Under-investment threatens to delay clean energy for poor 'by decades'

Lack of funding means goal to provide electricity and clean cooking to all by 2030 is out of reach, with fossil-fuel projects on the rise and COVID-19 crisis hitting off-grid sector

Escape from the city? Londoners lead Europe in COVID-inspired dreams of flight

Residents of London, Paris, Milan, Madrid and Berlin say COVID-19 has boosted concerns about overcrowding and air pollution

'In the DNA': How social entrepreneurs are getting creative in pandemic

On Social Enterprise Day, businesses that do good are in focus for their innovative work to help communities affected by COVID-19

INSIGHT - COVID toll turns spotlight on Europe's taboo of data by race

Scientists and activists in Europe push for more data by race and ethnicity to figure out why COVID-19 disproportionately affects ethnic minorities

White fragility? UK supermarket advert sparks online racism row

A Christmas advert for Sainsbury's supermarket featuring a Black family prompts some social media users to threaten a boycott, saying they feel unrepresented

COVID, unrest, climate seen as recipe for worsening U.S. housing inequality

Far more Black and Hispanic Americans are falling behind in rents and mortgages than their white counterparts, according to a Harvard University study

Sweet relief: Karachi public toilets aim to boost privy parity

A new project aims to give women, disabled people and the transgender community equal access to sanitation on Karachi's streets

Before COVID-19, this man pulled 16-hour shifts cleaning dishes in South Africa. Today, his cake business is thriving

Lockdown cost Davy Tsopo his job washing dishes at a Johannesburg restaurant. Today he runs his own cake-baking business - and is making twice his previous salary

Megaprojects flagged as Trojan horse to develop remaining rainforests

With goals to halt and end deforestation far off track, researchers warn of threat from plans to build infrastructure and mines in tropical forest regions

High hopes for abortion rights to expand in Argentina

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez presented the bill to Congress to legalize abortion, saying reproductive rights are a public health issue

Britain resurrects lesbian pirates as world recasts statues

A statue of rumoured 18th century pirate lovers Anne Bonny and Mary Read was unveiled in London amid controversy over depictions of historical women

Opinion

Wildfires are a growing problem but developers can be part of the solution

There will be more devastating blazes in the years to come, but developers – in partnership with government and nonprofits – can build a more fire-resilient future


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