Methane, invisible to the human eye, has more than 80 times the heating power of carbon dioxide. Google will help the Environmental Defense Fund quantify and trace methane emissions back to their source. Google is going to help locate large methane emissions from space, using data provided by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) satellite, MethaneSAT, […]
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The business started last year and has already given a new purpose to 40 tons of discarded plastic bottles in Cambodia. The brooms, which are more robust than normal brooms, are sold at affordable prices. Over the past 11 months, a team of workers has transformed around 40 tons of discarded plastic bottles (around 5000 […]
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Vietnam is one of the main export destinations for plastic waste from the European Union, but the country’s environmental rules are less strict and the treatment of this waste causes human and environmental damage. Europe produces 26 million tons of plastic waste every year. Around 50% of plastic waste collected for recycling is sent outside […]
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Residents of Villa Botanis, in Chile, took part in a fire-fighting program, where they received tools and training to better prepare for an eventual future fire. At the beginning of February, the Chilean coastal cities of Vina del Mar and Valparaíso were the scene of the worst South American disaster since 2010, when forest fires […]
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Big oil and industry have been aware of the challenges associated with plastic recycling for decades, but have concealed this information in their marketing campaigns, a report by the Center for Climate Integrity Research now reveals. Big oil and the plastics industry have misleadingly promoted recycling as a solution to plastic waste management for more […]
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According to a study published on the British Medical Journal, many of these deaths could potentially be avoided by phasing out fossil fuels and replacing them with clean, renewable energy sources. Air pollution related to the burning of fossil fuels causes 5.13 million deaths on worldwide, yearly basis. That’s the conclusion reached in a study […]
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Sponsoring an olive tree is a project in Abrantes that helps fight climate change and fires, protect biodiversity and create jobs in the region. In Portugal, it is estimated that there are more than 200,000 hectares of abandoned farmland, with trees and crops dying due to lack of care. Apadrinhaumaoliveira.org is a Portuguese project that […]
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The lack of options and high prices are the main obstacles pointed out by those looking to travel more sustainably. According to Booking.com, 50% of tourists say they don’t mind paying more for an experience or accommodation with sustainable certification, making them feel that they are having a positive impact. With inflation, travelers are faced […]
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By 2050, the National Long-Term Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty wants to reduce the percentage of Portuguese people without money to heat their homes in winter to less than 1%. The Government has approved the National Long-Term Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty 2023-2050 (ELPPE) and the creation of the National Energy Poverty Observatory. The decision […]
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The sanctuary will conserve the resident population of more than 200 sperm whales living near the Caribbean island of Dominica and sequester carbon off the ocean floor. The Caribbean island state of Dominica is to create the world’s first marine protected area for sperm whales off the island. It is one of the few countries […]
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