Hristina Staneva takes over the post of executive director of the Women in Business Council

The Council of Women in Business in Bulgaria (SCWB) has announced that Hristina Staneva will take over the position of Executive Director of the organization as of September 2024. She will be responsible for the activities and initiatives of the SCWB, providing an environment and support for the growth of women to managerial and senior positions management positions in business. Hristina Staneva has over 18 years of experience...

The water reservoirs in Sicily and Sardinia are almost empty

Droughts crippling Sicily and Sardinia are twice as likely as human-caused climate change. Italy's two largest islands have suffered from extremely low rainfall and very high temperatures over the past 12 months, writes euronews.com. “Without the effects of human-caused warming, the droughts on both islands would not be classified as extreme…

Sweden plans to scrap aviation tax

Sweden has announced controversial plans to abolish tax on airline tickets from 2025. While the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is delighted with the choice, politicians and organizations focused on the environment are against the decision, writes euronews.com. The Swedish government decided that the negatives of the tax outweighed the positives. From 2022, the party of the Sweden Democrats -…

Low levels in the Amazon bring new challenges for local residents

Water levels in the rivers that flow through the vast Amazon rainforest are falling after a record drought followed by less rain, posing unprecedented challenges for people living there, Reuters reports. As rivers become increasingly difficult to manage and the water too dirty to consume, many of the local population living on…

Bulgaria and Germany agreed to cooperate in energy

Bulgaria and Germany signed a declaration on cooperation in energy, green policies and climate protection, the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy announced. Bulgarian Acting Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov met with German Minister of Economy and Climate Robert Habeck in Thessaloniki, Greece, where the two signed the declaration. "We outlined new perspectives for the traditionally good relations between Bulgaria and...

How can one support minority groups of which one is not a part?

When one is part of the dominant group, one rarely thinks about the fact that members of minority groups have different experiences in the same context. Ignorance of the problems of these groups makes people outside of them think that there is nothing they can do to help them. In fact, the opposite is true. When a person who…

The summer of 2024 is the hottest on record

The summer of 2024 has been declared the hottest on record by the European Copernicus Climate Office. According to director Carlo Buontempo, this year will also be the hottest year on record, as temperatures this August matched those of last year, euronews.com writes. The northern meteorological summer – June, July and August – averages 16,8 degrees…

7 alarming facts about environmental pollution with plastic

Every year, 400 million tons of plastic waste are generated worldwide, with 60% of it ending up in the environment or in landfills. Our reckless use and consumption of plastic has caused the world to generate approximately 400 million tons of plastic waste each year, reports esgnews.com. The US leads the production of plastic waste The US tops the list…

In which European cities is the air the cleanest and where is it the most polluted?

Air pollution is still the biggest environmental risk in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). New data shows that while pollution reduction policies have improved air quality over the past three decades, many residents of European cities are exposed to high levels of air pollution. Three of the…

France, Greece and Spain pledge investments in water-saving technologies

Solar energy, smart irrigation and weather-resistant crops are among the proposals to protect farmers and food security. European Union officials pledged on Tuesday to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture as droughts worsen, euronews.com reports. Officials from nine southern EU countries said that…