Environment
Plastic straws and cotton buds banned in England from today
A delayed ban stopping businesses from handing out plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds to customers comes into force today in England.…
David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 bln a year to protect nature
British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest $500 billion a year to…
Malta: Country classifies 32nd out of 166 countries on action related to sustainable development
Malta has classified 32nd out of 166 countries on action related to sustainable development. This was said by the Principal Permanent Secretary…
Poland to close coal mines by 2049 in deal with unions
Poland's government struck a deal with trade unions on Friday to gradually close its coal mines by 2049, the two sides said,…
Australia counts record 470 stranded whales as rescue continues
Rescuers were racing against the tide on Wednesday to free whales beached off the Australian coast, with more than half the estimated…
France plans for airline environmental tax to be put on hold
France is preparing to put plans for new environmental taxes on the airline sector on hold, officials said on Friday, despite a…
Comuniq.EU – Environment
by Keith Zahra EU plans to cut greenhouse emissions further is technically and economically possible A European Union plan to cut greenhouse…
Concern as birds are dropping dead in the ‘hundreds of thousands’ in New Mexico
Wildlife experts in New Mexico say birds in the region are dropping dead in alarming numbers, potentially in the "hundreds of thousands."…
Global net zero emissions goal would require $1-2 trillion a year investment -study
Achieving net zero emissions by mid-century would cost an estimated $1 trillion-$2 trillion a year of additional investments, or 1-1.5% of global…
Photo Story: ‘Umbrella Road’ advertises car-free city center in Bad Mergentheim
Colourful umbrellas hang above a street in Bad Mergentheim, Germany, 14 September 2020. According to the city of Bad Mergentheim (Main-Tauber-Kreis), the…
Malta: Malta to have a refunding system for beverage containers on a national scale
The government is concluding an agreement which will allow Malta to have a refunding system for beverage containers on a national scale.…
Whales being spotted more frequently in Thailand due to the absence of tourists
Bryde's whales have been spotted more frequently after the absence of tourists and reduction of human activities due to the COVID-19 coronavirus…