Pollution

Zero pollution action plan for European air, water and soil

The European Commission adopted the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil” – a key deliverable…

3 years ago

Europol records 1.600 offences against marine pollution

Europol supported this multi-agency transcontinental approach to tackling pollution crime in a global operation against marine pollution. 67 countries across…

3 years ago

Coal mine expands in Poland, despite EU law violations

Poland expands coal lignite mine illegally in Turów, despite the European Commission confirming that the licensing process for the mine…

3 years ago

What does water mean to you? Join the EU debate!

Water means different things to different people and all the different ways water value benefits our lives and talk about…

3 years ago

Food is responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions

More than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity can be attributed to the way we produce,…

3 years ago

Duck conservation takes flight in Jamaica

On the day of the inauguration of American president Joe Biden, two ducks named “Joe” and “Kamala” took flight from…

3 years ago

After steep drop in early 2020, global CO2 emissions came back

The Covid-19 crisis in 2020 triggered the largest annual drop in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions since the Second World…

3 years ago

The global plastic waste problem

Global plastic waste pollution is becoming increasingly severe. According to a report by the German weekly magazine ‘Focus‘, plastic particles…

3 years ago

Greening the Coast and Blueing the Black Sea for a Resilient Georgia

A virtual event on climate change and marine pollution, with the cooperation of the World Bank, the Organization of the…

3 years ago

Protect our Oceans: the challenge of Europe’s global leadership

Join Aix-Marseille University's second European Conference, on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at the European Committee of the Regions to Protect…

3 years ago

Ocean Decade launched peace with nature

UNESCO marked the start of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, with a global online event headlined:…

3 years ago

Schools across Europe share results of their air quality projects

More than 100 schools from 8 European countries participated in the citizen science CleanAir@School inititative. The project runs under the…

3 years ago

Opinion poll: Climate change is a ‘global emergency’

1.2 million people from 50 countries say that climate change is a global emergency, at the biggest ever climate survey.…

3 years ago

World could lose coral reefs by end of century

Every one of the world’s coral reefs could bleach by the end of the century, unless there are drastic reductions…

3 years ago

Smart new technologies play vital role in plastic pollution crisis

From source to sea, waters are contaminated by a plastics scourge. Innovative smart technologies play key role to tackle plastic…

3 years ago

Has the Paris Agreement changed Climate after 5 years?

The Paris Agreement is a bridge between today's policies and climate-neutrality before the end of the century. This week marks…

3 years ago

Can you drink the tap water in Europe? Is it safe?

Free-flowing drinking water is always better, but can you drink the tap water in Europe? Is it safe free of…

4 years ago

European Green Deal is the heart of Coronavirus EU Recovery plan

Green deal takes centre stage of EU recovery efforts, in times of Corona crisis. EU Climate Law has to move…

4 years ago

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