Chemical attacks and assaults on nuclear plants could come under existing terms of offences the court can prosecute: prosecutor Karim Khan
Category: Energy & Environment
Posted inFamily
One in 10 premature births linked to plastic chemicals
One in 10 premature births in the US have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products
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Six recycling innovations that could change fashion
Many governments are putting pressure on companies to start recycling at massive scale – though critics say the real problem is overproduction
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Dutch climate protest ends with 1,000 arrests
Dutch police arrested climate protestors for violating laws on public demonstrations, but did not bring any charges against the demonstrators
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Hit them in the pocket: how cities are going after SUVs
Parisians on Sunday will vote on whether to squeeze SUVs out of town by tripling their parking fees
Posted inHealth
Fixing food systems could produce trillions in health, environmental benefits
Researchers estimate the cost of the food system is US$15 trillion a year. This includes losses caused by food-linked illnesses like diabetes
Posted inEnergy & Environment
EU rules have failed to cut car C02 emissions
Emissions for diesel vehicles have held steady, and there was only a small decrease of 4.6 per cent for petrol vehicles
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Carbon-cutting benefit of cookstoves vastly overestimated: study
Investors, project developers and industry representatives contacted journalists, urging them not to ‘exaggerate the exaggerations’
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Canada hands control of rich lands to Nunavut
Nunavut is believed to hold some of the richest resource deposits in Canada, including gold, diamonds, rare minerals and oil and gas
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Oil demand growth to halve in 2024: IEA
The IEA cited economic headwinds, tighter efficiency standards and growth in electric vehicles for the slowing demand growth