13 hours ago2 minGermany will require all petrol stations to provide electric car charging in economic recovery planGermany said it will oblige all petrol stations to offer electric car charging to help remove refuelling concerns and boost consumer demand for the vehicles ...
3 days ago1 minSpain plans 700 million euros tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging to hit EU 2021 targetsMADRID (Reuters) - Spain aims to collect more than 700 million euros ($810 million) a year with a proposed new tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging, Spani...
4 days ago1 minGreece looks to ban plastic bottles, bags + packaging by July 2021Greece will look to end the use of single-use plastics by July 1, 2021, according to Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis. Hatzidakis made the a...
5 days ago7 minIndonesia receives $56m from Norway after reducing deforestation + CO2 emissions by 11 million tonsIndonesia is set to receive $56 million from Norway as the result of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to preserve its vast tropical rainforests to curb ...
May 291 minElectric motorbike, with solar-charged battery gives women in rural Zimbabwe a path out of povertyIn the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping bring income to poor women and easing the burden of looking after famil...
May 270 minSky Ocean Rescue, the WWF and Swansea University launch UK's biggest seagrass restoration project
May 262 minMorocco seized over 95 tons of illegal plastic bags in 2019Rabat – In a report on the illicit smuggling of contraband products during 2019, the Customs and Indirect Tax Administration (ADII) has highlighted the fight...
May 265 minEvidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hopeby Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an alternative to conve...
May 256 minIn race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweedA local government initiative to revive seaweed farming off Bali comes amid growing interest in the crop’s promise to tackle environmental problems ranging f...
May 241 minRenewables surpass coal in both the U.S. and U.K. in game-changing first for non-fossil adoptionApril 2020 was the first month in U.S. history that renewables generated more electricity than coal on every day of the month. That's based on new data from ...
May 241 minHistoric US agreement gives monarch butterflies the ‘right-of-way’ in protection dealPhoto by Kyle Glennon Unsplash More than 45 transportation and energy companies, as well as dozens of private landowners, have agreed to create or maintain m...
May 222 minSeattle permanently closes 20 miles of streets in air pollution movePhoto byMILKOVÍ on Unsplash “Our rapid response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 have been transformative in a number of places across the city,” Sam Zimb...
May 221 minOceanSaver launches Ecodrops, developed to fight the use of single-use plastic + preserve ocean lifeRecently awarded the Good Housekeeping award for Eco Innovation 2020, GHI expert said of the Ocean Mist Anti Bac Drops ‘A brilliant surface cleaner which off...
May 221 minCleaner air in Europe during lockdown led to 11,000 fewer deaths due to reduced coal and oil usageIn a recently published study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), the sharp decline in road traffic and industrial emissions due to co...
May 221 minThe "ultra-rare" Blue Calamintha bee feared extinct is spotted by scientists in FloridaUntil this spring, the "ultra-rare" blue calamintha bee (Osmia calaminthae) had only been observed in four locations in central Florida, and it hadn't been s...
May 211 minCoca-Cola launches label-free 100% recycled bottles for I Lohas water to reduce waste and pollutionCoca-Cola has launched label-free 100 per cent recycled bottles for its I Lohas water brand in Japan in a bid to reduce waste and pollution. The brand has re...
May 201 minGame changer for London as property website lists local air quality levels of NO2 accurate to 20sqm Photo byBethany Opleron Unsplash Hesseltje S. van Goor, head of partnerships & COO at SearchSmartly, said: ‘We’re proud to provide an unparalleled degree of ...
May 192 minNew plant based bottles can degrade in one year, 100% plant-based plastics from sugarsAvantium says it has found ways to start with plant sugars and transform them into a plastic capable of standing up to carbonated beverages like soda and bee...