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Using technology to keep oceans clean

02:27 Did you know an estimated 12.7 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean from land each year? World Oceans Day falls on Tuesday, June 8, and we are looking at efforts across

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The forgotten radioactive waste in the Navajo Nation

02:12 The Church Rock spill in 1979 in the U.S. released over 1,100 tons of solid radioactive mill waste and 93 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Puerco River.Edith Hoo

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APD | 'Thank You China' trends in Nepali social media sphere for 1mln vaccine grant

By APD writer Shristi KafleChina, on Wednesday, announced a grant of 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Nepal, raising a beacon of hope among the Nepali public wh

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'Eco awakening' as WWF report shows surge in environmental concern

The slow loris, a protected species, being reintroduced into the wild. /CFP The number of people concerned with the environment has "dramatically increased" in the past five years, according t

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Century-old Huangshi National Mine Park transformed into cultural park

00:59 The newly-refurbished Huangshi National Mine Park, located in Huangshi City of central China's Hubei Province, used to be a century-old mine, known as Daye Iron M

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1 killed, roughly 15 missing in a landslide in Myanmar

One person has been killed and roughly 15 others are missing in a landslide in Myanmar's Kachin state, Xinhuareported citing a local administration official on Sunday."The landslide occurred due to a

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Kenya renews commitment to multilateral green agenda

Kenya's support towards the global green agenda has been strengthened through political goodwill, friendly policies and investment in clean energy, and Kenya has prioritized a transition to a gre

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Asian Development Bank to stop financing coal plants

Coal-fired power stations in Mongolia. /CFP The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will stop financing new coal power plants under a draft energy policy released Friday, a move that was cautiously w

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Chinese talent show shut down over spilled milk

02:49 One of China's most popular online talent shows, Youth with You, has been suspended days before the finale of its third season. The decision comes after public cr

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Desktop Metal adds wood printing to its portfolio

Desktop Metal today announced the launch of wood 3D printing tool, Forust. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in 3D printing for interior design. The company’s “non-destructive” printing methods

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Scientists investigating whether rats could infect humans with COVID, official documents reveal

Government documents show 70% of England's population are currently having their sewage monitored for COVID.

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How much does food waste contribute to climate change?

05:15 Around the world, millions of tons of food are thrown away, but there's a way we can all work to minimize the waste and impact climate change.CGTN's Gabriel Yin Yue has more on th

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As capital pours in to climate investments, Congruent Ventures closes on $175 million for early stage bets

Congruent Ventures, the early stage investment firm focused on technologies and services designed to avert the current climate emergency, has raised $175 million in financing for its latest fund.The f

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Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola and Unilever join AB Inbev’s sustainable supply chain accelerator

A clutch of the world’s largest consumer products and food companies are joining Budweiser’s parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev in backing an investment program to support early stage com

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OneSoil raises $5 million for its farm monitoring tech

OneSoil, a company selling technology to help farmers monitor fields and increase yields, has raised $5 million from international investors Almaz Capital and PortfoLion.The company’s tech integ

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Beijing to ban production of non-degradable plastic items

04:08 Beijing to ban non-degradable plastic bags and single-use plastic items in key industries, aiming to further reduce plastic pollution, the city's Market Supervisi

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See the only boat on Earth made from recycled waste plastic

02:10 This is the Flipflopi, her builders say she’s the only boat on Earth made from recycled waste plastic."What made us to build this boat is because of how we could see a lot of pla