Ecology
London is Charging Old, Polluting Vehicles a £10 Fine to Drive in the City
A new law will charge old, polluting cars a £10 fee to drive in central London. London’s mayor Sadiq Khan said that the “T-charge” will help quell the massive amounts of pollution in the central city. The fee targets vehicles…
Global Heat Melts Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice to Record Lows – UN agency
17 February 2017 – It should be winter on the Arctic pole – the northern most point in the world – but the equivalent of heatwaves have passed over the region this season melting the sea ice volume to a…
65 Per Cent of British Public Support New Clean Air Act, Says Survey
More than half of the British public believe air pollution levels across the UK are damaging to their health and almost two-thirds back proposals for new laws to tackle the issue, according to research. Canvassing the views of 1,670 adults,…
How Norway Is Leading the Way in Making the Planet Greener
From being a UNESCO World Heritage Site to boasting the razor sharp peaks of the Lofoten Islands and emerald green fjords, it is easy to see why Norway is one of the leading lights in protecting our planet. Given it…
Antarctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Smallest Ever Extent
Data contradicts climate change sceptics, who have pointed to earlier increases in areas of sea ice to support their views. Sea ice around Antarctica has shrunk to the smallest annual extent on record after years of resisting a trend of…
Better Waste Management in Šid
The public utility companies (PUCs) in charge of keeping Šid clean, are now able to do their job more efficiently. Through the “Enhancing Local Resilience to the Migration Crisis” a $1.3 million project, funded by the United States Agency for…
One third of new transit buses will be electric in 2020, all by 2030: Proterra CEO
Several companies already manufacture electric buses, which now operate in several cities around the country. But the CEO of electric-bus maker Proterra believes these vehicles will soon challenge their internal-combustion counterparts for dominance of city streets. The market share of…