19 May 2016: Analysis -As the world moves to slash CO2 emissions, the shipping and aviation sectors have managed to remain on the sidelines. But the pressure is now on these two major polluting industries to start controlling their emissions at last. by fred pearce/ Cover Photo Artyom Anikeev/Shutterstock In the global effort to reduce carbon emissions, the aviation and shipping industries…

New report goes behind the headlines to examine some of the most worrying emerging environmental threats facing the world today, while offering ways to combat them Nairobi, 20 May 2016 - From the worrying rise in zoonotic diseases around the world to an examination of how climate change is increasing the toxicity of crops, a UNEP report out today seeks to highlight…

Published: May 18 2016 03:45 PM EDT By Sean Breslin Consecutive disappointing monsoon seasons in India have left 330 million people in a deep drought, and officials plan to fight the dry conditions by taking unprecedented measures. Water would be transferred from a slew of sources – including rivers like the Ganges and Brahmaputra – into drought areas as part of a $168 billion project…

by Laurie Goering | @alertnetclimate | Thomson Reuters Foundation Monday, 16 May 2016 19:00 GMT Cover AP Photo/David J.Phillip By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone LONDON, May 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks from extreme weather and other…

Posted on May 17 2016 - 6:44pm by Sustainable Pulse A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report “Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects” released today recommends pre-market safety assessments of GMOs, and it cites consumers’ social and economic choices as issues that policymakers should consider when debating  mandatory labeling for GMOs. Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports,…