Environment
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Environment Hungary23. March 2021This Country Will Say Goodbye to Coal Five Years Early
Hungary has decided to close its last coal power plant in 2025, five years before it was first planned, as the country wishes to reach 90% carbon neutral electricity by 2030, a decision green activists hail as a big win.
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Environment Italy20. March 2021Leading by Example: Fishing Sustainably to Make Money Is Possible
It might have taken years of work and sacrifices, but the creation of a marine reserve along the coastline in Puglia, Italy, turned out to be the success story that could potentially change how the ocean is preserved in the future, without depriving fishers of revenues.
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Environment South Africa12. March 2021Two Women Create Jobs and Eco-Art to Save Polluted River
As part of their desire to tackle water pollution, two women are teaming up to restore one of the most polluted rivers in Johannesburg, South Africa, and hope that the model they create will be used to save other rivers in the country.
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Environment Australia11. March 2021Good News for Our Planet: Ozone Layer Back on Track to Recovery
Data from late 2019 and early 2020 has shown that ozone-depleting emissions called chlorofluorocarbon-11 appear to have halted, which means the ozone layer’s full recovery should be completed on time!
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Environment Canada10. March 2021Power to the People: Coal Mining Restrictions Are NOT Going Anywhere!
No matter how quiet lawmakers in Alberta, Canada, thought they were when they revoked a policy on coal mining, tens of thousands of Albertans came together to make sure the government reversed its decision - and so it did!