Pollution
PollutionEU, US eye more collaboration on climate change: Summit draft
The leaders of the European Union and the United States are set to pledge deeper cooperation on tackling climate change, according to a draft statement prepared for a summit in Brussels next week
Dhaka four rivers: No effective measures to stop pollution
Water quality of the Dhaka rivers is much lower than the standard to support aquatic lives
Sri Lanka facing marine disaster from burning ship: official
Sri Lanka is facing its worst beach pollution crisis as tonnes of plastic waste from a burning container ship wash ashore, a senior environment official said Saturday
World Biodiversity Day
More wild animals killed during pandemic
Human interference in nature has decreased due to lockdowns and various other reasons in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. As a result, in several parts of the world, biodiversity has gained a new ...
Turkey bans most plastic imports as EU trash found dumped on roadsides
Greenpeace welcomed a ban by Ankara on imports of most plastic waste after the environmental group said it uncovered exports, some possibly illegal, from Britain and Germany that created "mountains" ...
Ethiopia kicks off drive to plant 6b trees in a year
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed kicked off a drive Tuesday to plant six billion trees nationwide this year, highlighting his focus on the environment ahead of elections
No new fossil fuel projects for net-zero: IEA
International Energy Agency called for a rapid and vast ramping up of renewable energy investment and capacity, which bring gains in development, wealth and human health
Fossil fuel giants-banks under fire for rise in single-use plastics
Twenty companies - mainly energy and chemicals giants - are the source of half of the world's single-use plastic waste
99 of 100 cities most at risk environmentally in Asia
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment
EU countries want emissions targets to stay linked to wealth: Document
The 27 EU government leaders will hold a summit on 24-25 May to discuss how they plan to meet the EU's new 2030 climate goal - a cut in net emissions of at least 55 per cent from 1990 levels
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