Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Poor nations would be particularly hard hit, but few would escape, Swiss Re said. The findings could influence how the industry prices insurance and invests its mammoth portfolios. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/world-economy-swiss-re-insurance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Poor nations would be particularly hard hit, but few would escape, Swiss Re said. The findings could influence how the industry prices insurance and invests its mammoth portfolios. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/climate-change-economy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Italian police were called to investigate a luncheon for a potential violation of coronavirus rules. They found a feast of migrating finches. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/world/europe/italy-lunch-songbirds.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study of European cities adds to a growing body of evidence that investments in cycling infrastructure can encourage bike commuting, which helps cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/climate/bikes-climate-change.html
Published by the Environmental News Service GLAND, Switzerland, March 26, 2021 (ENS) – Poaching for ivory and loss of habitat over the past five decades have taken a grim toll on African elephants. The African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis, is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant, Loxodonta africana, is listed as […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With climate concerns growing, steel companies face an inevitable crunch. ArcelorMittal sees solutions, but the costs are likely to run into tens of billions of dollars in Europe alone. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/business/steel-emissions-arcelor-mittal.html
Published by the Forest Industry Network The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system,says a forester who helped write a provincial report on old-growth forests. The report last April co-written by Garry Merkel urged B.C. to […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 8, 2021 (ENS) – “Simply put, our world does not yet work for women as it should,” Vice President Kamala Harris today told the European Parliament on the occasion of International Women’s Day, marked annually on March 8. The first woman in U.S. history elected to […]
Studies continue to confirm no association between high molecular weight phthalates and human adverse health effects When President Biden pledged that “science” and “truth” will guide decision-making, scientists the world over breathed a collective sigh of relief. The world is in a place where science should drive decision making. Ignoring or downplaying the existence of […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GLAND, Switzerland, February 17, 2021 (ENS) – Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage sites with their incomparable landscapes, rare ecological processes, critical habitat and exceptional biodiversity, finds a new assessment by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LYON, France, February 16, 2021 (ENS) – A decade of forestry crime operations, fighting the looting of natural resources such as timber and charcoal in some of the world’s poorest countries, has given the international police force, Interpol, some powerful tools to carry on the fight against its powerful […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Paris court said the French state had failed to meet its commitments on greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit is among a growing number of such legal actions internationally. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/world/europe/france-emissions-court.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ignoring the value of nature threatens humanity itself, according to a new British report on biodiversity and economics. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/climate/dasgupta-report-biodiversity-climate.html
Published by the Environmental News Service THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, January 26, 2021 (ENS) – As Earth’s climate heats up, a new international coalition is forming to tackle the impacts of global climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday. Johnson was speaking at the virtual Netherlands-hosted Climate Adaptation Summit- the first global summit […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The European Union is eager for “a political climate change” and cooperation, but if the new president is consumed with domestic problems, it won’t put its own agenda on hold. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/world/europe/biden-europe-bruno-le-maire.html
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, January 4, 2021 (ENS) – The first vaccinations using the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine were given today to members of the British public. It turns out that the vaccine rollout came on the same day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued an urgent order for a six-week […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Xi Jinping has been making trade agreements in Asia and now Europe, hoping to head off the incoming president’s efforts to rally a united front against China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/world/asia/china-eu-investment-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At 94, the beloved British naturalist remains curious and optimistic. He talked about his new docu-series, “A Perfect Planet,” and why the coronavirus may prove to have some positive consequences. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/25/arts/television/david-attenborough-perfect-planet.html
These high phthalates are used to make products that we encounter every day, from flooring to wall coverings, to luggage and sporting equipment. Even pool liners and footwear may contain high phthalates. These chemicals provide durability across a wide range of consumer and industrial products, expanding their longevity. Our previous blogs have taken a deep […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Germany prepares for a lockdown. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/briefing/germany-lockdown-john-le-carre-brexit.html