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‘A mockery’: Great Barrier Reef Foundation raises just $21m of $357m target
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation has raised only $21.7m out of a target of $357m in donations more than two years after it was awarded…
Venice test brings up floodgates for first time
For the first time a system of 78 mobile floodgates has been tested in Venice, after years beset by delays and corruption. The 1.5km (one-mile)…
Hungarian paprika farmers fend off drought with new ideas and EU help
Paprika farmer Peter Szabo from Batya, a village by the Danube in central Hungary, had battled against worsening drought for years until he found a…
Nissan Leaf owners should be able to power their homes with their cars later this year
Nissan Australia says owners of the new generation Nissan Leaf electric cars should have vehicle-to-home and possibly vehicle-to-grid capabilities towards the end of this year….
Keurig Dr Pepper commits $10m to improve polypropylene recycling
Keurig Dr Pepper has committed $10 million over the next five years to increase and improve the recovery and recycling of polypropylene plastic in the…
China to boost investments, financing for water conservancy projects
China will deepen investment and boost financing mechanisms to expedite construction of water conservancy projects and improve its ability to guard against floods, state television…
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years,…
Entire rare bird colony vanishes, baffling New Zealand scientists
A specialist search and recovery team has been deployed to recapture the last remaining survivors of a flock of endangered birds that absconded from a…
Barcelona Investigates Dumping Of Contaminated Covid Waste
The Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of Barcelona is investigating three incidents where used sanitary masks and other Covid waste from hospitals and care homes were dumped,…
One Person’s Paper, Another’s Paint: AkzoNobel and recycling company use paper waste in paint
AkzoNobel has been working with Alucha, a company that develops innovative recycling solutions to transform paper sludge into the paint. In 2019, Alucha became one…
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