Business sector still far from reaching sustainability goals, UN report shows, 20 years on from landmark summit

Xi said China aims to reach peak carbon emissions by the end of the decade and achieve carbon neutrality in 40 years. It's the first time China has issued concrete plans to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions

The speech to MEPs setting out the Commission's priorities comes as Europe faces huge challenges including the pandemic, the economy, migration, climate change and Brexit.

COVID-19 is exposing the fragility of the goals adopted by the United Nations — two-thirds are now unlikely to be met.

The COVID-19 pandemic shares “striking similarities” with the twin environmental crises of global heating and species extinction, warns a team of scientists and policy experts from the UK and US.

Artificial intelligence tools can provide efficient frameworks to design and propagate clean air campaigns for greatest online reach and effectiveness

Businesses’ sustainability programmes better prepared them for the Covid-19 crisis and will become increasingly important. But now, to achieve broad sustainability competency throughout the organisation, companies must bridge the knowledge gap.

The French government has unveiled a plan of historic importance to protect the globally recognised expertise of a community of hundreds of interdependent French and European aerospace companies, both large and small. Underpinning this ambitious plan is a desire to build the aerospace sector of the future – a digital, connected future that is both sustainable and inspires confidence

The aerospace giant said its hydrogen-fuelled passenger planes could be in service by 2035.

Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels—according to a new study, published in the peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis journal Biofuels. Experts from The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies have suggested a strategy that could help to mitigate

A new UN report on tbe private sector, released by UN Global Compact, shows that progress on bringing about a sustainable future for people and the planet is patchy, and the majority of companies involved in the Compact, are not doing enough to help bring about the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Covid-19 has shaken the world of mobility: the bans on travelling, social distancing, etc. Will mobility in the new normal disrupt the traditional ways of commuting?

Greens spring surprise in Sunday’s municipal election and could pose a strong challenge in the next presidential election slated for 2022.

Parliament wants the Green Deal to be at the core of the EU’s Covid-19 recovery package. Find out more about this roadmap for a climate-neutral Europe.

At a future-focused school of architecture, transform into urban planners and architects that practise, build and design responsibly towards a better tomorrow

Energy consumption at Lisbon’s historic City Hall has reduced by 36 percent through what has been hailed as the first deep energy-efficiency retrofit for a heritage building in Portugal. The achievement could pave the way for replication in other cities.

The jobs most in-demand are to be found in information technology, healthcare and the green economy. Though government support will also be needed