Desarrollo Sostenible
This is how Copenhagen is planning to be the first carbon-neutral capital
Around the world, more than 70 major cities have pledged to end their reliance on fossil fuels and stop pumping out climate-changing emissions by 2050.
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Transformación Urbana
Denmark is building a town where you'll kayak to the grocery store
Kayaking along canals to pick up your groceries, walking a few minutes to the metro station, or cycling down pedestrianised streets to meet the neighbours: if you want to live in Copenhag...
Acción climática
Climate change could have devastating impacts on crop yields
A warming planet will see larger swarms of hungrier insects chomp through millions more tons of rice, maize and wheat crops globally by 2050, even if countries meet ambitious climate goal...
Acción climática
Poorer economies will suffer the most from rising temperatures
Rising temperatures in a warming world will cost poor countries tens of billions of dollars annually as they are less able to keep their workers cool, analysts said on Thursday.
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
This is how rising temperatures will change our lives and our planet
The effects of climate change mean the world can expect higher temperatures and more frequent heat waves, climate experts have warned, with poor communities likely to be worst affected.
Equidad, Diversidad e Inclusión
From spy to surrogate, a new exhibition is celebrating Britain's female trailblazers
From the first British woman to command a naval base to the first to head spy agency MI5 and the first to become a surrogate mother, a photo exhibition has documented the achievements of ...
Equidad, Diversidad e Inclusión
Women are still on the wrong side of the digital skills gap
Poverty, gender discrimination and digital illiteracy are leaving women behind as the global workforce increasingly uses digital tools and other technologies, experts warned on Tuesday.
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
This study shows just how far G7 countries have to go to eliminate fossil fuels
The world’s major industrial democracies spend at least $100 billion each year to prop up oil, gas and coal consumption, despite vows to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, a report said a...
Educación y habilidades
Bermuda is planning to reverse the right of same-sex couples to marry
In a rare move, Bermuda's governor on Wednesday approved a bill to reverse the right of gay couples to marry in the British overseas territory, despite a Supreme Court ruling authorising ...
Acción climática
Scorching "Lucifer" heatwaves will become normal by the 2050s
Scorching "Lucifer" heatwaves above 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) will become normal by the 2050s in southern Europe, scientists said on Wednesday, calling for preparedness to save lives.
Industrias en Profundidad
Urban grit and pink lights: this is London's take on farming
"We're trying to show that you can have an industrialised food system ... but you can do it in a way that's sustainable"
Sociedad Civil
These are the countries with the highest risk of modern slavery
Almost 60 percent of countries are at high risk of using slave labour in their supply chains, according to a new global index launched on Thursday, which also ranked North Korea as having...
Equidad, Diversidad e Inclusión
Only 5 countries give LGBT people equal constitutional rights
Only five countries in the world have given lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people equal constitutional rights, global research shows, with most countries failing to protect...
Geografías en profundidad
Access to this basic human right is putting 17 million women and girls at risk
At least 17 million women and girls in Africa collect water every day, which increases their risk of sexual abuse, disease and dropping out of school, a study published on Wednesday has f...
Geografías en profundidad
A charity is planning to give poor Kenyans a guaranteed basic income for the next 10 years
What would happen if poor villages were given cash for the next decade, no strings attached?