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Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, The Ambassador of Norway: It is Important to Maintain the Resources We Have
It is known that the Kingdom of Norway belongs to the group of biggest polluters per capita, which is an inglorious record, that is credited to another title – this Scandinavian country is among the world’s largest producers and exporters of…
Goran Trivan The Minister of Environmental Protection: We Must Take Care of the Branch We are Sitting on
The term “sustainable development” origins from forestry and in short, it means that a man can cut down as many old trees as he has planted. In an attempt to come up with an answer to the question whether we…
Air Pollution Inequality Widens Between Rich and Poor Nations
Pollution inequality between the world’s rich and poor is widening, according to the latest global data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which shows that 7 million people – mostly in developing nations – die every year from airborne contaminants.…
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Can Power 16,000 Homes
The world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine will test its wings at an innovative facility in northeast England. The 12-megawatt Haliade-X, developed by GE Renewable Energy, stands 853 feet tall, or about three times the height of the…
EU Agrees Total Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides
The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees. The ban on neonicotinoids, approved by member nations on Friday, is expected to come into force by…
Deforestation Has Driven Up Hottest Day Temperatures, Study Says
The average hottest day of the year in Europe, North America and Asia has been made significantly more intense as a result of deforestation since the start of the industrial revolution, a study finds. The research considers the dual impact…
US Coal Exports Rose 61% In 2017, Recovering From Drops In Previous Years
US coal exports rose by 61% in 2017 (by a total of 36.7 million short tons), largely on the back of increased shipments to Asia and steady shipments to Europe, going by the most recent figures released by the EIA.…