High temperatures in the United States are the leading cause of deaths in the country related to extreme weather - and Joe Biden is taking action, reports Euronews. This week, the president proposed a new rule to deal with excessive heat in the workplace. According to administration figures, tens of millions of US workers are affected by adverse conditions related to…
London held a training exercise to test its ability to cope with 40C heat, reports Euronews. Dubbed Operation Helios after the Greek god of the sun, the plan follows a scenario where extreme heat hits the capital for five days. Scientists warn that this could become a reality as early as 2027…
Internal disagreements have prevented the European Commission from carrying out its long-announced review of the Cosmetics Regulation, meaning that technical powers and softer guidelines will be used for now to regulate the sector, reports Euractiv. The revision of the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) was announced in 2020 as part of the Chemicals Sustainability Strategy,…
Renewable energy company Luxcara has signed a contract to install 16 Chinese wind turbines in Germany for the first time, further fueling EU industry concerns that it will be overtaken by competition from abroad, Euractiv reports. Chinese companies – which are said to produce significantly cheaper turbines – are making their way…
Google's goal of reducing its climate footprint is being questioned as the company increasingly relies on energy-intensive data centers to power its new artificial intelligence products. The tech giant has revealed that its greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 48% over the past five years, the Guardian reports. From Google…
The European energy sector's commitment to biodiversity is not just a moral obligation, but a pragmatic strategy to ensure sustainable project development, reduce risks and create greater social impact. This was written in Euractiv by the Secretary General of Eurelectric, Christian Ruby. The climate crisis remains an existential threat to humanity and biodiversity, requiring massive electrification and huge…
The Ministry of Environment and Water is working to introduce the deposit system of packaging waste in 2026. According to the Ministry's estimates, the activities carried out so far and the goals set, a deposit system can be started in our country in 2026. With this, Bulgaria will fulfill the requirements of the European Commission (EC) on…
New research shows for the first time that toxic perennial chemicals (PFAS) are absorbed through human skin at levels far higher than previously thought, reports the Guardian. Previous studies have already proven that dangerous chemicals are absorbed through the skin. However, researchers at the University of Birmingham have used lab-grown tissue that mimics human skin to accurately determine…
It's one thing for a company to make promises to help the environment. It is quite another for its leaders to make public (and easily traceable) commitments that their actions will be guided by the good of the planet. And not only to make such commitments, but also to follow them. For the first time, TIME and the company for…
Why do people do what they do? Motivation has three levels. Activities dictated by extrinsic motivation are done because they have to. The other two levels are driven by the person's internal motivation. These are the things one thinks one should do and the ones one wants to do. For the reasons that a person does something because he has to, there are values hidden...
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