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Sustainable Architecture Principles Throughout History and Today
Back in 2017, the United Nations Global Status Report revealed the fact that large-scale pollution came from buildings and the construction sector, supporting it with concrete data. As stated, 36 per cent of global energy use and 39 per cent…
Air Pollution: Parliament Adopts Revised Law to Improve Air Quality
Parliament on Wednesday adopted a provisional political agreement with EU countries on new measures to improve air quality in the EU so it is no longer harmful to human health, natural ecosystems and biodiversity, by 381 votes in favour, 225…
Major Global Utilities Announce Joint Intent to Scale Renewable Capacity by 2.5 times to 2030
The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) adopted the UNEZA Roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within their portfolios to 749GW by 2030*, an increase of 2.5 times relative to 2023. Alliance members’ joint…
New EU Rules to Improve Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
With 481 votes in favour, 79 against and 26 abstentions, Parliament adopted the deal reached with the Council in January 2024 on revising the EU’s water management and urban wastewater treatment standards to better protect public health and the environment.…
Cellulose Plastic for a Healthier Environment
The idea of bioplastics is not new – for some time, environmentally oriented scientists have been trying to develop a fully recyclable replacement for plastic as we know it today. Researchers from Hokkaido University in Japan significantly contributed to these…
Eight ways to overcome the waste pollution crisis
Humanity generates between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste a year. When improperly managed, much of that refuse—from food and plastics to electronics and textiles — emits greenhouse gases or poisonous chemicals. This damages ecosystems, inflicts…
SLOVENIA – FORMATION OF CONSORTIUM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROGEN ECOSYSTEM FROM LOW-CARBON SOURCES
Eighteen Slovenian companies, organizations and municipalities have signed a consortium agreement stipulating the formation of a consortium that will deal with the development of a hydrogen ecosystem from low-carbon sources. Various criteria show that this is the strongest consortium ever…