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WHAT IS ESG AND WHAT CHANGES DOES IT BRING?
The increase in society’s awareness of their right to better and safer living conditions and a healthy environment has inevitably led to companies being subjected to stronger pressure on companies that play a significant role in fulfilling these needs. Companies…
Air quality: Council and Parliament strike deal to strengthen standards in the EU
The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal to set EU air quality standards to be attained with the aim of achieving a zero-pollution objective, thus contributing to a toxic-free environment in…
THERE WON’T BE ENOUGH LITHIUM FOR EVERYONE – ARE SODIUM-ION BATTERIES THE SOLUTION?
Abandoning fossil fuels is part of global efforts to produce electricity efficiently and with as little pollution as possible, which further implies the transition to renewable energy sources. The European Union is actively working to encourage the production of green…
THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HEMP PELLET
Suitable climatic conditions and quality land help our country’s potential for the cultivation of industrial hemp. These are not just assumptions but proven facts. The former Yugoslavia was its biggest exporter of hemp in Europe in the mid-20th century. We…
JAPAN – WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARGERS IS OUT OF SYNC WITH THE NUMBER OF E-VEHICLES?
As Japan aims to become climate-neutral by 2050, the country’s transport sector should undergo major changes to achieve the goal. A few years ago, Japan set an ambitious goal to eliminate the sales of diesel and petrol cars by 2035,…
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN FUKUSHIMA LEAKS THOUSANDS OF LITRES OF CONTAMINATED WATER
A technical problem occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Reports say that during the morning check of the plant’s valve, the company employee discovered that radioactive water was leaking from one of the openings for purifying contaminated water,…
THE WORLD’S FIRST PLATFORM FOR MONITORING OCEAN SAND EXPLOITATION
The problem of mining sand from the ocean is not a new one. Large quantities of sand are mined and transported to be used in construction and other industries, however, not without consequences for the ocean. After water, sand is…