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Glasgow Unveils Plans to Become Scotland’s First Circular City
Glasgow City Council has announced its ambitious plan become the first circular city in Scotland.
Its Circular Economy Route Map will focus on cutting food waste and engage with universities and colleges to...
Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop – or Can You?
A green group has called for Pringles packaging to be made fully recyclable.Pringles packaging needs to be redesigned to be fully recyclable and more environmentally friendly.
That’s the verdict from the Recycling Association,...
Pacific Island to Introduce World-First ‘Reef-Toxic’ Sunscreen Ban
From 2020, lotions containing any of 10 chemicals linked to coral bleaching will be outlawed.
The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau will ban “reef-toxic” sunscreens from 2020 in what it claims is a world-first...
Five Countries Hold 70% of World’s Last Wildernesses, Map Reveals
Just five countries hold 70% of the world’s remaining untouched wilderness areas and urgent international action is needed to protect them, according to new research.
Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) and...
Siemens Launches Field Test for Driverless Evs in Germany
A highly automated single-seat car and a shuttle bus will be used to research the interplay of intelligent infrastructure and the vehicles.
Siemens is to test the interaction between autonomous electric vehicles (EVs), intelligent roadside infrastructure...
Energy-Hungry Bitcoin Would Be a Climate Disaster, Study Finds
When new technologies like electricity or the dishwasher took off in the 20th century, most of the people racing to adapt them had no idea what trading candles for light bulbs would...
Fruitful Cooperation between the Local Self-government and the Civil Sector in Paracin
At the end of the 1980s in Paracin, the local Ecological Movement and the Young Researchers division were established thanks to liberal ideas of the youth organisation of that time. These were...
Air Pollution Causing Major Reduction in Intelligence, Study Suggests
Poisonous air estimated to cause premature deaths of 7 million people a year worldwide.In addition to having a deadly impact on people’s physical health, air pollution is now also believed to be responsible for...
Humanity Has Wiped out 60% of Animal Populations Since 1970, Report Finds
The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists.Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970,...
‘Only 16 Countries’ Emissions Targets Match Their Paris Agreement Pledges’
A new study shows these nations’ domestic policies do not live up to their nationally determined contributions.Only 16 countries have domestic greenhouse gas reduction targets clearly matching their Paris Agreement commitments.That’s according to...
EU Parliament Backs Ban on Single-Use Plastics
The throwaway plastics to be banned from 2021 include straws, cutlery, plates, balloon sticks and cotton budsThe proposals also call for at least a 25% reduction by 2025 in the use...
Global Resource Consumption ‘to Double by 2060’
By 2060, global consumption of raw resources is set to nearly double to 167 gigatonnes.That’s according to a new OECD report, which warns as the global economy expands, living standards rise and world...
Man Is Healthy Only if He Takes Care of His Health
Milka Drezgic, Professor of Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, the Belgrade University
The advancement of preventive medicine, diagnostics, and therapies, as well as technological breakthroughs in the 20th century, contribute to a...
28,000 Jobs at Risk in North of England over Low-Carbon Economy
As many as 28,000 jobs will be lost in the north of England in the next 12 years under the government’s drive towards a low-carbon economy, a thinktank has warned.
The Institute for...
Climate Change Is Exacerbating World Conflicts, Says Red Cross President
Climate change is already exacerbating domestic and international conflicts, and governments must take steps to ensure it does not get worse, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.
Peter...
Plastic Straws and Cotton Buds Could Be Banned in England in a Year
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has launched a consultation on the proposals.
Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds could be banned within a year in England under government plans to reduce pollution.Environment Secretary...
