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University researchers to monitor Israel’s sewage for COVID-19 outbreaks
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Health to detect and monitor for COVID-19 in sewage samples…
EU leaders strengthen resolve as 2nd Covid wave hits Europe
EU leaders at a summit Thursday resolved to strengthen the collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on testing and tracing policies,…
Business groups call on UK’s Prime Minister to set Paris Agreement commitment by end of year
A number of green business groups have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UK Government to set a substantial commitment to the…
Longer mud season, no snow could alter northeast US rivers by 2100
As temperatures begin to drop and fall transitions into winter, snow will soon blanket the northern regions of the United States. But researchers at the…
Deloitte report warns lack of climate action will cost Australia $3trn and 880,000 jobs
The report found the economy could shrink by six per cent over the next 50 years and 880,000 jobs could be lost. Report author Dr…
‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’ – WHO chief
Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis, the…
Targeting journalists takes a toll on ’societies as a whole’ – UN chief
When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said on Monday, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes…
America’s Beverage Industry Celebrates One Year of Every Bottle Back
The first year of a breakthrough effort by America’s leading beverage companies to boost the recycling of plastic bottles saw the initiation of modernization…
Waste not, want not: Recycled water proves fruitful for greenhouse tomatoes
In the driest state in the driest continent in the world, South Australian farmers are acutely aware of the impact of water shortages and drought….
Sustainable urbanization critical to COVID-19 recovery, better quality of life
Cities will be critical for the world to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the worst recession for decades, according to the latest report published…
Tesla Launches UK Energy Plan With Low Power Rates
The Tesla Energy Plan is an energy tariff for homes with solar and Powerwall installed, which could provide to customers savings of up to 75…
Illegal waste containers successfully repatriated from Sri Lanka
A consignment of 21 containers illegally exported to Sri Lanka has arrived back in England today (Wednesday, 28 October). The containers, which were shipped to…
Women the ‘driving force’ for peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN chief
The UN Deputy Secretary-General has underscored the importance of the full and comprehensive implementation of the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia, as an important avenue…
Researchers develop novel process that turns waste into nutritional supplements
The shells of crustaceans and wood waste such as branches pruned from trees usually end up in landfills. These waste materials are given a new…
Fleet of robotic probes will monitor global warming’s impact on microscopic ocean life
A single drop of seawater holds millions of phytoplankton, a mix of algae, bacteria, and protocellular creatures. Across the world’s oceans these photosynthesizing microbes pump…
Covid crisis needs adequate minimum wages, says EC
The European Commission proposed Wednesday a new directive to ensure that EU workers are protected by adequate minimum wages allowing for a decent living during…
Scale of circular economy jobs in Scotland revealed in new report
A landmark report from Zero Waste Scotland and Circle Economy published today (Wednesday 28 October, 2020) shows the number of existing Scottish jobs operating within…
Brussels puts forward Atlantic and North Sea 2021 fish quotas
The EU Commission laid out its proposal for catch limits for fish stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea Tuesday, the basis for EU…
A New Technique Turns Waste Plastic into Valuable Chemicals
Roughly 300 million metric tons of plastic waste is created every year, with nearly 12 billion metric tons of such garbage expected to pollute the…
Yemeni children suffer record rates of acute malnutrition, putting ‘entire generation’ at risk
Yemeni children are suffering acute malnutrition at unprecedented rates as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis grinds on and funding falls far short of what is…
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