Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United ...

About 1.6 billion people now live in climate change “vulnerability hotspots”, a number that could double by 2050 if fossil fuels continue being used at the rate they are today, scientists warned ...

Talks about how to compensate vulnerable countries for the damage caused by climate change are not ready to agree on a funding mechanism, a European Union negotiator said on Friday, ...

African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders ...

Wealthy countries – like poorer ones – stand to reap huge economic, social and environmental gains by swiftly ramping up renewable energy and other climate action, the new U.N. climate chief ...

By Tim Cocks In South Africa, a country where ‘braai’ all-day barbecuing is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural love of meat and ...

The fashion industry currently contributes 10 per cent of all carbon emissions By Panayiotis Kleanthous As I was strolling around the streets of London on a Sunday afternoon, I came across ...

Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches on Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to demand that they ...

By Michael Taylor A new alliance of rainforest nations – sought by Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – could be key to unlocking conservation funding and bolstering a ...

By Gloria Dickie Climate change is rapidly melting away the world’s frozen regions, with summertime Arctic sea ice sure to vanish by 2050, according to a report published on Monday. ...

By Kate Abnett Nearly 200 countries who gathered for the UN climate conference in Egypt are expected to lock horns over whether rich nations should pay compensation to vulnerable states hit ...

Hospitality businesses learned about EU food waste targets and how to reduce food waste at a workshop from a policy officer at the European Commission. The networking event was held ...

The latest scientific predictions surrounding climate change are dire and suggest that the region is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis ...

With Cyprus feeling the impact of climate change including prolonged periods of drought and increased temperatures, the country is fully prepared to implement an action plan to combat these problems, ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions ...

It is a fact that, compared to winter, summer’s variety of fruits and vegetables is much greater. There is so much seasonal produce we miss and cannot enjoy all ...

Residents of four Limassol communities on Monday morning held a protest demanding the removal of the asphalt plants from their area. Representing the communities of Moni, Monagroulli, Pyrgos and Asgata, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday due to present the Cypriot initiative on climate change at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh, which began on Sunday. However following the ...

Delegates at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed after late-night talks to put the delicate issue of whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will promise to speed up the UK’s transition to renewable energy when he addresses the U.N. COP27 summit on climate change on Monday. ...

Andreas Demetropoulos, the former director of the fisheries department and the head of the Cyprus Wildlife Society, died on Saturday at the age of 84. Demetropoulos is well known for this ...

Australia will launch a bid with Pacific nations to host the United Nations climate summit in 2026, its energy minister said on Saturday, as the new labour government seeks to position ...

Health service officials are currently carrying out an information campaign in Tsakilero, near Larnaca, warning people of the dangers posed by mosquitos in the area. According to the head of ...

Cabinet on Wednesday rubberstamped a €3.7 million scheme for 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country. The efforts are part of the national recovery and resilience plan titled ‘rapid transition to ...