Tag: Environment
Maritime traffic via Panama, slowed by drought, could be “normalized” before February 2025
The Panama Canal administrator said on Wednesday March 20 that he was counting on a return to normal traffic, restricted due to lack of precipitation, before February 2025. 2 mins…
The United States tightens car emissions standards to boost electric vehicles
The American government announced on Wednesday that it had finalized new standards on polluting emissions from automobiles, the strictest ever adopted, with the aim of accelerating the transition to electric…
state of emergency declared in Liptovsky Mikulas after bear attack
A state of emergency was declared this Monday March 18 in a town in Slovakia, following the attack by a bear which left five people injured, including a child, a…
Drought causes power cuts in Zambia
It’s been a week, this Monday, March 18, that Zambians no longer have power for eight hours a day. The government took this rationing measure because drought, linked to climate…
Biodiversity protects forests from the effects of climate change
Having many different species of trees and plants, as well as soil teeming with organic life, helps forests better withstand droughts in particular. This is what French, German and Chinese…
‘Comprehensive environmental assessment’ needed for proposed Dresden landfill project: environment minister
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Author of the article: Ellwood Shreve Published Mar 16, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read York1 Environmental Waste Solutions…
Germany believes it is on track to meet its climate targets by 2030
Germany has always wanted to be a model in climate matters with ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. But these ambitions meanwhile seemed unrealistic. A new report published Friday March…
France: the Métabief ski resort faces the announced end of winter sports
With more than 53 million skier days, France is the second largest winter tourism destination in the world. An economic windfall today threatened by global warming, because it leads to…
What are the jobs of tomorrow?
The ecological transition will shake up the job market. In France alone, certain sectors will lose up to 250,000 jobs by 2030. While in strategic sectors, 400,000 others will be…
In Nepal, new rules to make climbing Everest safer and less polluting
Hundreds of climbers will, once again this year, try to climb Everest, the highest peak on the planet (8,849 m). Last year, eighteen people lost their lives during these expeditions,…