Home to some of the most polluted cities on the planet, the South Asian nation is pivoting toward new-energy vehicles to clean up its toxic air. But with meager resources of lithium, it's having to scour for resources overseas.
The fashion industry can unlock some $123 billion in value by addressing key environmental issues related to water, energy, chemicals and waste, according to a new report.
Germany took first place in the 2020 Bloomberg Innovation Index, breaking South Korea’s six-year winning streak, while the U.S. fell one notch to No. 9.
The Appalachian region has spearheaded a historic expansion, turning the U.S. into the world’s biggest producer while slashing prices for consumers. But the dark side of the boom is increasingly difficult to ignore.
China’s top economic planner said it would cut the production and use of plastic over the next five years, helping reduce one of the world’s biggest sources of plastic pollution.
The Senate approved President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement on Thursday, handing the president a major political win on the same day senators were sworn in as jurors in his impeachment trial.
The U.S. and China signed what they billed as the first phase of a broader trade pact on Wednesday amid persistent questions over whether President Trump’s efforts to rewrite the economic relationship with Beijing will ever go any further.