Climate Change
While the world’s powerful economies, Group of Seven (G7) met at the Bavarian Alps for their yearly meeting, Greenpeace activists placed a peace symbol made of more than 300 burning candles at an altitude of 1,600 meters near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Climate Change
Last week, most parts of Central and Western Europe were punished with an unbearable heat that used to be normal only in August, just a few years ago. France, Germany, Spain, Poland, and Austria were some of the countries that fought against the peak temperatures above 104°F (40°C).
Climate Change
The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety Committee objected with 76 votes to 62 votes to the European Commission's (EC) proposal to label specific nuclear and gas energy ‘green’.
Climate Change
We are now halfway between COP26, which happened last year in November in Glasgow, and COP27, happening in Egypt, later this year. To make sure the nations are on the track to achieving the promises made at COP26 and make them prepared for COP27, the delegates are meeting this time
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The Emirates Waste to Energy plant in Sharjah, which is a joint venture between BEEAH and Masdar was inaugurated on May 24, 2022. First announced in 2018, the plant was originally planned to open in 2020 but was postponed due to COVID-19.
Climate Change
If global food waste were a country, it would rank third in the world in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Food waste created during processing, transporting, preparing, and storing has a cascading effect that has a long-term impact on the ecosystem.
Climate Change
If global temperature rises by 2.9°C compared to pre-industrial levels, the world's most-vulnerable countries’ average GDP will fall by 20% by 2050 and 64% by 2100. These nations require at least $300 billion a year to respond to damage by 2030. Now, the question is, who should pay for this?
Climate Change
The beginning of 2020 saw countries going into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The economy came to a standstill and transportation was curtailed. As a result, as destructive as the pandemic was, there was a comforting decrease in global GHG emissions.
Climate Change
The global consumption of the fashion industry was 62 million metric tons in 2019, which is expected to rise to 102 million tons by 2029. Every year, the fashion industry emits more than 1.2 billion tons of CO2 equivalent, which is more than the GHG emitted by France, the UK, and Germany combined.
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The EU has raised the emission target bar to at least a 55% reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. In response, Italy aims to cut down its emission by around 60% by 2030 and reach “net-zero” by the year 2050, with the help of €80 billion EU funds for the energy transition.
Renewable Energy
The renewable energy capacity in Scandinavia countries has been growing steadily during the past ten years, although each country depends on a different source. Denmark relies on wind energy and biofuels, Norway on hydropower, and Sweden on biofuels.
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France’s current national law targets to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. However, more than 100 NGOs have criticized the French government for setting the bar too low.