Environment – Page 5 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia

Russia to impose ban on cotton swabs and plastic utensils as country begins crackdown on hard-to-recycle & non-recyclable products

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

The Russian government is to ramp up its focus on non-recyclable products, with a deputy prime minister revealing that the authorities are planning to impose a ban on certain plastics, such as cotton swabs and disposable utensils. … Read More >Russia to impose ban on cotton swabs and plastic utensils as country begins crackdown on hard-to-recycle & non-recyclable products

World

Meat-eaters rebel after Greta Thunberg says world is ‘f***ed’ unless we adopt plant-based diet

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

Greta Thunberg has ratcheted up her alarmist climate change rhetoric, warning of impending doom unless everyone stops eating meat. But her latest sermon was unappetizing to many. … Read More >Meat-eaters rebel after Greta Thunberg says world is ‘f***ed’ unless we adopt plant-based diet

Brazilian police to raid environment minister’s home as part of probe into illegal timber smuggling ring

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

Police in Brazil are targeting the country’s environment minister as well as the head of the Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) as part of a major investigation into a wood-smuggling ring. … Read More >Brazilian police to raid environment minister’s home as part of probe into illegal timber smuggling ring

‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has hit out at Tokyo once again as Japan refuses to respond to international criticism over its plans to dump supposedly treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima plant into the sea. … Read More >‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row

World

Major breakthrough as scientists turn plastic into fuel using 50% less energy & without adding CO2 to atmosphere

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

Researchers from the University of Delaware (UD) claim to have created a potentially revolutionary system for repurposing plastic waste more efficiently – and safely – than ever before. … Read More >Major breakthrough as scientists turn plastic into fuel using 50% less energy & without adding CO2 to atmosphere

Russia

Putin announces new emission quotas & corporate responsibility for environmental damage as Russia begins to get tough on polluters

Posted on April 24, 2021April 24, 2021By Editor

Russia must adapt its industries to climate change and establish strict controls in the fight against harmful emissions. That’s according to President Vladimir Putin, who said that companies must be punished for causing damage. … Read More >Putin announces new emission quotas & corporate responsibility for environmental damage as Russia begins to get tough on polluters

Japanese government says it WILL release irradiated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea

Posted on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021By Editor

Contaminated wastewater at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant will be released into the ocean “in around two years,” the Japanese government has announced, despite calls from China and South Korea urging against the move. … Read More >Japanese government says it WILL release irradiated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea

Hourglass running out: Sand becoming scarce world over due to soaring demand

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021By Editor

The world’s most consumed raw material after water and an essential ingredient to people’s everyday lives is slipping through our fingers, scientists warn. Sand may become a scarce resource due to high demand, they say. … Read More >Hourglass running out: Sand becoming scarce world over due to soaring demand

Russia

Russia backs ‘radical’ plan to block profits of companies that destroy environment, after fining mining giant $2bn over fuel spill

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021By Editor

Corporate polluters could see their ability to pay shareholders targeted if they are found responsible for damage to the environment, under new plans proposed by the Russian government amid a spate of ecological catastrophes. … Read More >Russia backs ‘radical’ plan to block profits of companies that destroy environment, after fining mining giant $2bn over fuel spill

EU

‘Our forests are sick’: German woodland hit by record damage due to fires and pests, says damning new report

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

Fires, storms, droughts and bark beetle infestations have damaged German forests so badly that they are now in their worst condition in four decades, the country’s Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner said on Wednesday. … Read More >‘Our forests are sick’: German woodland hit by record damage due to fires and pests, says damning new report