A Greenpeace pilot-activist carried out a peaceful protest on Wednesday in the port of Constanța Sud – Agigea, Romania, near the Transocean Barents platform, the offshore drilling unit contracted for…
Environment
The Environment category brings the most important news about the environment, global warming, climate change, pollution, but we also present innovative people who have found solutions to protect nature.
Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction
Construction works are usually a major source of pollution not only in the air, but also in terms of noise pollution, but things are different in Oslo, where conventional machinery…
Greenpeace announces a new court victory against OMV Petrom
Greenpeace won a court case in which it requested an authorized technical expert to go on one of the oil and gas platforms operated (Pescăruș platform) by OMV Petrom in…
The new Forestry Code adopted with an overwhelming majority
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted the Forestry Code on Tuesday. The law had already been adopted by the Senate, so it is now going for promulgation. This is the…
Extreme weather events have cost the global economy over 2 trillion dollars in the past decade
Extreme weather events have cost the global economy over 2 trillion dollars in the last decade, according to a report commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce. An analysis of…
Cheap solar panels are changing the world: It's unstoppable
Energy analysts never imagined in their wildest dreams that by the mid-2020s, solar energy would meet all global electricity demand growth. And this process is poised to conquer the entire…
We no longer breed minks to kill them! Parliament bans fur farms
The project to ban fur farms starting January 1, 2027 has passed through the Romanian Parliament and is heading for promulgation. The Chamber of Deputies adopted, on Tuesday, as the…
What happens if forests no longer absorb carbon: The answer is in Finland
Natural forests and peatlands have been essential for Finland’s ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035. But now the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores.…
Images of the day: Over 100 mice have taken over a woman's house (Video)
A woman from the American state of Washington had been feeding raccoons that came into her yard for several years. Until one day, when over 100 animals invaded her property.…
Data centers have a problem, and we need to choose: Less pollution or more Netflix?
Environmental activists argue that large data centers consume too much electricity and contribute to pollution, so we need to make a choice: either focus on truly reducing emissions or spend…
The last coal power plant in the UK could become a giant battery
The closure of the last coal-fired power plant in the United Kingdom raises questions about how the fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure can be repurposed. One option would be to use…
Taxing aviation fuels in the EU could be postponed by 20 years
The European Union countries are considering delaying the introduction of taxes on polluting aviation fuels at the EU level by 20 years, as they seek progress on tax reforms that…
BMW will build the largest industrial solar power plant in Hungary
The solar plant of the German car manufacturer BMW, under construction in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will be the largest in Hungary, as well as the largest owned by a…
A village submerged in the 1970s reappears due to the severe drought in Greece (Photo & Video)
The extreme drought and heatwaves have led to a dramatic decrease in the water level in the Mornos reservoir, revealing the village of Kallio, flooded in the 1970s for the…
The country that will kill 83 elephants and 30 hippos to feed the people
Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and distribute their meat to people facing food shortages due to severe drought in southern Africa, the country’s Ministry of…
Climate change affects even the most popular alcoholic beverages. How beer, prosecco, and palinca are changing
Extreme drought, heavy rains, and storms intensified by climate change threaten the production of some very popular alcoholic beverages. Producers are trying different methods to protect their crops or modifying…
Why researchers want to "electrify" coastal areas in the United States
Scientists have an unexpected solution for protecting coastal areas and infrastructure elements: charging the shore with electricity. In a study published in the scientific journal Communications Earth and the Environment,…
Half a million trees cut down to make room for Tesla's gigafactory
Satellite images show that 329 hectares of forest have been cleared to make more room for the factory built by Elon Musk’s company near the capital of Germany. Satellite images…
New photovoltaic power plants, with funding from the EBRD
Two new photovoltaic solar power plants will be built in southeastern Romania, with a total installed capacity of approximately 300 MW. The funding comes from the European Bank for Reconstruction…
The country in Europe that will kill 20% of brown bears in an annual hunt
Authorities in Sweden have issued licenses to kill 20% of its brown bear population as part of the country’s annual hunt, which begins on Wednesday, despite concerns from environmentalists. Officials…