Pollution
Hopes fade for production curbs in new global pact on plastic pollution
With no further talks scheduled on limiting plastic production before final negotiations in November, the treaty may focus instead on recycling
Addis Ababa riverside project gives priority to development over residents
Ethiopia wants $900 million riverside project to be a model of green development – yet one resident says shelters were demolished ‘without warning’
Growth in China’s carbon emissions has halved
ANALYSIS: new data indicates country’s coal pollution could be on a long-term, downward trajectory
China places faith in ‘green technology’ to cut air pollution
Tuesday’s top 5: Green technology will reduce pollution in China, Australian companies will avoid punishment under Direct Action Plan, and Fukushima disaster leads to Renewable Energy Village
Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
Thai designers plan to construct a bike that absorbs pollution and releases purified air
Climate warming gases hit record high in 2012 – WMO
WMO says 2012 a record year for greenhouse gas concentrations, and that the trend continues to accelerate
Cancer warning over Canada’s tar sand heartland
Air downwind of Canada’s largest oil, gas and tar sands processing zone full of carcinogens and airborne pollutants
London’s first all-electric car club opens for business
E-Car Club will start off with 10 Renault Zoe models based in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Research highlights health benefits of cutting air pollution
By 2100 up to 3 million people could be at risk of dying if leaders do not take action against greenhouse gas emissions
China’s emissions could peak by 2023 with introduction of ETS
If an emissions trading scheme is introduced, Chinese pollution could peak by 2023 as country moves towards cleaner energy
China to invest $277 billion to curb air pollution
Morning summary: China will make investments over the next five years to address a key source of social discontent
Biodiversity loss impacts ecosystems as much as climate change
New research warns biodiversity protection could be as important as preventing climate change in protecting ecosystems.
Could people power drive Bangladeshi clean environment movement?
Bangladeshi journalist Probir Kumar Sarker writes about the need for people power to help drive the clean environment movement in the country.
Micro-plastic ‘soup’: the oceans’ hidden threat
A vast amount of the plastic thrown away ends up in the oceans having a long term impact on marine life.