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EU Aims to Tackle Climate Change With Newly Adopted ‘Green Finance’ Guidelines
Newly adopted guidelines set forth by the European Commission Tuesday aim to tackle climate change by way of the financial sector. The move comes to bolster the success of the Sustainable Action...
Renewable Jobs Around the World Topped 11 Million in 2018
Renewable jobs around the world topped 11 million in 2018.That’s according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – this figure compares with 10.3 million clean energy jobs...
‘Most Meat Won’t Come from Animals’ by 2040
By 2040, most of the meat on our tables won’t come from animals.That’s the prediction from researchers at global consultancy AT Kearney, who predict by this time, 60% of ‘meat products’ will...
Climate Change as a Fundamental Challenge of Our Era
To become a full member of the European Union one day, Serbia needs to harmonise its legislation with acquis of this group of countries. One of the fields that we need to...
Canada Plans to Ban Wide Range of Plastics by 2021
Canada plans to ban a wide range of single-use plastics by 2021.The government has not yet ruled on which exact products will disappear from shelves but notes it will work to identify...
Methane Emissions from US Industry ‘100 Times Higher Than Reported’
Methane emissions from US industry are up to 100 times higher than commonly reported.
That’s the conclusion reached by researchers from Cornell University and the Environmental Defense Fund, who used a Google Street...
Resalta Launches Second Project with Atlantic Group for Process Cooling in Foodland
Resalta is undertaking its second project with Atlantic Grupa at its Foodland factory in Kopaonik, Serbia. Following a power factor correction project in 2018, Resalta will now modernize cooling at the food...
Climate Crisis and Antibiotic Use Could ‘Sink’ Fish Farming Industry – Report
The climate crisis, drug use and feeding farmed fish with wild stocks risks “sinking” the $230bn (£180bn) aquaculture industry, according to an ethical investment network.Fish farms now surpass wild fisheries as the...
Malaysia to Send Plastic Waste Back to UK and Other Foreign Countries
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The Malaysian Government has ordered several thousand tonnes of imported plastic waste to be sent back to the countries it came from, including the UK and US.Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said...
Big Pharma Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than the Automotive Industry
Rarely does mention of the pharmaceutical industry conjure up images of smoke stacks, pollution and environmental damage.Yet our recent study found the global pharmaceutical industry is not only a significant contributor to...
UN: Healthy Ecosystems Can Provide 37% of Climate Solution
Healthy ecosystems can provide around 37% of the mitigation needed to limit the increase in global temperatures.That’s according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who warned against the “unprecedented threats” facing the world’s...
English Tree Planting Challenge Will Help Plant 130,000 Trees
More than 130,000 trees are to be planted in English towns and cities over the next two years as part of the nation’s battle against global heating.The environment secretary, Michael Gove, will...
SEAT Plans to Double Down on Waste Reduction by 2025
SEAT has announced plans to slash the amount of waste it produces by 60% before 2025.
The car manufacturer has achieved an environmental footprint reduction rate of 34% each year since 2010 but...
Italian Island of Capri Bans Single-Use Plastics
If you find yourself on the island of Capri, you'd better not have a plastic fork stuck in your bag, or else you might get a €500 fine. The new ruling, effective...
A Pretty Stream in Belgium Is so Polluted Its Water Could Be Used as Pesticide
The idyllic stream that meanders through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.When you think of a polluted waterway, what do you envision? For me, a dark,...
Ethical Shoe Company Toms Moves Beyond the Buy One/Give One Model
Shoppers can now choose to support a broader range of social issues."Wear your beliefs" is a catchy tagline that appears on the TOMS website, and the company is trying to make that...