Europe is in an early heat wave and fears are growing about what the weather will be like in Paris during the upcoming Olympics. The event, which begins on July 24, could become the hottest Games in history, creating risks for athletes. A new report titled “Rings of Fire: Heat Risks at the 2024 Paris Olympics…
Photovoltaics for balconies and facades are connected directly to the electricity grid and generate up to 800 kWh of electricity per year - enough to power a refrigerator, TV, computer and other equipment with free energy from the sun. On the longest day of the year, Greenpeace - Bulgaria, Habitat Bulgaria and Center MIR organized a celebration of the sun in the "Faculty" district...
Online retailer Amazon has announced that it has replaced 95% of inflatable seals from North American shipping packaging with paper filler and is working to eliminate them entirely by the end of the year, reports esgtoday.com. The company notes that this is Amazon's largest airfoil reduction effort to date in North America and will lead…
The European People's Party (EPP) will determine what the future of internal combustion engine cars will be after 2035 during its July 2-5 meeting in Cascais, Portugal. Reversing the ban on cars with internal combustion engines was one of the EPP's main promises before the European elections. The party won…
Think tank Ember estimates that 20% of the world's electricity generation during the midday solstice peaks today will come from solar power, and for the entire month of June, solar power will generate 8,2% of the world's electricity. For comparison, last year this value was 16%. Solar energy is the fastest growing source of electricity in the world,…
Global demand for plastics continues to grow, posing significant environmental challenges. The Circular Carbon Economy Roadmap for Plastics is emerging as a ground-breaking initiative aimed at transforming the way plastics are produced, used and recycled. Solving the plastic problem Plastics are ubiquitous in modern life, but their impact on the environment…
Most people in the world's largest fossil fuel-producing countries want their countries to move quickly to clean energy to combat the climate crisis. This is claimed in the largest survey of public opinion on the climate conducted by the United Nations, reports the Guardian. Many of these countries have profited greatly from fossil fuel exploitation, but…
A new study by Italian scientists predicts that parts of Venice will be submerged under water by 2150. The study was carried out by experts from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and analyzed data on rising tide levels, reports euronews.com. Venice has been struggling with increasingly frequent floods for decades. The city has a system of…
The fifth high-level dialogue between the EU and China on the environment and climate, which took place in Brussels on June 18, served to highlight Beijing's concerns regarding trade restrictions on clean technologies, reports Euractiv. It also said that a climate finance deal would be crucial to…
80% of CEOs globally feel pressured by employees, customers and boards to improve human sustainability. This concept includes creating value for employees, improving their health, skills, employability and overall well-being. This is shown by the data from the latest report by Deloitte, in collaboration with Workplace Intelligence, cited by esgnews.com.…
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