Environment — Pagina 2

Estonia: Burning Stones

Estonia: Burning Stones

What makes Estonia unique worldwide? Estonia has become the leading producer of bituminous shale. Partly out of curiosity, and partly to understand how Estonia is coming to terms with a Europe increasingly determined to head the race against time to curb global warming, we flew up there

Gas and renewables: the energy mix of the future?

The European Union seems intent on accelerating the times of the energy transition, but politics continues to step on the brake. The latest chapter concerns the taxonomy for sustainable finance, which decides which investments can be part of the ‘great...

American Energy Politics in the Era of Biden

At the recent climate change conference in Glasgow, Americans were everywhere. Diplomats made bold promises to phase out fossil fuel subsidies while ramping up the countries cuts in the pollution that causes global warming.  CEOs filled the Glasgow stages with...

Turkey’s dubious commitment to Paris Climate Agreement

The Turkish parliament ratified the Paris climate agreement on October 06, 2021, making it the last G20 country to do so, after holding off for years due to what it saw as injustices in its responsibilities as part of the...

The Story of Henan, Tibet, and a world under climate crisis

In latter half of July, 2021 saw China struck by severe calamity, as its Central Henan province witnessed a series of deadly flash floods for over a week. According to reports, the flooding, which has so far claimed 69 lives...

Kalmykia: a Desert in Europe

“Hop in, I’ll take you,” says Anatoly. We leave the town aboard a Lada Niva, definitely more suitable than our rental car on the dirt road we’ll be travelling along to reach his farm. Outside the window lies the harsh...

China to Ban All Import of Solid Waste in New Year

China will officially stop the import of solid waste starting on January 1, 2021, due to the mainland’s new “green” economic policy and environmental focus. What’s Behind China’s Ban on Solid Waste? Xinhua reports that the ban is the follow-up...

Floods Cause Massive Devastation In Sudan

Sudan is struggling to contain heavy rains and floods that have left a trail of unprecedented devastation. Sudan State of Emergency: Over 100 Dead The floods, which have disrupted almost all services and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless,...

Agricultural Industry and Forests Devastated as Wildfires Hit Syria

Two weeks into battling the raging wildfires that have devoured large agricultural lands particularly in western Syria, the sheer size of the unprecedented ecological disaster and its grave effects on some of the country’s most cherished and historical forests as...