Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen
River Thames ’severely polluted with plastic’
The River Thames has some of the highest recorded levels of microplastics for any river in the world. Scientists have estimated that 94,000 microplastics per…
Fishermen without fish as Cambodia’s river reversal runs late
Crucial water flows to the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake, have been delayed for a second consecutive year according to river experts, severely disrupting…
Rich Americans’ homes generate 25% more greenhouse gasses than those less affluent
The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis, research has found, with the United States’ most affluent suburbs generating as much…
Bird Droppings Carry Risk Of Antibiotic Resistance
Bird poop may pose more health risks than people realize, according to Rice University environmental engineers who study antibiotic resistance. Their study found high levels…
EU leaders strike a deal on post-corona package and increase climate action spending target
After four days and nights of intense negotiations, EU leaders have agreed a deal today on a post-corona recovery package and European budget for 2021-2027….
Microsoft, Nike, Unilever team up to combat global carbon emissions
Called “Transform to Net Zero”, the group plans to recruit other members and will work with the Environmental Defence Fund. Reuters Newsagency reports they will…
Swedish firm receives funding to develop biodegradable water-repellent product for textiles
Swedish cleantech company OrganoClick has been granted funding from a government R&D agency called Vinnova to develop its biodegradable water-repellent product called OrganoTex. The company…
A New Species Of Darkling Beetle Larvae That Degrade Plastic
There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times the size of the Korean Peninsula. The island, called the…
Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam
Fishermen on the shores of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to blame for their dwindling fish…
Australia’s environment in unsustainable state of decline, major review finds
Australia’s environment is in an unsustainable state of decline and laws set up to protect unique species and habitats are ineffective, a major review of…
Australian researchers squeeze more energy from sunlight in world-first breakthrough
Australian researchers have unlocked the secret to squeezing more energy out of sunlight, by converting otherwise wasted sunlight into useful light, that could provide a…
Climate change: Polar bears could be lost by 2100
Polar bears will be wiped out by the end of the century unless more is done to tackle climate change, a study predicts. Scientists say…
Belgian wind farm to become ‘world’s first’ to grow seaweed between wind turbines
A Belgian wind farm on the North Sea claims it will become the first in the world to grow seaweed between its wind turbines. The…
Pandemic negates Japan’s bid to reduce plastic waste
Starting this month, Japanese retailers must charge customers for plastic shopping bags. Plastic packaging is a bigger waste problem, especially in the midst of a…
Zero waste Scotland launches litter campaign
Zero Waste Scotland is launching a new campaign, highlighting the country’s natural beauty and wildlife, urging visitors not to litter as the country opened its…
Malaysia discovers biggest abandoned shipment of illegal toxic waste from Romania
Malaysia has uncovered its largest case of abandoned toxic waste, after 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals from Romania and bound for Indonesia illegally entered…
Where is the water during a drought?
In low precipitation periods – where and how is the limited available water distributed and what possibilities are there for improving retention in the soil…
Warmer water, rainfall tied to king salmon decline, study suggests
The peer-reviewed study, which was published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology, modeled the relationship of nine different indicators, including stream temperatures and precipitation…
Amazon fires rage despite official ban, Greenpeace photos reveal
Farmers, ranchers, and land speculators in the Brazilian Amazon are continuing to burn forests despite an official government ban on burning in the region, reveal…
Air conditioning curbs could save years’ worth of emissions – study
Up to eight years’ worth of global greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented over the next four decades by setting tougher standards for air conditioning,…
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