Avainsana: environment
Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: UN health agency
The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable for the destruction it causes, declared the World Health…
Energy taxation fails to square with EU climate goals: auditors
Energy taxation can support efforts to combat climate change, but current tax levels do not reflect the extent to which different energy sources pollute, according…
European Green Deal: Commission proposes to strengthen the protection of the environment through criminal law
Today, the Commission has adopted a proposal for a new EU Directive to crack down on environmental crime, fulfilling a key commitment of the European…
Could wider use of gene reserves protect rare species?
UK landowners and conservationists welcome wider-spread use of Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) to help protect some of the rarest plants and insects, research at the…
97% of Earth’s land area may no longer be ecologically intact
More than 30 years ago, wilderness areas – natural areas that have not been considerably modified by humans – were identified as priorities of conservation…
How global sustainable development will affect forests
The United Nations’ 17 key areas for global development – known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – range from tackling poverty, hunger and sanitation…
Global ice loss increases at record rate
The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research. And the findings also reveal that the Earth…
Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics…
Brussels consults on EU targets to restore Europe’s biodiversity
The EU Commission made a bid Monday to restore Europe’s damaged ecosystems and help tackle climate change, as it launched a public consultation on legally…
Dangerously hotter cities await 2100’s residents
Tomorrow’s metropolises will feel the heat: by the close of the century, assuming that nations act on vows to drastically reduce fossil fuel use, hotter…
From the field: Women guardians of the environment
Women from around the world are being given a more prominent role in the fight against climate change, thanks to the efforts of the UN…
CDP: Paris Agreement alignment could cut climate change costs by two-thirds
The mean damage costs of climate change will reach $5.4trn annually by 2070 and ”spiral” to up to $31trn per year by 2200 if the…
EU Parliament’s environment committee votes to support 60% EU emissions cut by 2030
Lawmakers in European Parliament’s environment committee on Thursday voted in favour of a legally binding target for the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas…
68% Average Decline in Species Population Sizes Since 1970, Says New WWF Report
Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife…
Tackling pollution and climate change in Europe will improve health and well-being, especially for the most vulnerable
Air and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change such as heatwaves, and exposure to dangerous chemicals cause ill health in Europe. Poor quality environments…
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