BNP Paribas Bank in Poland will offer its business clients access to the Envirly platform, a cutting-edge AI-powered tool for calculating and managing the carbon footprint of companies. Micro-enterprises can report Scope 1 and 2 emissions for free, while SMEs benefit from special rates, reports esgnews.com. Micro-enterprises can easily use the calculator…
Chinese investment in Europe is declining significantly, but those still arriving have changed their strategy, building new factories on green fields mainly along the EV value chain: battery cells, components, materials and final assembly of cars, writes euractiv.com . That dynamic could soon change, with EU leaders approving countervailing duties on…
More than 120 people died of heatstroke in Tokyo in July, Japanese authorities said on Tuesday. The average temperature in the country has reached record highs and heat warnings were in force for most of the month, euronews.com writes. According to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, many of the dead were elderly. All deceased, with…
Scientific evidence of the deepening problems of biodiversity loss increases annually. Indicators of the decline of ecosystems have reached levels that lead some scientists to talk about the threat of the 6th mass extinction of species. Among the main factors for the deepening of these problems is human activity - change and fragmentation of habitats, pollution, climatic...
About a third of existing carbon credits failed to meet the criteria for a new standard that aims to serve as a global benchmark for the voluntary carbon market. This was reported by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), reports Reuters. On the voluntary market, companies can buy credits from projects on…
Green and white roofs are designed to lower city temperatures and cool people, but how exactly do they work – and which is more efficient? Green roofs involve planting vegetation on top, while white roofs involve painting. The purpose is to help lower the air temperature. With the “urban heat island” effect, temperatures can often…
The European Commission's IED 2.0 directive now applies to "the most polluting pig farms and poultry farms," which are responsible for around 30% of total ammonia emissions in the EU, reports euractive.com. The legislation has sparked controversy among farming organizations and right-wing political parties, which have opposed regulating farms to the same standards as industrial sectors such as gigafactories for…
"Climate changes on a global scale have reached the point where we cannot stop them. They are irreversible. In Antarctica, we constantly see large chunks of ice breaking off and melting into the Southern Ocean, and the global sea level is rising accordingly. This could lead to a major catastrophe for humanity because the rise of…
New Zealand's green policies are at risk as the government rolls back environmental reforms in a bid to boost a faltering economy and fulfill promises made to its voters, Reuters reports. Since taking power last year, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's centre-right coalition has announced it will lift a ban on oil and gas exploration,…
The state-owned coal-fired power plant "Maritsa East TPP" 2 wants to build solar panels on administrative bases, warehouses, parking lots and other terrains. For this purpose, the headquarters has published market consultations for the projects in the Public Procurement Agency (AOP), reports economic.bg. A few days ago, acting Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov explained at a hearing in the National Assembly that he has a ready project for...
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