Germany will require all petrol stations to provide electric car charging in economic recovery plan
Germany said it will oblige all petrol stations to offer electric car charging to help remove refuelling concerns and boost consumer...
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Mondelēz to use recycled plastic for Philadelphia cream cheese in Europe by 2022
Mondelēz International is collaborating with longtime supplier Berry Global Inc to create recycled plastic packaging for its Philadelphia...
Spain plans 700 million euros tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging to hit EU 2021 targets
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain aims to collect more than 700 million euros ($810 million) a year with a proposed new tax on non-recyclable...
Indonesia receives $56m from Norway after reducing deforestation + CO2 emissions by 11 million tons
Indonesia is set to receive $56 million from Norway as the result of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to preserve its vast tropical...
Electric motorbike, with solar-charged battery gives women in rural Zimbabwe a path out of poverty
In the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping bring income to poor women and easing the burden of...
Morocco seized over 95 tons of illegal plastic bags in 2019
Rabat – In a report on the illicit smuggling of contraband products during 2019, the Customs and Indirect Tax Administration (ADII) has...
Evidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hope
by Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an...
In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed
A local government initiative to revive seaweed farming off Bali comes amid growing interest in the crop’s promise to tackle...
Renewables surpass coal in both the U.S. and U.K. in game-changing first for non-fossil adoption
April 2020 was the first month in U.S. history that renewables generated more electricity than coal on every day of the month. That's...
Historic US agreement gives monarch butterflies the ‘right-of-way’ in protection deal
Photo by Kyle Glennon Unsplash More than 45 transportation and energy companies, as well as dozens of private landowners, have agreed to...
Whole Earth makes jars 100% plastic-free - 9.5 million jars of the peanut butter are sold annually
Whole Earth has announced that it has replaced the traditional plastic tamper seal around the lid with a new paper version. Making the...
Seattle permanently closes 20 miles of streets in air pollution move
Photo byMILKOVÍ on Unsplash “Our rapid response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 have been transformative in a number of places across...
OceanSaver launches Ecodrops, developed to fight the use of single-use plastic + preserve ocean life
Recently awarded the Good Housekeeping award for Eco Innovation 2020, GHI expert said of the Ocean Mist Anti Bac Drops ‘A brilliant...
Cleaner air in Europe during lockdown led to 11,000 fewer deaths due to reduced coal and oil usage
In a recently published study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), the sharp decline in road traffic and industrial...
The "ultra-rare" Blue Calamintha bee feared extinct is spotted by scientists in Florida
Until this spring, the "ultra-rare" blue calamintha bee (Osmia calaminthae) had only been observed in four locations in central Florida,...
Game changer for London as property website lists local air quality levels of NO2 accurate to 20sqm
Photo byBethany Opleron Unsplash Hesseltje S. van Goor, head of partnerships & COO at SearchSmartly, said: ‘We’re proud to provide an...
New plant based bottles can degrade in one year, 100% plant-based plastics from sugars
Avantium says it has found ways to start with plant sugars and transform them into a plastic capable of standing up to carbonated...
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