LONDON: For millions of people around the world, the Mediterranean conjures images of the perfect holiday destination — pretty waterfront villages, great food, beautiful beaches and, above all, clear blue waters. Beneath this picture-postcard surface, however, the Mediterranean Sea is in the throes of a man-made environmental crisis. At theContinue Reading
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Malik Amin Aslam Khan, Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change & Global Vice President of IUCN To eliminate plastic pollution, banning plastic bags is not enough. Creative solutionsContinue Reading
What is the biggest environmental problem in need of an immediate solution? Tõnis [Mölder – outgoing environment minister] has done good work on the forestry development plan and I hope that it will culminate in a constructive document that can be discussed with interest groups in the near future. TheContinue Reading
Policy background In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) published new air quality guidelines, updating the 2005 air quality guidelines on the basis of a systematic review of the latest scientific evidence of how air pollution damages human health. The European Union (EU) has also set standards for key airContinue Reading
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Zhang Bowen, Deputy Secretary-General, SEE Foundation As part one of the UN’s COP15 biodiversity summit ends in China, we look at what’s been achieved so far. Although progress has been madeContinue Reading
Introduction Diets are a key link between population health and environmental sustainability, as unhealthy diets, the rise of non-communicable diseases, and the declining health of the planet are highly intertwined. Across several populations, access to and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, and so on, areContinue Reading
Published this week, the EPO Patents for Tomorrow’s Plastics: Global innovation trends in recycling, circular design and alternative sources study analysed patenting activity worldwide between 2010 and 2019 across all industries in two areas: plastic recycling and bioplastic technologies. “Patent information provides robust statistical evidence of technical progress. The dataContinue Reading
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sarah Keohane Williamson, Chief Executive Officer, FCLT Global Huntington Beach, California has been undergoing a clean-up operation after a major oil spill. The effects will be long-lasting. Oil can kill surface-dwellingContinue Reading
TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – DeFi Technologies Inc. (the “Company” or “DeFi Technologies“) (NEO: DEFI (GR: RMJR) (OTC: DEFTF), a digital asset investment firm bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance, today announced the expansion of its management team. DeFi Technologies (CNW Group/DeFi Technologies, Inc.) RussellContinue Reading
Over the summer, we—the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA)—published a three-part series introducing our manifesto for a sustainable European cloud, one that’s open-source, fair, and creates economic opportunities for all. Such digital infrastructure will reflect European values, and provide a blueprint that others around the world can draw inspiration fromContinue Reading
