Environment
Malta: FAA, ADPD’s Cacopardo and Maghtab Residents rally against incinerator
ADPD leader Carmel Cacopardo, together with Flimkien ghal-Ambjent Ahjar and residents from Bahar ic-Caghaq have submitted their objections to the Maghtab incinerator…
Reports Japan preparing to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea
Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release contaminated water from the destroyed plant into the…
€9.4 billion budget needed for new EU health programme
To fill gaps exposed by COVID-19 and ensure that health systems can face future threats to public health, an ambitious EU health…
Europe plans greener buildings to cut emissions, fight poverty
The European Union set out plans on Wednesday to launch a wave of green building renovations across Europe to cut greenhouse gas…
Pope Francis – “Pull investments from companies not committed to environment”
Pope Francis on Saturday urged people to pull investments from companies that are not committed to protecting the environment, adding his voice…
‘Real and imminent’ extinction risk to whales
More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and…
Top global traders push to cut shipping emissions
Some of the world's biggest commodities and energy players on Wednesday launched an initiative to cut and track emissions from the ships…
European Parliament backs a 60% EU emissions-cutting target for 2030
The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a legally binding target for the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas…
Environment: Upgrade of Single European Sky regulations on the cards
by KEITH ZAHRA The European Commission is proposing an upgrade of the Single European Sky regulatory framework which comes on the heels…
Food companies urge Britain to adopt tougher rules to protect tropical forests
Supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurant chains under pressure from campaigners over their environmental impact urged Britain on Monday to strengthen a plan…
Concern about ‘ecological disaster’ in Russian Far East
Russia told residents to stay away from a pristine beach in the Far East due to unexplained water pollution that Greenpeace said…
Clothes mountains build up as recycling breaks down
Clothes recycling is the pressure-release valve of fast fashion, and it's breaking under COVID-19 curbs. The multi-billion-dollar trade in second-hand clothing helps…