Over the past few years, there is a growing myth about consumer exposure to phthalates through food packaging. According to the myth, phthalates are present in consumer diets due to exposure from plastic food wraps and containers, potentially causing adverse health effects. In reality, phthalates aren’t used in materials such as food wrappers; and food […]
I recently had the chance to look back at some of the Plastics Division’s environmental stewardship programs, and I’m struck by how our engagement on the marine litter/plastic waste issue has grown. And it also has become clear that much of what we accomplished was accelerated by partnering with others. Some of our earliest efforts […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Forests are a celebrated carbon sink. They are also vulnerable in the era of climate change. Europe is a case in point. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/climate/forests-europe-climate-changed.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service FRANKFURT, Germany, February 4, 2020 (ENS) – Greenpeace Germany supporters protested at global investment firm BlackRock’s German headquarters Monday, to tell the firm to stop investing in coal and financing climate change as the majority shareholder of Siemens, a telecommunications provider for the Adani coal mine in Australia. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, January 31, 2020 (ENS) – The Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, has declared that the outbreak of the novel Wuhan coronavirus 2019-nCoV constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, PHEIC. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/01/31/coronavirus-declared-worldwide-public-health-emergency/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Global leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland agree that a rapid response is needed to stave off disaster. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/business/energy-environment/davos-climate-change-solutions.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On England’s southwestern coast, a community built by the Duchy of Cornwall is attracting residents who have bought into Prince Charles’s housing philosophy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/business/prince-charles-duchy-cornwall-nansledan.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At a Swiss economic forum, Mr. Mnuchin dismissed criticisms by Ms. Thunberg, the teenage environmental activist. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/climate/greta-thunberg-steve-mnuchin.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service DAVOS, Switzerland, January 21, 2020 (ENS) – After a year of floods and droughts, when wildfires devastated Australia and the Amazon, and Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the latest World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report finds for the first […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump and Greta Thunberg dominated the first full day of the annual gathering of the rich and powerful in the Swiss Alps. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/climate/greta-thunberg-trump-davos.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Ingrid Giskes, the Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), where she works to tackle the most harmful form of marine debris in our ocean: lost and abandoned fishing gear. She has a background in international policy and has been working in this field for the last seven years. When she’s not traveling, Ingrid lives […]
Published by the Environmental News Service DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 12, 2020 (ENS) – This year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum will call on corporations to raise their ambitions for climate action under the theme Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World. The meeting’s 50th edition, opening January 21 for four days, will bring […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The German chancellor, in her 15th such address, expressed optimism about the coming decade despite large challenges ahead. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/world/europe/merkel-new-year-climate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many ports — all along the coast of California, in parts of Europe, even in China — have found a solution to idling luxury liners. In New York, they’re still a problem. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/nyregion/cruise-ship-exhaust-shore-power-nyc.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Forests are a source of inspiration, respite and wealth in Germany. Now, people are fighting to save them from drought and illness. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/world/europe/germany-climate-change-forests.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While other European rail lines have reduced their overnight train services, Austria’s state-owned system is investing in its own. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/overnight-train-austria.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment France and a group of Brazilian states plan to announce a partnership to preserve the Amazon rainforest, bypassing Brazil’s federal government after a spat between the presidents of the two countries. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/world/americas/france-to-partner-with-brazil-states-on-amazon-bypassing-bolsonaro.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Climate change impacts all parts of the world, and finding solutions to the challenges posed by such an immense threat will require action from every country. Annual international climate talks are key to effectively addressing the problem. What is COP23? Back in 1992, the international community adopted the United Nations […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment UEFA has taken steps to counter the carbon footprint of a sprawling European championship next summer. But is the game avoiding a difficult question? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/sports/soccer-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, November 26, 2019 (ENS) – Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization, WMO. This continuing long-term trend means that future generations will be confronted with increasingly severe impacts of climate change… Read the full […]