EU stands ready to help Montenegro to achieve its climate targets
The European Union aims to lead by example in the area of climate and environmental policy, and it stands ready to help its partners, including Montenegro, to achieve their climate targets, said the...
The Black Death May Have Had a Surprising Effect on the Environment
From 1347 to 1351, a nightmare disease ravaged Europe, afflicting victims with putrid black boils, fevers, vomiting, and in short order, death. Daily life ground to a halt as the Black Death spread...
Egypt takes action against spread of jellyfish on its Mediterranean shores
Egypt is taking action against the spread of jellyfish on its Mediterranean shores as vacationers to the country’s north coast have complained about the growing phenomenon. The Egyptian...
E.U. Study Proposes Harmonized Port Environmental Fees
With the exception of Sweden, which started rewarding green vessels in 1991, port environmental charging has only been implemented regularly in Europe since 2011, and there has been little...
Train could have environmental impact
N A meeting last week, the Mayor of Pedreguer, Sergi Ferrus, pressed the Governing Board of the Montgo Natural Park in regard to the proposed positioning of the Tren de la Costa. The Ministry...
‘Very strong’ climate change signal in record June heat
The June heat waves that impacted much of the UK and Western Europe were made more intense because of climate change say scientists. Forest fires in Portugal claimed scores of lives while emergency...
Solar 2017: Vela Energy project bond
The deal, in June 2016, refinanced 42 Spanish solar projects, with a total capacity of 98.5MW. It was oversubscribed, with a handful of European institutional investors and one US investor,...
‘Poaching threatens Arabian Tahr, Gazelle numbers in Oman’
Continuous poaching of two protected animals—the Arabian Tahr and the Arabian Gazelle—in Oman might be leading to a decline in their numbers, according to an official at the Office of Conservation...
