Environment
Warning world is “rapidly approaching” a dangerous level of warming
The current record for the hottest year is likely to be broken again within the next five years, the British Met Office…
42 Global Organizations Agree on Guiding Principles for Batteries to Power Sustainable Energy Transition
Batteries will be a major driver in reducing the carbon footprint of the transport and power sectors through the use of electric…
Microsoft Announces $1 Billion Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft to be carbon negative by 2030
Microsoft has just announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove Microsoft’s carbon footprint. Microsoft this week…
Serbia strives to address air pollution
Following ombudsman Zoran Pašalić’s decision to start the review of the work of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia and six…
Study suggests platypus in Australia could soon be extinct
A study by the University of New South Wales released by on 20 January 2020 and published in the Biological Conservation journal…
Malaysia refuses plastic waste from rich countries
Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the…
China to ban plastic bags and other plastic items
China, one of the world's biggest users of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country. Non-degradable…
Microsoft pledges to be ‘carbon negative’ within ten years
Microsoft is making a series of compelling commitments to reduce and ultimately reverse the damage that its business is causing to the…
Improving circular economy practices in the construction sector key to increasing material reuse, high quality recycling
Construction and demolition waste makes up just over one third of total waste generation in the EU. Despite relatively high recovery rates…
Experts say Mediterranean Sea altered by Suez Canal’s invasive species
As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway’s…
Air pollution emergency in Rome
Rome's smog emergency intensified on Tuesday with the Lazio ARPA environmental agency reporting that readings for Pm10 small particles were above the…
Industry first for Colgate as it launches new vegan certified toothpaste in recyclable tube
Colgate has launched a new toothpaste which is being billed as the first of a kind because it comes in a recyclable…