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ANOTHER “LIQUID TREE” ON THE STREETS OF BELGRADE
The urban photo bioreactor called LIQUID 3, the first of its kind in Serbia, is an innovative biotechnological solution for combating air pollution in urban areas. The project was initiated and designed by the Institute for Multidisciplinary Research of the…
Costs of industrial pollution from largest facilities decline in Europe but remain at two per cent of EU GDP
The 2024 update of the EEA briefing ‘The costs to health and the environment from industrial air pollution in Europe’ presents the latest assessment of the trends in externalities of industrial air pollution from about 10,000 largest facilities in Europe,…
WIND ENERGY – NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SIMPLE AND MORE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION
Since the beginning of the year, there has been talk about the great success of renewable energy sources in 2023, with wind energy being the most used one. However, since last year’s United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP28) set…
MINI NUCLEAR BATTERIES – TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR EVERY DAY?
Nuclear batteries are a completely new concept and are a part of devices that we use every day. A nuclear battery produces electricity by using the energy released during the radioactive decay of a nuclear isotope, using specialized converters. Such…
THE FUTURE OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
At a time when the world is facing increasingly pronounced challenges caused by climate change, sustainable green construction is a key component of their solution. This is not only about buildings that look modern and, at first glance, exist in…
EU COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT REACH AN AGREEMENT ON REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS GENERATED BY HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
The Council and the European Parliament reached a temporary political agreement on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, to reduce these emissions in the road transport sector, but also set new targets for 2030, 2035 and 2040. The new rules…
FROM JAMAICA TO THE SAHARA: THE STRUGGLE FOR WATER RESOURCES
Faced with the challenges of climate change and frequent droughts, people around the world are finding innovative ways to manage water resources. One such example comes from a rural settlement in Jamaica, where local residents use large rainwater collection tanks,…