Sicily is struggling with one of the most serious water crises in its history. The island, the largest and most populous in the Mediterranean, where a European record high temperature of 2021C was reached in 48,8, is at risk of desertification. Only 2023mm of rain fell in the last six months of 150, and in May the government in…
Water is an essential resource, but in many parts of the world it is becoming increasingly scarce. This leads to the introduction of water regime measures that limit the use of water in order to effectively manage available supplies. Circularity, an economic model that emphasizes the continuous use and recycling of resources, offers innovative solutions to maximize the use of each…
Representatives of the European Union and South America will meet on September 4-6 in Brazil for the first time since the end of March to negotiate the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur. The deal, which has been in the works for two decades, was delayed due to Europe's concerns about environmental protection, as…
The Yukon River, which flows through Alaska to the Bering Sea, erodes the permafrost along its banks and carries sediment downstream. As the planet warms, this permafrost erodes faster and releases a toxic metal into the environment - mercury. Although this process does not pose a toxic threat today, its impact will grow over time.…
Burnout, or professional burnout syndrome, is the reason a person feels low levels of energy and motivation, while at the same time feeling guilty about high levels of stress. The causes of burnout are not only individual, the workplace has a significant contribution to it. In severe cases of exhaustion, a person may take a career…
The number of Bulgarians who hand in their old devices for recycling is increasing every year. This is indicated by the data from Yettel's survey on habits and trends in the use of mobile technologies, conducted by sociological agency KANTAR Bulgaria in mid-2024. For the second year in a row, Yettel reports an increase in consumer awareness that among mobile...
The Executive Director of the Global Compact Network in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Antonio Hautle, will be a special guest at the upcoming ESGnews.bg "ESG AWARDS" 2024 award ceremony, which will be held on September 19 at the Hilton Sofia Hotel. During the ceremony, Antonio Houtle will give a speech in which he will share his views…
An unprecedented 15 national heat records have been broken since the start of this year, the Guardian reports. An additional 130 monthly national temperature records were also broken, and tens of thousands of local highs were additionally recorded at monitoring stations from the Arctic to the South Pacific, according to Maximiliano Herrera, who maintains an archive of extreme events. According to him, the unprecedented…
The world is not fulfilling the pledge made at last year's global climate talks to triple the amount of wind power. This is stated in a report by the energy think tank Ember, reports Euronews. Last December, countries at the UN climate conference COP28 committed to triple all renewable electricity by 2030. Wind power in particular needs to…
Almost half a billion children are growing up in parts of the world where there are at least twice as many extremely hot days each year compared to six decades ago, a UNICEF analysis found, cited by the Guardian. The analysis by the United Nations agency for children examines for the first time data on changes in the exposure of the smallest to extreme heat during…
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