Environment
Malta: Another phase completed in a regeneration and restoration project at Chadwick Lakes with an investment of €5 million
With an investment of €5 million, partially financed from European Funds, another phase has been completed in a regeneration and restoration project…
Denmark to introduce green taxes on carbon emissions
A majority coalition of parties in Denmark has agreed to introduce a tax on emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, the…
Malta: €3 million investment in urban zones in three localities
A €3 million environmental project in Ħal Qormi, Ħamrun and Mosta, will see urban zones which are main roads go green. The…
Vatican urges Catholics to drop investments in fossil fuels, arms
The Vatican urged Catholics on Thursday to disinvest from the armaments and fossil fuel industries and to closely monitor companies in sectors…
Malta: Study underway to determine harm caused by alien crayfish in Maltese valleys
A €20,000 project is underway in valleys in Bahrija, Mosta and Mellieha to study the environmental impact of crayfish and identify the…
Passengers to pay a CO2 tax for flights departing Switzerland
The Swiss parliament has moved to impose an environmental tax on airline tickets, as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.…
Arctic oil spill in Russia pollutes big lake near Norilsk
Diesel oil from a huge spill in Russia's Arctic north has polluted a large freshwater lake and there is a risk it…
Malta: ERA forced to stop works at scenic Mġarr ix-Xini twice
Works at scenic Mġarr ix-Xini creek in Gozo were stopped twice because of pollution, the Environment and Resources Authority said on Sunday.…
Russia says it contained huge Arctic oil spill
Russia has managed to contain a massive diesel spill into a river in the Arctic, a spokeswoman for the emergencies ministry was…
COVID-19 contributing to Thailand’s plastic pollution problem
While the world's main focus is on battling the COVID 19 disease pandemic caused by the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus, Thailand is dealing…
Malta: Activist group rails against proposed Lapsi bungalow; ‘approval would set dangerous precedent’
If the Planning Authority were to approve a permit for a bungalow on ODZ land near Ghar Lapsi it would create a…
Malta: 3 new sites join Natura 2000
On International Environment Day, 3 new areas will be given more protection by forming part of the European Union's Natura 2000 network.…