Tag: Environment
Hybrid cars are beaten in a new study – are not good for the environment
Electric cars cause more emissions during production than traditional petrol cars, but are still more environmentally friendly throughout their lifetime according to several studies. Among other things, due to limited…
A garden on asphalt
The Happy Garden of Aubervilliers, near Paris, grows on a former parking lot left as it was. Despite its very poor soil, asphalt and concrete, the plants flourish there. (Rebroadcast…
The Swedish Work Environment Authority carried out an unannounced inspection at Northvolt after accidents and incidents
– After the events that occurred at Northvolt during the spring and summer, but also because of the information that reached us via the media, tips and the police, we…
Andean glacier levels at lowest level in 12,000 years
The Andean glaciers have not been this bad for 12,000 years, the journal says. Science. Although it was known that they had been melting for several decades, the extent of…
Amazon in ‘critical’ situation after early drought
The Brazilian Amazon is experiencing its worst period of fires in the last twenty years even though deforestation has decreased. This is partly due to a severe drought. After a…
The east of the country is sweltering under unseasonably high temperatures
Eastern China is baking under unseasonably high temperatures, with excessive heat expected to persist in major coastal cities in the highly industrialized provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Authorities are urging…
Preventive dehorning of rhinos leads to decline in rhino poaching
Illegal hunting of the mammal fell by almost half in May and June 2024 compared to the same period a year earlier, in a park in Kwazulu-Natal, according to figures…
Green and against all odds: can the Olympic Games rhyme with the environment?
One of the challenges of Paris 2024 is to organize exemplary Games in terms of the environment and carbon footprint. Carbon footprint, overtourism, waste: can a clean Olympic Games really…
Facing a serious water crisis, Sicily fights climate change and mismanagement
Southern Italy is particularly affected by prolonged droughts. And poor infrastructure management, a now endemic scourge, plays a large part in the gravity of the current situation. 2 min From…
Ituri Okapi Reserve Threatened by Mining
In Ituri, in the north-east of the DRC, the integrity of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (RFO) is threatened by mining. This reserve occupies about a fifth of the forest of…