Tensions Heighten Between China and Taiwan, as Military Operations Increase
China-Taiwan tensions are the “worst in 40 years”, according to Taiwan’s defence minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng. Now many are concerned that...
‘The Billion Dollar Code’: The Tech World and its Goliaths
Here's the premise for The Billion Dollar Code: imagine a technology that could let you travel to any corner of...
Daring Cities’ 2021 Forum Closes With Roadmap to More Urban Action on Climate
Daring Cities 2021, ICLEI’s global virtual forum on urban climate action, finished last week with closing remarks reflecting upon five...
Access to a Clean Environment Is a Human Right, Declares the UN
The UN Human Rights Council has declared that access to a clean and healthy environment is a human right, in...
WHO Approves Malaria Vaccine in Scientific Breakthrough
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the rollout of a vaccine for Malaria across Sub-Saharan Africa and other areas...
Pandora Papers: World Leaders Implicated in Tax Evasion Scandal
Millions of documents have revealed how the world’s richest and most powerful have evaded tax and hidden their wealth. The...
ICLEI’s Daring Cities Forum Set to Take On the Climate Emergency in Cities
On Monday, ICLEI, a partner of Impakter, will be hosting Daring Cities 2021, a global virtual forum that aims to...
23 New Species Now Extinct, According to US Government
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that 22 animals and one plant have gone extinct. These animals will...
Fuel, Food Shortages, and “Brain Drain”: the Unexpected and Unwelcome Effects of Brexit
Outside most petrol stations in the UK right now, you will likely see a long line of cars queueing to...
Bitcoin Takes a Huge Hit After China Bans Crypto Trading and Mining
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced on Friday that it has placed a permanent ban on all crypto currency...
UNIDO’s LKDF Hackathon Sees Innovative New Ideas on How to Improve Agri-Business
As the Covid crisis made clear, we live in a globalised, deeply interconnected world. That is not a bad thing:...
Are Australia’s Climate Policies Failing? Carbon Credit Scheme Falls Short
One in five of the carbon credits issued by Australia’s government, making up a core part of Australia’s climate policy,...
