Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen

European Union lawmakers are considering toughening the bloc’s planned climate law, with stricter near-term emission goals and a binding commitment for every member state to…

Sea-level rise is faster than previously believed and could exceed 1 metre by the end of the century unless global emissions are reduced, according to…

As climate change contributes to a surge in disease outbreaks across the world, scientists warn that current rates of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss will…

A startup company called Kenoteq has launched a sustainable building brick that generates less than 10 percent of the carbon emissions released during the manufacture…

The federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could allow dangerous amounts of…

The not-for-profit, formerly known as the WEEE Fund, is calling on households to stop throwing away and hoarding unwanted old electricals and start reusing and…

Home textiles company Coyuchi has been ahead of the curve on sustainable business practices since its founding almost 30 years ago. ”The original founder was…

As one of the most important and energy-intensive reactions on Earth, ammonia production has long been a major target for researchers seeking to make the…

Sea turtle nesting season started early this year and some believe the warm Gulf temperatures may be the reason. Collier County’s Principal Environmental Specialist Maura…

“Let me say I’m always cautioned by everybody I deal with in government to say by the 2030s, but I’ll be really clear with you,…

Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has been regarded as a leading successful example of privatised solid waste management by UN Habitat, yet in fact, the…

Campbell Soup Company today announced new packaging sustainability goals to reduce packaging waste by increasing circularity — keeping materials in use and out of landfills….

Chinese state-owned enterprises have acquired water entitlements in Australia and some foreign water investors face limited scrutiny by the Foreign Investment Review Board. Water ownership…

A Georgian-Israeli billionaire believes he has found a solution to the Gaza Strip’s chronic water crisis. is wants to deliver hundreds of generators that produce…

French power producer Neoen has the go ahead will build Australia’s largest solar farm, worth $570 million, after lining up a contract to sell most…

As the coronavirus pandemic eats its way into the Amazon, raising fears of a genocide of its vulnerable indigenous tribes, the government of the far-right…

Russian gas transit shipments to Europe via Ukraine declined 47% in January-April, its lowest in nearly 30 years, as Russia redirected volumes through the new…

Ympäristöministeriö alkaa valmistella Merenkurkun alueella sijaitsevien, valtion luonnonsuojeluun varattujen alueiden perustamista luonnonsuojelualueeksi. Alueet sijaitsevat Korsnäsin, Maalahden, Mustasaaren, Uudenkaarlepyyn, Vaasan ja Vöyrin kuntien alueella. Asetuksen uudesta…

Perustulon saajat olivat tyytyväisempiä elämäänsä ja kokivat vähemmän psyykkistä kuormittuneisuutta kuin vertailuryhmään kuuluneet. He kokivat myös taloudellisen hyvinvointinsa paremmaksi. Kokeilun työllisyysvaikutusten tulkintaa vaikeuttaa vuonna 2018…

Itä-Suomen yliopistossa maanantaina epäonnistunut sähköinen etäpääsykoe uusitaan kaikille hakijoille. Yliopisto päätyi järjestämään kokeen kaikille uudelleen, koska se ei pystynyt kattavasti tunnistamaan niitä henkilöitä, joilla oli…