Tag: Pollution
Air pollution is now deadlier than smoking
News Published on 06/23/2024 at 1:04 p.m. Updated 06/23/2024 at 1:04 p.m. Reading 1 min. Air pollution, both indoors and outdoors, kills many people around the world, including children, and…
Africa now emits more carbon dioxide than it absorbs
The latest data compiled by the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg shows that the continent now emits more greenhouse gases than it absorbs. 1…
Air pollution causing 135 million premature deaths between 1980 and 2020
News Published on 06/15/2024 at 8:15 a.m. Updated 06/15/2024 at 8:15 a.m. Reading 2 min. Air pollution, from human emissions or other sources, such as forest fires, is associated with…
between residents of Pointe-Noire and a recycling company “the battle is getting tough”
The case of Metssa Congo, in Vindoulou, in the suburbs of Pointe-Noire, is among the examples chosen by Amnesty International in its report “In the shadow of industries in the…
Pollution exposes your future baby to mental health problems
News Published on 06/08/2024 at 5:02 p.m. Updated 06/08/2024 at 5:02 p.m. Reading 3 min. Respiratory conditions, cancers, cardiovascular diseases… Air pollution affects physical health in many ways, but scientists…
In the Arcachon basin, oyster sales still lagging behind
On January 29, at the height of the end-of-year holidays, the prefect of Gironde ordered a three-week ban on the sale of oysters from the Arcachon basin. The cause: their…
Migratory fish populations declined by more than 80%, study finds
A new edifying data concerning the loss of biodiversity. Migratory fish populations have declined by more than 80% worldwide in around fifty years. This is what a study co-signed by…
Pollution is not growing in Italian cities
(Finance) – ThePollution in Italian cities has not increased, except in a few cases, but in moderation. This is what emerges from the reportAir Mobility‘, presented by researchers from Kyoto…
the International Tribunal of the Sea issues an unprecedented opinion for the protection of the ocean
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are responsible for marine pollution and States must act to preserve this environment, the UN Maritime Tribunal ruled on Tuesday May 21. An unprecedented…
environmentalists take on PFAS, the eternal pollutants
While themes concerning the environment are struggling to find their place in a very geopolitically oriented European campaign, environmentalists have decided to make themselves heard in an original way. This…