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18 06 2021 | 12:42

GREENPEACE AFRICA: West African oceans are being plundered for dietary supplements, cosmetics and pet food.

A new Greenpeace report exposes how more than half a million tonnes of small pelagic fish are extracted every year along the coast of West Africa.

18 06 2021 | 11:51

Atmospheric CO2 Reaches Its Highest Level in Human History.

Last month, EcoWatch reported that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this year were expected to climb to beyond 2019 levels, despite falling during the pandemic. Now we know just how much.

18 06 2021 | 11:37

Malawi's landscape is clogged with plastic waste that could linger for 100 years. One woman has taken on plastic companies and won

For more than five years, Gloria Majiga-Kamoto, a 30-year-old Malawian environmental activist, has waged a David v Goliath battle against some of the country's largest plastic manufacturers to bring…

18 06 2021 | 11:31

Burberry pledges to be climate positive by 2040.

Burberry has announced its pledge to become Climate Positive by 2040, setting a new industry standard that goes further than the company’s current 2040 net-zero target. To achieve this, Burberry…

18 06 2021 | 11:25

G7 leaders commit to protect planet and accelerate investment for global green growth

G7 leaders have agreed commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and tackle deforestation, marine litter and illegal wildlife trade. At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall, countries…

18 06 2021 | 11:24

Coalition of MPs and unions urge Alok Sharma to consider shorter working week at climate summit

Exclusive: In letter to Cop26 president, signatories including John McDonnell urge discussion of benefits of four-day week in ‘race to limit the worst effects of climate change’ A coalition of MPs,…

18 06 2021 | 11:17

Maine becomes first US state to pass law to divest from fossil fuels.

Maine Governor Janet Mills signed the bill late on Wednesday Maine has made history by becoming the first US state to sign into law a commitment to divestment from fossil fuels. Governor Janet…

18 06 2021 | 11:13

Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring.

Production of chemical could help make recycling more attractive and tackle global plastic pollution. Plastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered…

18 06 2021 | 11:10

More than half of Europe’s cities still plagued by dirty air, report finds

Data shows only 127 of 323 cities had acceptable PM 2.5 levels despite drop in emissions during lockdowns. More than half of European cities are still plagued by dirty air, new data shows, despite a…

18 06 2021 | 10:58

Ημέρες Δράσης- Πρόσκληση 23 -24 -25 /6/2021

Το Ερευνητικό Κέντρο “Αθηνά” έχει τη χαρά να σας προσκαλέσει σε ένα διαδικτυακό τριήμερο παρουσιάσεων και δημιουργικού διαλόγου γύρω από τα αποτελέσματα έργων της Πρόσκλησης 031 του ΕΠΑΝΕΚ 2014-2020…

18 06 2021 | 10:51

How are our cities going to look in a rapidly heating world? It won’t be long before 50C will be normal

Hot weather bakes in disadvantage. Regenerating natural and living ecosystems will help us all Acentury ago the British critic and crime writer GK Chesterton declared that crime fiction is the…

18 06 2021 | 10:21

Madagascar-based solar computer manufacturer Jirogasy fundraising for growth

The Madagascar-based Jirogasy, which designs, manufactures and assembles solar IoT systems and computers, is fundraising as it plans growth into new markets. Formed by brothers Yann and Lauric Kasay…

18 06 2021 | 10:18

Earth is trapping ‘unprecedented’ amount of heat, Nasa says.

Scientists from agency and Noaa say Earth’s ‘energy imbalance’ roughly doubled from 2005 to 2019 in ‘alarming’ way The Earth is trapping nearly twice as much heat as it did in 2005, according to new…

18 06 2021 | 09:58

Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast as thought, study finds.

Less ice means more global heating, a vicious cycle that also leaves the region open to new oil extraction. Sea ice across much of the Arctic is thinning twice as fast as previously thought,…

18 06 2021 | 09:55

Πράσινο φως από την Κομισιόν στο σχέδιο «Ελλάδα 2.0» των 30,5 δισ. ευρώ

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή ενέκρινε σήμερα θετική αξιολόγηση του σχεδίου ανάκαμψης και ανθεκτικότητας της Ελλάδας. Πρόκειται για ένα σημαντικό βήμα προς την εκταμίευση 17,8 δισ. ευρώ υπό μορφή…

18 06 2021 | 09:46

100 richest UK families urged to commit £1bn to tackle climate crisis.

As UK prepares for environment push at G7 summit, letter asks richest to make climate charitable focus. The UK’s 100 richest families are being urged to commit £1bn over the next five years to…

18 06 2021 | 09:44

H “G7” των ενεργειακών κολοσσών θέλει γρήγορη μεταρρύθμιση της αγοράς άνθρακα

Επτά από τους κορυφαίους παραγωγούς ενέργειας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης κάλεσαν τους υπεύθυνους χάραξης πολιτικής να συμφωνήσουν σε μια φιλόδοξη και γρήγορη μεταρρύθμιση της μεγαλύτερης παγκόσμιας αγοράς…

18 06 2021 | 09:41

ΟΗΕ: Η ξηρασία κινδυνεύει να γίνει η επόμενη πανδημία

Η έλλειψη νερού και η ξηρασία μπορεί να προκαλέσουν καταστροφή σε μια κλίμακα ανάλογη της πανδημίας της COVID-19 με τους κινδύνους να αυξάνονται ραγδαία καθώς αυξάνεται η παγκόσμια θερμοκρασία,…

18 06 2021 | 09:08

Allowing ExxonMobil’s Guyana oil drilling will illegally exacerbate climate crisis, lawsuit claims

Extraction will lead to emissions of billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases, threatening right to live in a healthy environment, court case argues At the end of April, oil giant ExxonMobil announced…

18 06 2021 | 09:04

U.S. Has More Than Enough Renewable Resources to Meet All of Its Energy Needs, Report Finds.

The United States has the resources and technology to shift away from fossil fuels and build an energy system entirely run on renewables, according to a new report released Thursday by Environment…