Environmental offenders could be handed a fine of up to €4.5 million, or 10 years in prison. The law is meant to punish those who commit a “general crime of…
Pollution
The Mar Menor, Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon set in Murcia, Spain, has been a victim of what many refer to as “ecocide”: deliberate human activity that violates the main rules…
London-based design firm PriestmanGoode has unveiled a sustainable, partially-edible meal tray concept for airlines and trains as part of its latest installation at the London Design Museum, ‘Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse….
In an open letter addressed to international lawmakers, 24 scientists from across the world have called for a new Geneva Convention that would make governments accountable for the environmental damage…
According to a new study by Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany, the production and use of Bitcoin is causing annual carbon emissions of up to…
Lamu Island, located close to Kenya’s northern coast, is set to become the location for Kenya’s first coal plant, one of many such projects that are part of China’s exported…
ASEAN member countries have decided to sign a joint declaration proclaiming their vow to combat marine waste in the region, at a summit in Bangkok. This declaration is the first…
WattTime, a non-profit subsidiary of the Rocky Mountain Institute, just announced they will be using satellite imaging to measure the air pollution coming from power plants and making all of their information…
After a wave of youth protests, petitions and civil disobedience in the UK, parliament has become the first government in the world to declare an environmental and climate emergency. Labour leader…
According to researchers from the Environment Agency Austria, microplastics have been found in human stools for the first time. The study showed that all 8 of the participants from Russia,…
A Greenpeace East Asia study of 39 brands of table salts from all over the world revealed that 36 contained plastics. The South Korean research team noted that the density…
A Virgin Atlantic plane has flown from London’s Gatwick airport to Orlando, Florida, using gas derived from industrial waste. The fuel, a blend of traditional jet fuel and industrial waste…
