Authorities announced ban disposable plastic cutlery import from next year
TDM - Macau - 06/09/2022
Importing single-use non-biodegradable plastic cutlery, such as spoons, forks and knives will no longer be possible starting from January 1, next year
Currently, there is already a ban on the import of disposable styrofoam boxes, bowls, cups and plates. According to the…
Portugal: Among worst hit in terms of GDP by extreme weather events
Lusa - Portugal - 19/07/2022
Portugal is one of the European Union (EU) countries where extreme weather events have caused the greatest economic impact over the past 40 years, leading Portugal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to fall by 5% between 1980 and 2020
The conclusion is from the European…
Brazil sets new six-month Amazon deforestation record
AFP - Brazil - 04/07/2022
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022, the INPE national space agency said Friday
The world’s largest tropical rainforest lost 3,750 square kilometers (1,450 square miles) of jungle since the beginning of the…
Oil companies should mitigate environmental damage in Mozambique
Lusa - Mozambique - 26/11/2021
Mozambique’sminister ofmineral resources andenergy, Max Tonela, saidon Thursdaythat the government wouldconsiderthe ability to mitigate climate change in the selection of oil companies interested in hydrocarbon projects in the…
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…
Biden introduces environment team to tackle 'existential threat'
AFP - USA - 20/12/2020
President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced key members of his environmental team and said his administration would make the fight against global warming a pillar of his drive to rebuild the pandemic-hit US economy.
Biden said these nominees will “lead my…
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…
Ways to help the Environment while in the kitchen
Delas - Portugal - 21/10/2020
The concern about the Environment and to reduce our ecological footprint is something that has been gaining importance in our lives. You can also do it in the kitchen
From our beauty routine, including the way we relate it to fashion, there are a thousand and one ways to…
'Like the speed of the wind': Kenya's lakes rise to destructive highs
AFP - International - 20/10/2020
Peering into the lake, the village elder struggled to pinpoint where beneath the hyacinth and mesquite weeds lay the farm he lived in his entire life until the water rose like never before and swallowed everything.
A clump of sodden straw marked the spot: the tip of his…
Apple's rare earth recycling steps up environmental response
AFP - USA - 14/10/2020
Apple said Tuesday its newest iPhones would be produced using recycled rare earth materials, as part of a stepped up environmental initiative which also has geopolitical implications.
Announced as part of a series of sustainability actions, Apple said the move builds on…
