The famous British traveler and author of nature films created an Instagram account in September last year and quickly gained the first 7 million followers. Unfortunately, he didn't like Instagram very much, so he suspended his account at the end of October. Now climate activists want to take over. Kinga Rusin supports this initiative.more
The world-famous climate activist Greta Thunberg was honored by the Swedish PostNord with a stamp. The 18-year-old Swedish girl was immortalized by an illustrator in a yellow coat, accompanied by birds.
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The surface of lakes is shrinking all over the world due to climate change. An example is the Caspian Sea, the largest lake in the world, which is shrinking rapidly, scientists write in "Communications Earth & Environment".more
In around 30 countries in Africa, which is the destination of most cars from the EU, especially Germany, there are no age restrictions on imported cars. According to a UN report, between 2015 and 2018, approximately 14 million old, poor-quality vehicles were exported from the EU, Japan and the US.more
Prof. Phil Garnsworthy, who teaches at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nottingham, decided to conduct an unusual study, the results of which appeared in the British press. As an animal and food specialist, he calculated how much methane will be released into the atmosphere by Santa's reindeer when they deliver presents to all homes in Great Britain on Christmas Eve.more
Boris Johnson has set a drastic new climate change target in a bid to reach its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The government’s new target will see the UK try to cut CO2 emissions by 68 per cent by 2030, compared to 1990.more
Germany is failing to adequately protect its native biodiversity, according to a recently completed federal government report by Der Spiegel. There are also more and more endangered species in Germany, and the issue of the rapidly declining partridge population has been referred to the European Commission.more
The German Bundestag voted this Thursday to ban supermarkets from delivering plastic bags in cardboard boxes from 2022 in order to reduce the consumption of this type of lightweight bags, although the measure was received with skepticism by groups environmentalists and the opposition.more
Tech giants should be banned from intentionally shortening the lifespan of devices, in a bid to cut down on the 155,000 tonnes of waste electricals which end up in UK household bins every year, MPs have said.more
Better air quality has led to a significant reduction of premature deaths over the past decade in Europe. However, the European Environment Agency's (EEA) latest official data show that almost all Europeans still suffer from air pollution, leading to about 400,000 premature deaths across the continent.more
The British government announced yesterday evening a 10-point "industrial green revolution" plan, which aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The plan includes a ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2030.more
A chain of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic will set aside a stretch of ocean almost three times the size of the UK to protect nature – creating the world’s fourth-largest marine reserve.more
Rolls-Royce says it can create 6,000 UK jobs within five years if the government backs its plans to build small nuclear reactors around the country.more
Poles are not willing to take environmental measures that require them to incur financial outlays, according to the report of Bank Ochrony Środowiska.more
A Suffolk environmental activist has called on residents to avoid using disposable face masks if possible after a study revealed the “concerning” amount of PPE litter on beaches. The Marine Conservation Society has found that PPE waste was found on one third of beaches in the country by volunteers taking part in September’s Great British Beach Clean.more
Unless there is a “seismic shift” in how countries collectively deal with infectious diseases, future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, cause greater damage to the global economy and kill more people than COVID-19, international experts warned in a UN-backed report published on Thursday. more
The Swedish giant will next month launch a scheme to buy back your unwanted Billy bookcases, and certain other of its furniture items you no longer need or want.more