Pollution and climate change are driving ill-health across Europe, report finds
Europe needs more green and blue spaces to improve health and the environment.
Tag: environment
New Guinea is the island with the greatest plant diversity in the world
Researchers want to continue exploring the island's plants, which are in danger from loggers and farmers.
Clean-up technology alone can’t keep the ocean free of plastics
We need to deal with plastic waste, and clean-up technology alone won't cut it.
Air pollution still is the greatest risk to global life expectancy
Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, the most affected countries
A grim record: 212 environmental defenders were killed last year
The highest number was seen in Colombia and the Philippines
Plastic pollution could skyrocket to 1.3 billion tons by 2040
There's still time for change, but it has to happen now or we'll be drowning in plastic.
From the US to Brazil, countries use the pandemic as an excuse to ease environmental regulations
The environment also suffering because of the novel coronavirus.
Overconsumption is the bane of sustainability, new study concludes
Technology alone won't solve our environmental problems.
Last month was the warmest May ever recorded
Average temperatures over land set a new record, while ocean temperatures ranked only second highest.
Half the planet is still free from a significant human influence – and it should remain like that
Conservationists call to expand the amount of land formally protected.
Trump continues to weaken environmental regulations in the United States
New projects won't need to go through an environmental review amid the coronavirus pandemic, while EPA limits air quality controls.
The world’s cleanest air is in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica
It's truly pristine and unaffected by pollution from human activities.
Humanity is making trees grow less and live shorter lives
Its a bad time to be a tree.
EU unveils $750-billion coronavirus recovery plan that includes strict environmental conditions
Up to 25% of the fund will be used for climate action.
Heat is more lethal than cold for people with respiratory diseases in Spain
Seasonality of temperature-attributable mortality from respiratory diseases has shifted.
Is the future of flying electric? A company tests a zero-emissions aircraft
The world's largest all-electric airplane readies for its first flight.
Let’s use the epidemic to dismantle environmental regulations, Brazilian environment minister says
The country is only behind the US in number of positive COVID-19 cases
As sea level rises in Europe, setting up defenses would save money in the long-run
Study looked at the costs of protecting coastal communities compared to benefits throughout Europe.
Climate pledges of oil giants are still insufficient and they should step up their game
All European corporations have made pledges but they have been overstated, study claims.
For most people, climate change is as serious a crisis as coronavirus
Survey shows most people see climate change as being just as dangerous as the pandemic.