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The last decade has shown that climatechange is already happening and causing irreversible damages, loss of human life and species forever. As a result, heatwaves are starting earlier and earlier and becoming more frequent and severe due to record concentrations of...
Organic waste goes unnoticed because it is more natural than other waste, but when it is mixed in landfills and other types of waste, the degradation process takes up to 12 years. During this time it emits enormous and fatal quantities of greenhouse gases such as...
The world is changing. We can study the changes and try to adapt our behaviour or simply look the other way. Fortunately, there is a lot of ongoing research that allows us to learn about current data and trends of change. A group of researchers at the Universitat...
What is the EU taxonomy regulation and what changes does it imply for companies? The sustainable economic activities taxonomy regulation was launched in 2020. Since then, it is one of the pillars of the European Union's Sustainable Finance Plan, which focuses on the...
Plastic is one of the most widely used materials in the world to manufacture everything from clothing to computers. Why is it so important to properly manage plastic waste? ◾️ It exceeds 10 billion tonnes. ◾️ It is one of the biggest environmental threats because it...
The energy supply problems and the significant increases in energy prices we are experiencing can be an opportunity to accelerate and scale up the energy transition. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Can$9.1 billion in climate action. The...
Now, climate change is adding a new level of risk to our lives. Addressing the climate crisis has led to the implementation of specific and costly projects. EU countries implement EAFRD funding through rural development programmes (RDPs). At least 30% of the funds in...
Up to 80% of the waste generated in medical and hospital facilities is non-hazardous, but is often sterilised, shredded, incinerated or landfilled. Plastics in medical products, such as capsule blister packs, disposable syringes, tablets, some prostheses, intravenous...
We consume resources at a much faster rate than we recycle them, and some types of waste, such as tyres and plastics, take up a lot of space and are not biodegradable. Plastic items just get smaller and smaller and become part of the water we drink, the air we breathe...
The African Marine Waste Network conference "Towards Zero Plastic to the Seas of Africa" took place in Gqeberha, South Africa. It was attended by experts from the plastics industry and renowned academics from the environmental field, in order to draw up tangible...
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In recent years, the export and import of waste has grown considerably. We...
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The “Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics and Coastal Erosion...