To avoid having more plastic than fish in the sea, oceans are debated in Lisbon
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 16/02/2021
Portugal: Pact for dealing with plastic waste achieves first year goals
Lusa - Portugal - 04/02/2021
The Portuguese Plastics Pact (PPP) initiative started a year ago with 55 adherents now has 97, achieving the proposed goals for the first year, according to the coordinator.
The PPP, which has the support of the Government, involves entities such as companies, industries…
Mexico City plastic ban poses challenge for virus-hit firms
AFP - International - 13/01/2021
Mexico’s ban on single-use plastic in its capital, one of the world’s most populous metropolises, has delighted environmentalists but dismayed some businesses struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Home to around nine million people, Mexico City…
Poaching leads to the extinction of zebras in Angola
Jornal de Angola - 30/11/2020
Some species of animals, such as zebras, ostriches, buffalo, caumbas and impalas, existing in the Bicuar National Park, in Huíla province, are in danger of extinction due to poaching.
With a dimension of 7,900 square kilometers, the Parque do Bicuar was created in 1953…
China to ban all imports of solid waste from next year
Xinhua - China - 28/11/2020
China will ban all imports of solid waste from January 1, 2021, officials announced.
The dumping, stacking and disposal of waste products from abroad into Chinese territory will also be prohibited, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment…
Pope Francis asks young entrepreneurs to develop a new economic mindset
Plataforma - Macau - 22/11/2020
In an online videoconference with young entrepreneurs and students from all over the world, Pope Francis urged them to develop a new economic mentality set on social equality and environment.
“The future is the special moment when we feel called to recognize the…
Goa to receive India's first green energy convergence project
Plataforma - Macau - 18/11/2020
The project aims to generate green energy for rural and agricultural consumption
Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), a joint venture under the Ministry of Energy, and the Goa government signed a memorandum of understanding this Tuesday to discuss the implementation of the…
UK to ban sales of diesel and petrol cars from 2030
Plataforma - Macau - 18/11/2020
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, announced on Wednesday that he will ban the sale of cars and vans with diesel and gasoline engines from 2030. The decision comes ten years earlier than expected.
However, the government said that hybrid vehicles capable of…
IEA: Renewable energies can be the major source of electricity in 2025
Plataforma - Macau - 10/11/2020
Although demand for electricity has declined considerably, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the growth of renewable energies in the electricity sector continues at a record pace, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.
According to the IEA, natural gas and…
Foreign diplomats guarantee that trip to the Amazon will start dialogue with Brazil
Lusa - Brasil - 06/11/2020
The South African ambassador to Brazil assured, on Thursday, on behalf of 12 foreign diplomats, that the trip organized by the Brazilian Government to the Amazon will be the beginning of a dialogue with the South American country.
“I am not giving this speech on behalf…
Biden promises to reinstate USA in the Paris Agreement on the first day of his presidency
Istoé - Brazil - 05/11/2020
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has pledged that if he wins the presidential election, the United States will be reinstated into the Paris Climate Agreement on the first day of his government after Wednesday’s official departure from the country took effect. of that…
