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Brussels puts forward Atlantic and North Sea 2021 fish quotas
The EU Commission laid out its proposal for catch limits for fish stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea Tuesday, the basis for EU…
A New Technique Turns Waste Plastic into Valuable Chemicals
Roughly 300 million metric tons of plastic waste is created every year, with nearly 12 billion metric tons of such garbage expected to pollute the…
Yemeni children suffer record rates of acute malnutrition, putting ‘entire generation’ at risk
Yemeni children are suffering acute malnutrition at unprecedented rates as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis grinds on and funding falls far short of what is…
Researcher found female candidates are more likely to discuss the economy than males
In a new study published in Politics & Policy, Deserai Crow, PhD, associate professor at the University of Colorado Denver in the School of Public…
Exported used cars ‘dumped’ on developing nations, driving up pollution, UN warns
Used vehicles exported from richer countries are contributing to increased air pollution in developing nations and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change,…
EU gets WTO green light for tariffs on US exports over Boeing
The WTO’s dispute settlement body gave formal authorisation Monday for the EU to increase duties on U.S. exports worth up to $4 billion, in retaliation…
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons set to enter into force in January
In what leading campaigners are describing as “a new chapter for nuclear disarmament”, the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will…
2.1 million materials back ‘#InTheLoop’ thanks to on-the-go recycling
2.1 million cans, plastic and glass bottles and coffee cups were collected and recycled across three pilot projects to tackle on-the-go waste in Leeds, Swansea…
EPA releases guide for improving solid waste management in developing countries
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a guide Oct. 22 to help those in developing nations better run their solid waste management infrastructure. The…
Strong take-up of EUR 17 bn inaugural EU ‘social bonds’
There was strong investor interest in the EUR 17 billion inaugural ‘social bonds’ issued Wednesday under the EU’s ‘SURE’ instrument, set up to help protect…
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