We still don’t know how to recycle these five common products, but scientists are busy finding answers. Recycling has become second nature for many of us, but what products in Europe still struggle to find a second life? Municipalities collected half a tonne of waste per person living in the EU in 2023, the latest […]
Studies that link worsening allergies in Europe with climate change and elevated concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere. Seasonal allergies are becoming more intense and protracted due to climate change, according to a new study. Warming conditions are lengthening pollen seasons around the world, researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health […]
Researchers have used rain-like droplets moving through a tube to generate enough energy to light up 12 LEDs. Rain could one day become a source of clean electricity, according to a group of scientists in Singapore. Their experiments have been able to generate power from water droplets falling through a tube. They say this could […]
Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates. Global plastic recycling rates are now stuck at under 10 per cent, a comprehensive new study shows. Plastic production has exploded in the meantime, creating a “pressing global environmental challenge”, according to researchers from Tsinghua […]
Despite the ever increasing body of scientific and real-life evidence for the accelerating pace of global temperature rise, climate campaigners fear the EU executive is looking at ways to introduce loopholes before proposing a target to reduce Europe’s carbon footprint. Climate campaigners and green groups have urged the European Union to urgently table an overdue […]
If people harboured any lingering doubts about the threat climate change poses to the Middle East, two events this week should be more than enough to dispel them. In Iraq, an enormous sandstorm struck the country’s southern and central regions leading to darkened cities shrouded in a dusty orange haze, as airports were forced to shut down […]
One year ago today, Dubai was brought to a standstill. Cars floated along submerged roads. Malls and schools closed. Flights were grounded. In just 12 hours, 100mm of rain fell – the amount the city typically receives in a year and the heaviest rainfall since records began in 1949. On the first anniversary of the deluge, the […]
Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least €18 billion in damages. Last year was the hottest year on record for Europe, with record-high annual temperatures in almost half of the continent. The […]
A new wave of sustainable urban design is taking shape in the UAE, and the developer behind Dubai’s original Sustainable City has announced plans for a more ambitious, AI-integrated successor: The Sustainable City 2.0. Under the plan, drones will take to the skies, while residents receive health updates and personal training from AI bots and self-driving vehicles navigate […]
Trade-related risks to energy security decline on average by 19 per cent in net-zero scenarios. A pivot from fossil fuels to clean energy by 2060 would improve energy security and reduce trade risks for most nations, according to a new study. Lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and rare earth minerals are among the prized materials for […]
