Tag: Pollution
UK announces €26 billion investment in carbon capture
UK announces funding for carbon capture projects. This technology makes it possible to offset greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon and then burying it and should enable London to achieve…
the trial of the ex-CEO of Volkswagen suspended for health reasons
The trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, tried in Germany in the “dieselgate” affair, is suspended until at least the first months of 2025, the accused being unable to…
California sues ExxonMobil for lying about plastic recycling
The West Coast state accuses the oil giant of deceiving consumers for decades into believing that single-use plastics could and would be recycled, when the overwhelming majority of them are…
Banning plastic bags actually reduces beach pollution
News Published on 09/15/2024 at 09:02 updated on 09/15/2024 at 09:02 Reading 1 min. Bans on single-use plastic bags in the United States have significantly reduced the number of them…
Is there noise at home? Be careful, noise pollution affects couples’ fertility
News Published on 09/09/2024 at 2:59 p.m. updated on 09/09/2024 at 2:59 p.m. Reading 2 min. According to a recent study, noise pollution could have a significant impact on the…
Less fine particle air pollution in Europe and China
News Published on 08/09/2024 at 6:02 p.m. updated on 08/09/2024 at 6:02 p.m. Reading 2 min. Fine particle air pollution fell last year in Europe and China thanks to a…
Will pollution really decrease? – L’Express
The measure was in the pipeline, it will now soon be effective. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo assured on Monday, September 9 that the speed limit on the Paris ring road…
India world champion in plastic pollution, study finds
News Published on 08/09/2024 at 3:02 p.m. updated on 08/09/2024 at 3:02 p.m. Reading 2 min. India is the world’s biggest plastic polluter, according to a global inventory of the…
Kinshasa among the most polluted cities in the world
September 7 is the International Day of “Clean Air for Blue Skies”, celebrated by the UN. This Saturday is an opportunity to remember that millions of people die each year…
Air pollution may affect our mood
News Published on 08/24/2024 at 09:02 updated on 08/24/2024 at 09:02 Reading 2 min. American researchers are drawing attention to the harmful effects that air pollution can have on our…