The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Swiss government has violated the human rights of its citizens by not doing enough to combat climate change, reports Reuters. The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case brought by more than 2000 elderly Swiss women set a precedent that…
The implementation of the EU's carbon pricing scheme for road transport is crucial to driving the business case for electric and hydrogen trucks. Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt told Euractiv. Transport emissions in the EU increased by 26% from 1990 to 2023, making…
Last month was the hottest March on record, making it the tenth consecutive month with record temperatures, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Office reports. The global air temperature was 0,73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March and 0,10°C above the previous high recorded in March 2016. This marks the tenth…
Large quantities of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, according to a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The gases are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – a range of chemicals used primarily for refrigeration in industry and commerce of…
The Green Deal should not be taken as a scapegoat, on the contrary, it is a step towards modernizing our economy."
The carbon reduction targets of a group of the biggest listed companies are "critically inadequate" overall and they are failing to do their part in preventing the most devastating impacts of global warming, a report by the non-profit research group NewClimate Institute has found. and Carbon Market Watch, which examines the climate pledges of 51 multinational…
Products containing Perpetual Chemicals (PFAS) may soon face strict restrictions in France. The first draft of a bill to ban certain products containing the harmful chemicals was unanimously approved by parliament. It is aimed more specifically at the production, import and sale of cosmetics, clothing and ski wax containing PFAS, reports Euronews. The French politician and environmentalist…
Forecasts for the Americas are for an extremely active hurricane season this year. Climatologists from the Colorado State University (CSU) in the USA predict 11 hurricanes in 2024. The reasons for the stormy winds are the warmer Atlantic and the transition to conditions of the La Niña climate model, reports Euronews. The forecast is for the most hurricanes ever predicted…
The nature protection organization WWF in partnership with Iskar-Sofia Association, Capital Municipality, Pancharevo district and Pancharevo and Kokalyane Development Association organizes cleaning of a section of the Iskar River near Sofia. The action, which will cover the perimeter from the dam wall to "Tsarigradsko shose" Blvd. and Pancharevsko Lake, is actively recruiting volunteers. The aim of the initiative is to clean the largest Sofia river and…
China is boosting a greenhouse gas 24 times more powerful than carbon dioxide because of the country's growing electricity needs, according to a study cited by Euronews. CO000 is the greenhouse gas with the largest contribution to the climate crisis, but it is not the only one threatening the Earth's climate. International agreements cover a number of other gases, including the man-made grouping of fluorinated (F)…
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