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Emerging Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Was Worsened by Air Pollution
As science reveals more and more links between air pollution and the effects of COVID-19, the pressure is mounting on the European Commission to set high ambitions in the upcoming revision of...
What is the Sixth Mass Extinction and What Can We Do About It?
A mass extinction is a short period of geological time in which a high percentage of biodiversity, or distinct species—bacteria, fungi, plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates—dies out. In this definition, it’s...
ABB to Automate Bioplastics Plant to Help Meet the Growing Global Demand for Sustainable Materials
ABB has been awarded a major contract by NatureWorks, the world’s leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA), a low-carbon bioplastic made from renewable agricultural resources, to automate their new, greenfield plant in...
Greenpeace Calls for Unity and Action as Delegates Arrive at Biodiversity Meeting in Geneva
Greenpeace calls for action to increase land and sea protection to at least 30 per cent by 2030 with clear funding and implementation, and to recognize and strengthen the rights of Indigenous...
UN Member states at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) have unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, making it one of the world’s most ambitious environmental actions...
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB), the bank of the European Union, invested 853 million euros overall across the Western Balkans in 2021 for sustainable development, the green transition, digitalisation and support for...
Climate Change: A Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet.
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least...
The World Must Unite in a War Against Plastic
Reducing plastic use seems like one of the easiest environmental actions people can take. We re-use bags, put takeout coffee in our own mugs or recycle our plastic bottles, and feel good...
Number Of Wildfires Forecast to Rise by 50 per cent by 2100
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent...
WWF Has Launched a Regional Campaign “Love It or Lose It”
On Valentine's Day, WWF has launched a regional campaign called "Love It or Lose It", declaring 2022 a key year to show our love for nature, upon which all humanity depends.
In line...
How People Power Helped Saved the Argentine Sea From Oil Companies
Greenpeace Argentina had started the year with bad news: the Argentine State had divided up the Argentine Sea in favour of the interests of the oil industry by approving the project of...
Circular Business Models and Smarter Design Can Reduce Environment and Climate Impacts From Textiles
The EEA briefing ‘Textiles and the environment: The role of design in Europe’s circular economy’ provides updated estimates of textiles’ life-cycle impacts on the environment and climate.
The briefing shows that, compared with...
UNEP head Responds to Questions on Global Plastics Agreement
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme does a Q&A on the deliberations by Member States on a global agreement on plastic pollution at the upcoming UN Environment Assembly
Do you...
Eleven Additional Governments Commit to New Plastics Economy
Eleven new governments have announced today at the One Ocean Summit that they will join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment...
Another Warning by IPCC Climate Scientists is Heading Our Way
Remember the Code Red for Humanity? It was the warning report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is composed of the world’s leading climate scientists. Issued last August, the report was...
Drawing Disaster-Preparedness Lessons From Tonga’s Volcano
The massive volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga on 15 January produced a blast hundreds of times the strength of the Hiroshima nuclear explosion, according to NASA.
The volcano and subsequent tsunami...
