Pollutionwatch: carmakers must come clean on diesel pollution
European auditors have found diesel cars are passing exhaust tests but causing more pollution If your car seatbelt was designed to work in a test, but not an accident, it would be a major moral...
Support Grows to Control Plastic Waste in International Trade Treaty Global Partnership for Action on Plastic Waste Also Proposed
Geneva. 6 September 2018. The 11th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Basel Convention, the world’s only international treaty on waste control, concluded with widespread and...
How some trees could protect kids from air pollution linked to Alzheimer’s: scientist
A scientist who has studied the link between air pollution and Alzheimer’s has suggested that building special hedges near schools could protect children from dangerous airborne particles that...
World Leaders in Davos Reject ‘America First, Environment Last’
With a swagger and a wave, President Donald Trump has arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos and is expected to push his “America First” agenda on Friday in a self-congratulatory...
UN Court: Nicaragua Must Pay Costa Rica Environmental Costs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Court of Justice has ordered Nicaragua to compensate Costa Rica for damage Nicaragua caused with unlawful construction work near the mouth of the San...
Seychelles places 1st in global environment rankings in ‘climate and energy’ category
An environmental performance index has ranked Seychelles first out of 180 countries in the climate and energy category, lauding its use of renewable energy and focus on the need for clean living....
Labor branches push for new environment act and independent watchdog
Bill Shorten is facing rising internal pressure to make the environment central to Labor’s election pitch after 250 ALP branches passed a motion calling for strong new national laws and an...
Vietnam needs to change approach to solving environment disputes: UNDP
Vietnam’s population is becoming more environmentally conscious as industrialization has come at a cost to nature. Vietnamese people are unhappy with solutions given to environmental disputes...
