The constantly developing infrastructure of cities significantly limits the freedom of movement of many insects important for our ecosystem. That is why the B Lines program was established in Great Britain, the aim of which is to build "motorways" for pollinators.more
Britain's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell last year at the fastest rate in nearly a century, as the lockdown caused an unprecedented drop in transport emissions, according to official figures published by the government.more
More oil and gas wells are to be drilled in the North Sea, the UK government has announced. The decision has angered environmental campaigners, who say the government should refuse new licences.more
University of Winchester a year ago for 24 thousand. pounds ordered a statue of the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. A week before the official unveiling of the monument on campus, however, there were voices of opposition. Many locals point out that Thunberg has nothing to do with the city and it would be better to put up a statue of Kev Collick.more
The Institute of Environmental Protection - National Research Institute has prepared a report that answers the questions of what the Polish winters will look like until 2100. As climate forecasts show, this year's winter is more the exception than the weather standard we can expect for decades to come.more
Two billion people live in water scarcity countries, and 1.6 billion people do not have access to it due to a lack of infrastructure. Changing this situation requires an investment of approximately $ 1.7 trillion, according to the authors of the UN report published on the occasion of World Water Day celebrated today.more
According to the Large-Area Inventory of the State of Forests, forest complexes occupy 29.6 percent area of the country, and every eight tree is over 100 years old, informed the State Forests on the occasion of yesterday's International Day of Forests.more
A thousand-year-old holly oak from Spain won the online poll for the European Tree of the Year 2021. The Polish candidate - linden from Dulcza Wielka was fifth among 14 contenders - environmentalists from Klub Gaja, who coordinate the plebiscite in Poland, reported.more
Britain has ordered a public inquiry into a planned deep coal mine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Friday, with the government performing a U-turn before hosting a key climate summit.more
NATO must cut its “military emissions” as part of moves to tackle climate change, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, as he welcomed U.S. climate change envoy John Kerry to Brussels.more
The Białowieża Forest will be further cut. The Ministry of Climate and Environment has signed documents enabling this. The defenders of the forest do not give up - the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza" reports.more
At least 1,500 deaths in the UK since 2000 can be directly linked to climate change. During this period, the country suffered from heatwaves and four floods caused billions of pounds worth of losses, researchers at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday.more
The social initiative FOTA4Climate is campaigning to introduce a moratorium on cutting and destroying trees in urban areas and those accompanying infrastructure, such as roads or water courses. "Poland would be the first EU country to introduce radical tree protection" - environmentalists point out.more
Strasbourg councilors from the ecological coalition want to define rats and bedbugs not as pests, but as "companions", which is to change the social attitude towards rodents and worms that appear in houses and apartments.more
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is today tightening the London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standards for heavy vehicles. Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), buses and coaches must now meet Euro VI (NOx and PM) emissions standards or pay a daily charge of up to £300. more
Poland is a leader in the production of lithium-ion batteries used in the production of electric cars, according to a report by the Brussels non-governmental organization Transport & Environment (T&E). Until recently, most of the demand for this key "electrician" component was imported from East Asian countries.more
In Germany, a fraud trial began today against a farmer who allegedly sold conventionally bred pigs and cattle as organic animals. He made about 1 million euros from this fraud. more
The UK and Canada intend to reduce CO2 emissions to zero by 2050, and Norway is expected to do so by 2030. CNN says, however, that these countries contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions and are not taking steps to actually end it.more
All Jaguar cars will be fully electric by 2025 at the latest, and Land Rover will begin introducing electric models in 2024, manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover said.more
An interactive map which rates every street in London on how healthy a place it is has been launched. The Healthy Streets Index uses aspects such as air and noise pollution, pavement space and number of trees to judge every road.more