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‘Business Unusual’ Must Be the Mantra in Bonn as UN Climate Talks Resume Next Week
As the 2018 climate talks kick off under the auspices of the UN next week, “business unusual” must be the mantra delegations need heard resoundingly in Bonn, said the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Speaking ahead of the start of the…
Next Week Belgrade Will Become Host to Experts for Renewable Energy Developement and Environment
RENEXPO® WATER & ENERGY, the largest international trade fair and conference program in the region about sustainable energy development, energy efficiency, environmental protection, water management and waste and e-mobility, will be held for the fifth time in Belgrade from April…
Plastic Bag Bans Actually Work, Study of European Waters Shows
If you ever feel like the world’s plastic nightmare might never end, a new study shows proof that plastic pollution legislation actually works. There are significantly fewer plastic bags on the seafloor ever since a number of European countries introduced…
Solar Smashes Wind In First German Technology Neutral Tender
As the expiry of the previous support scheme for renewable energy in Denmark resulted in a significant expansion with land based wind energy in 2017, we hold our breath to see how the annual technology neutral wind and solar tenders…
Angela Merkel Wants Federal Government To Help Prevent Diesel Car Bans Or Restrictions
The federal government of Germany is looking to avoid the diesel car bans and usage restrictions in the country — on every level of government, whether regional or city level — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was quoted as saying on…
Nitrogen Oxides Kill 6,000 People A Year In Germany, Federal Environmental Agency Reports
Nitrogen oxides (NOx), a form of pollution closely associated with diesel fuel combustion in diesel cars and trucks, cause the early death of around 6,000 people a year in Germany, the country’s Federal Environmental Agency has revealed. The new figures…
Oddly Enough, More Snow in Antarctica Could Slow Rising Sea Levels
Climate change affects our world in inscrutable ways, and scientists struggle to capture its interconnected impacts. Antarctica is a good example: global temperatures are known to increase the amount of vapor in the air, and for the frozen deserts of…