More than 20 people have been arrested in London at the start of two weeks of protests by environmental campaigners. Extinction Rebellion activists are protesting in cities around the world, including Berlin, Amsterdam and Sydney.more
Wiltshire has been named the most climate-friendly council in England and Wales, according to research that has assessed local authorities' energy, transport and recycling plans.more
The portioned tea bags used by some manufacturers crumble in boiling water; as a result, drinking a glass of such tea also consumes billions of plastic particles, according to researchers in Montreal.more
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, human rights activist Aminatou Haidar from Western Sahara, Chinese lawyer Guo Jianmei and Amazon forest defender Davi Kopenawa have won the Right Livelihood Award. The award is called an alternative Nobel.more
Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti on Monday called on Italy's schools not to put down pupils taking part in climate strikes to have been playing truant.more
On his way to the UN climate session, French President Emmanuel Macron said today that Poland is blocking the European Union's joint efforts to protect the environment.more
Nearly 90 international concerns, including Nestle, Nokia and Danone, have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as part of the fight against climate change, the We Mean Business organization, which coordinates this initiative, today announced.more
In the last dozen or so years, the meteorological summer temperature in Poland has been practically above average all the time. In the summer of 2019, temperature records also fell. It is associated with global warming - said climatologist Dr. Szymon Walczakiewicz.more
Climate scientists and environmentalists have slammed easyJet for creating the shortest mainland UK link, describing it as a "pointless waste of carbon". more
As part of a series of climate defense protests organized today in many countries around the world, hundreds of thousands of students have manifested in Asia, Australia and Europe. This is a response to the appeal of the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.more
Burger King and McDonald's have both announced they are to remove plastic toys from their children's meals entirely, or allow customers to swap them out, in an effort to reduce waste.more
Residents of some of London's most exclusive areas are living with toxic levels of air pollution, according to a new poster campaign that aims to shine a light on the hidden killer.more
As climate change activists prepare to try to shut down Britain's busiest airport on Friday 13 September, Extinction Rebellion has announced plans to blockade the UK's leading port, Dover, eight days later.more
The Amazon jungle disappears at a dizzying pace. The National Institute of Space Research (INPE) in Brazil shows the scale of damage based on satellite images.more
Removing the consequences of failures that threaten the environment costs a lot. Industries where such risk is high decide on special policies, "Puls Biznesu" reports.more
With the exception of the smallest produce bags, all plastic bags in Poland will carry a fee of PLN 0.25 (EUR 0.057) including VAT from September 1 this year, Environment Minister Henryk Kowalski announced on Wednesday.more
Marks & Spencer has joined the effort against microplastics by banning glitter from this year's Christmas cards, wrapping paper, calendars and crackers. The retailer, which last year tested a biodegradable alternative to glitter on its fresh flowers and plants, said it is aiming to be 100% glitter-free by the end of next year.more