calitatea aerului
The communities paying the price for Zambia’s toxic mining disaster
22 September 2025Under a pale mid-morning sun, Frank Nkulu scans his cropland for signs of life. At the start of this year, his vegetables flourished here in Garneton, in Zambia’s Copperbelt province. Now, the once-fertile soil on the outskirts of Kitwe clings to his boots like wet clay. Nkulu, 40, is one of dozens of small-scale farmers ... Mai mult
Plastics talks failure is bad news for the circular economy
15 September 2025In August, negotiators trying to finalise a treaty on ending global plastics pollution failed to reach an agreement. The draft text that did emerge from Geneva was even weaker than the one that had come out of the last negotiations in Busan, in December 2024. The text had shifted from a legally binding framework to ... Mai mult
Sumitomo Electric Receives Third Consecutive Order for Long-Duration Redox Flow Batteries in Kashiwazaki —Accelerating the City’s Decarbonization Initiative—
15 July 2025
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (hereinafter, “Sumitomo Electric”) has received an order for its redox flow batteries (hereinafter, “RF batteries”) from Kashiwazaki IR Energy Co., Ltd.*1 (hereinafter, “Kashiwazaki IR Energy”), as part of the city’s ongoing initiative to promote and utilize renewable energy. Construction officially began on July 10 following a Shinto-style groundbreaking ceremony held to pray ... Mai mult
Over 26,000 Nairobi youth secure climate jobs
5 July 2025
A total of 26,499 youth in Nairobi County will be recruited to work under the National Climate Work Programme, an initiative by the National government that is geared towards creating jobs and promoting climate resilience through public works. Nairobi County Commissioner David Wanyonyi said that the youth will be engaged in activities along the road ... Mai mult
The homegrown start-ups hoping to solve Africa’s e-waste crisis
19 June 2025There is no night or day in Ghana’s infamous e-waste graveyard Agbogbloshie. Hundreds of unofficial e-waste pickers scour its sprawling terrain to extract components that contain copper, cobalt, lithium and other precious metals. If it has a circuit board or battery, it is fair game. These components fetch a decent price on the black market, ... Mai mult
How Restored Wetlands Can Protect Europe from Russian Invasion
10 June 2025
In February 2022, as Russian forces launched their invasion of Ukraine, an unlikely weapon shielded Kyiv, the nation’s capital, from swift defeat: a restored wetland. The attackers advanced from Belarus, which lies to the north of the city, using roads that cut through swamps, peatlands, and waterlogged forests along the banks of the Pripjet and ... Mai mult
Poluarea aerului, cauza unei „poveri considerabile” asupra sănătăţii şi economiei în Franţa, arată un studiu
4 February 2025
Expunerea pe termen lung la poluarea atmosferică provoacă o „povară considerabilă” asupra sănătăţii şi economiei, cu zeci de mii de cazuri noi de boli respiratorii, cardiovasculare şi metabolice în Franţa, conform unui studiu publicat miercuri de agenţia franceză de sănătate publică, transmite AFP, transmite Agerpres. Citește mai mult
Invadați de mașini vechi poluante! Industria & ONG-urile cer taxare
29 January 2025
România nu are mecanisme de descurajare a importului de mașini vechi second hand (SH) din străinătate, iar acestea invadează și poluează străzile din marile orașe și ne îmbolnăvesc. Un apel pentru tranșarea acestei chestiuni a venit chiar din partea industriei producătoare de mașini, iar ONG-urile care susțin combaterea poluării sunt de acord că taxarea ar ... Mai mult
Poluarea din Capitală, la cote alarmante: valori aproape duble față de cele normale. Factorii care duc la distrugerea calității aerului
21 January 2025
Calitatea aerului s-a deteriorat în Capitală, unde valorile de poluare sunt aproape duble față de cele normale, considerate sigure pentru populație. Andrei Corlan, comisar general al Gărzii Naționale de Mediu, a declarat, în direct la Digi24, că „poluarea din București este o constantă” și că „odată cu venirea sezonului rece, condițiile atmosferice care nu favorizează ... Mai mult
