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02 04 2019 | 13:09

EU finally seals ban on single-use plastics by 2021

Parliament approved a new law on Wednesday, banning throwaway plastics such as cotton bud sticks, cutlery, straws, stirrers and plates. According to the European Commission, more than 80 per cent of…

29 03 2019 | 17:39

Plastic Plates, Cutlery, Cups to Be Banned in Europe as of 2021.

The European Union decided to ban plastic consumer items including plates, cutlery and straws as of 2021 to help clean up oceans. The prohibition on single-use plastics approved by the European…

27 03 2019 | 06:58

Mongolia: A toxic warning to the world.

All over the world cities are grappling with apocalyptic air pollution but the capital of Mongolia is suffering from some of the worst in the world. And the problem is intrinsically linked to…

24 03 2019 | 09:03

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Turkey 2019

Turkey is the fastest growing OECD economy with rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2008, its economic growth has been relatively decoupled from air emissions, energy use, waste…

20 03 2019 | 05:21

China to host World Environment Day 2019 on Air Pollution.

China to host World Environment Day 2019 on Air Pollution Nairobi, 15 March 2019 – Today, the head of Chinese delegation, Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment, and Joyce Msuya,…

19 03 2019 | 07:40

UN report: Urgent action needed to tackle chemical pollution as global production is set to double by 2030.

The size of the global chemical industry exceeded US$5 trillion in 2017 and is projected to double by 2030.

19 03 2019 | 07:15

3 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean join Clean Seas.

Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay join Clean Seas campaign during UN Environment Assembly Three new Clean Seas signatories bring number of Latin American and Caribbean…

18 03 2019 | 06:33

The Global Environment Outlook Report - Human health at a crossroads

 The most comprehensive and rigorous assessment on the state of the environment completed by the UN in the last five years was published today, warning that damage to the planet is so dire that…

14 03 2019 | 13:14

Chronic coal pollution

There is a dark cloud forming over Europe.

14 03 2019 | 11:10

In Cape Town, 'If It's Yellow, Let It Mellow' Is Practically Law.

The South African capital’s crippling water crisis has spawned a host of new taboos and industries. It’s 11 am on a Saturday, and both my Cape Town local mall and my bladder are pumping. After one B…

13 03 2019 | 05:11

World leaders gather at UN’s top environmental body to ramp up solutions for sustainable economies.

Over 4,700 people gather to consider new policies, technologies and innovative solutions for achieving sustainable consumption and production. Outcomes from the meeting will set the global…

11 03 2019 | 07:51

New analysis finds most US coal plants contaminating groundwater.

New analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project has found that most US coal plants are contaminating groundwater with toxins. An examination has found that 91 per cent of coal-fired power plants…

06 03 2019 | 14:28

Rising CO2 levels destroying African savannah, scientists warn

Up to a third of the plant life occupying the African savannah could be driven to extinction as CO2 is pumped into the atmosphere, scientists have warned. A new study suggests that besides warming…