OTTAWA: A fourth and penultimate round of UN-led negotiations to solve global plastic pollution wrapped up in Ottawa early on Tuesday with a world-first pact said to be within reach by year's end but without a cap on the production of polymers.
Plastic production is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than flying – at a summit in Canada, countries were divided on how to deal with this under-recognised part of the plastic problem
The Compromís Los Verdes collaborative group in Torrevieja demand that the council immediately apply the low emissions zone (ZBE) in the municipality to comply with European regulations and undertake the obligation that Europe dictated more than a year ago. The Los Verdes have considered that the low emissions zone (ZBE) should have been operating in
It’s no wonder the buzz of gas-powered lawn mowers and blowers so easily overwhelms the buzz of the spring’s bees - data from an environmental watchdog shows Lancaster County’s gas-powered
Ligia Noronha, UN Assistant Secretary-General, calls for a shift towards a circular economy to achieve global goals and address inequalities, speaking on behalf of UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.
For many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on Florida Street a couple of miles from her modest one-story home on the southwestern side of town.
VIENTIANE: With air pollution rising to alarming levels in some parts of the country, the government has instructed authorities in charge to take action against slash and burn cultivation, which causes current smoky skies.