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The Human Fingerprint on Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases occur naturally and are essential to the survival of all living things, but the industrialisation has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.
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The only bird without a tail!
There are over 11,000 species of birds in the world and only one is tailless. Do you know who she is? Kiwi The Latin name of the bird is Apteryx,…
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Helping Neighbors Near and Far
The Scientology Volunteer Ministers (VMs) recently organized a cleanup operation in Rome and another of their teams provided flood relief in Florence. ROME, ROME, ITALY, November 15, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ --…
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How green are European cities? Green space key to well-being – but access varies
Access to public green and blue spaces differs across Europe, according to the EEA briefing 'Who benefits from nature in cities? Social inequalities in access to urban green and blue spaces…
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Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes in Europe reached around half a trillion euros over past 40 years
Around 3% of all such events were responsible for 60% of the losses according to the EEA briefing 'Economic losses and fatalities from weather- and climate-related events in Europe', which together with…
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Europe’s environmental taxes in decline, despite potentially crucial role
Despite calls for more environmental taxes at the national, European and global levels, implementation has been very slow.
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Circular business models and smarter design can reduce environment and climate impacts from textiles — European Environment Agency
Impacts from textiles and the role of design and circular business models The EEA briefing ‘Textiles and the environment: The role of design in Europe’s circular economy’ provides updated estimates…
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Road traffic and domestic heating cause poor air quality across Europe
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe — European Environment Agency
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Europe’s road transport needs to shift gears towards sustainability — European Environment Agency
The EEA assessment ‘Decarbonising road transport — the role of vehicles, fuels and transport demand’ analyses the driving factors for greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles…
Economy
Revving Up the Green Transition, MEPs Back Stricter CO2 Emissions Targets for Trucks and Buses
In a landmark move to combat climate change, the European Union's Environment Committee has thrown its weight behind stricter CO2 emissions reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), which include trucks,…