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EU Investigates BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen over Emissions Collusion Allegations
The carmakers allegedly held meetings where they discussed clean technologies to limit harmful car exhaust emissions.The technologies aim to make passenger cars less damaging to the environment
The Commission will assess...
World’s Largest River Floods Five Times More Often Than It Used to
Extreme floods have become more frequent in the Amazon Basin in just the last two to three decades, according to a new study.
After analyzing 113 years of Amazon River levels in Port...
Mosquitoes Could Spread Microplastics, Study Suggests
Microplastics, which get gobbled up by whales, deep-sea fish and plankton, have also turned up in the bodies of mosquitoes, scientists have revealed.The research, published Wednesday in the journal Biology Letters, is...
Cities Around the World Lay the Groundwork for a Zero-Waste Future
Cities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming and eventually become zero-waste cities. During the Global Climate Action Summit,...
IKEA Commits to Zero Emission Deliveries in Five Cities by 2020
IKEA has committed to using zero emission vehicles for home delivery in five major cities by 2020.The firm aims to be using only electric vehicles (EVs) for its last-mile courier services in...
Prickly But Unprotected: 18 Percent of Cactus Species at Risk
Nearly a fifth of the world's cactus species are unprotected by the world's national parks and other conservation areas, making them one of the most at-risk groups of species on the planet,...
UK Wind Capacity Smashes 20GW Milestone
The UK’s wind power capacity has passed the 20GW milestone.
The clean energy technology now generates enough electricity across the country to power more than 14 million homes and cut carbon emissions by...
Air Pollution Particles Found in Mothers’ Placentas
Scientists have found the first evidence that particles of air pollution travel through pregnant women’s lungs and lodge in their placentas.Toxic air is already strongly linked to harm in foetuses but how...
Half Marathon in London Bans Plastic Bottles
The Harrow Half Marathon is to become the first major running event in London to ban single-use plastic bottles.Runners at the marathon on Sunday, 16th September, were not be able to refill...
Online Ivory Trade Perpetuated by Yahoo Japan, Weak Legislation
Yahoo Japan is the single biggest online platform for elephant ivory sales in Japan, according to a new TRAFFIC investigation, which recorded a staggering 4,414 ivory items plus 35 whole tusks for...
Businesses Including Uber and Nokia Team Up Against Climate Change
A new business alliance aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors and ensure a climate turning point by 2020.
The 21 companies forming the Step Up Declaration plan, which includes signatories...
People in Coastal Areas ‘Need to Seriously Consider Relocation’
People living in coastal areas need to seriously consider moving further inland to escape the threat of climate change-related flooding.That’s according to Luciana Esteves, Associate Professor at Bournemouth University, who says coastal...
Siemens Gamesa Commits to Science-Based Climate Targets
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement.
It has signed up to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which encourages...
Climate Change Driving Global Hunger Increase, Warns UN
Climate change and extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods are among the key drivers behind the rise in global hunger.The warning from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) comes...
Warming Oceans Are Changing the World’s Rainfall
Global warming means truly global warming. The atmosphere, the oceans, and the ground are all warming. As a result, ice is melting, seas are rising, storms are getting more severe, and droughts...
Sustainability Hits the High Street with New H&M Clothing Line
H&M has launched a new line of premium clothing aimed to showcase the increasing possibilities of sustainable fashion.The high street retailer will produce the collection on a smaller scale than its main...