Delhi is one of many capitals enjoying improved air quality since restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok, Sam Cowie in São Paulo, Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá and Lily Kuo in Beijing Sat 11 Apr… Read More »‘It’s positively alpine!’: Disbelief in big cities as air pollution falls
March 31, 20208:00 AM ET Heard on All Things Considered Laura Sullivan For decades, Americans have been sorting their trash believing that most plastic could be recycled. But the truth is, the vast majority of all plastic produced can’t be or won’t be recycled. In… Read More »Plastic Wars: Industry Spent Millions Selling Recycling — To Sell More Plastic
Changing how we produce and consume: New Circular Economy Action Plan shows the way to a climate-neutral, competitive economy of empowered consumers European Commission 11 March 2020 Brussels image by LittleVisuals from Pixabay Today, the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan – one of… Read More »New Circular Economy Action Plan
By Jeff Berardelli March 10, 2020 / 3:15 PM / CBS News The United Nations’ weather and climate agency is out with its annual State of the Climate report, and it says “the tell-tale physical signs of climate change” are everywhere. The report documents unprecedented… Read More »UN climate report warns “time is fast running out” to avert the worst impacts of climate change
The industry emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined. Image: Unsplash/Waldemar Brandt • Fast fashion makes shopping for clothes more affordable, but it comes at an environmental cost. • The fashion industry produces 10% of all humanity’s carbon emissions and is the… Read More »These facts show how unsustainable the fashion industry is
The city has another serious water problem. Bloomberg Businessweek by Christopher Flavelle One morning in June 2018, Douglas Yoder climbed into a white government SUV on the edge of Miami and headed northwest, away from the glittering coastline and into the maze of water infrastructure… Read More »Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First
A glass of dairy milk produces almost three times more greenhouse gas than any plant-based milk. But vegan options have drawbacks of their own Annette McGivney Wed 29 Jan 2020 When choosing a plant milk, it’s important to consider how the crop impacts people… Read More »Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink?
by Frank de Jong Carbon levies are fraught with variables, a whack-a-mole game of cascading effects. But interestingly, I think they will reduce both housing costs and C02 emissions. If fossil energy was purely a house-like asset, i.e., the price reflecting the cost of production,… Read More »Rev up the Carbon Taxes
The world is being dredged of its natural resources, with much of what we rely on for our livelihoods at risk from a new threat: environmental crime (UNEP-INTERPOL report, 2016). Environmental crimes are widely recognized as among some of the most profitable forms of transnational… Read More »Environmental crimes are on the rise, so are efforts to prevent them
Russia has published an action plan to mitigate risks associated with present and future climate change in the country. The report also outlines “positive” effects of changes in the climate. The Russian government has unveiled a plan to adapt the country’s economy and population to… Read More »Russia unveils plan to ‘use the advantages’ of climate change
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