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Ecology
Paris Pollution Victim Sues France for Bad Air
A Parisian woman is taking the French state to court for failing to protect her health from the effects of air pollution. Clotilde Nonnez, a 56-year-old yoga teacher, says she has lived in the capital for 30 years and seen…
IEA: World Can Reach ‘Net Zero’ Emissions by 2060 to Meet Paris Climate Goals
Global emissions can be pushed down to “net zero” by 2060 to meet the climate goals of the Paris agreement, said the International Energy Agency (IEA). For the first time, the 29-member intergovernmental group’s annual Energy Technology Perspectives report, the…
Black Sea Is Damaged by Human Activity, the Environmental Research Reveals
Findings of the Black Sea Monitoring Surveys, carried out by the team of Georgian, Ukrainian and European researchers with assistance from the European Union (EU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), were presented in Tbilisi on May 23, 2017. The…
Tiny Air Quality Monitors Are Helping Air Pollution Tracking Go Public (PHOTO) (VIDEO)
Last summer, about a dozen high school and college students fanned out across the South Bronx and Brooklyn into four neighborhoods heavily trafficked by waste-hauling trucks. They counted the trucks and used special wearable monitors to test air quality. Not…
Eco-Friendly Graphene-Based Paint Launches in the UK
A new paint made with graphene could save energy and cut the heating and cooling bills of buildings across the UK, following its national launch in the country earlier this month. Graphenstone, which its Spanish makers The Graphene Company claim…
FRENCH PRESIDENT: If Trump Pulls out of the Paris Agreement, U.S. Climate Scientists Can Go to France
Where U.S. president Donald Trump stands on climate change is no secret, and his administration has already put into effect a number of efforts that clearly demonstrate this. Now, perhaps the biggest blow to climate change efforts is about to…
M&S Targets Zero Waste and 90 Per Cent CO2 Cut in New ‘Plan A 2025’
Marks & Spencer unveiled a raft of ambitious zero waste and CO2 reduction targets across its business and supply chains with the launch of its new Plan A 2025 sustainability programme today. Under the plan, M&S is aiming to reduce…