(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are supporting the reconstruction of a 34 km stretch of railway between Durres and Tirana in Albania, marking the first major investment in the country’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Albanian Railways, Bashkim Kasoruho, Durres, EBRD, Ekaterina Solovova, EU Support, Gentian Liko, Lira Bejo, partnership, pollution, Tirana, Traffic Congestion
(IN BRIEF) The Environment Committee of the European Parliament has adopted its position on protecting groundwater and surface waters and improving water quality standards. The proposed law includes revisions to the Water Framework Directive, the Groundwater Directive, and the Environmental … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) During the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2023, environment-focused directors from leading Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met to discuss the circular economy for the first time. The African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Finland, Luxembourg, Management
Tagged AfDB, African Development Bank, biodiversity loss, circular economy transition, climate change, EBRD, EIB, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, IDB, IDB Invest, Inter-American Development Bank, MDBs, Multilateral Development Banks, pollution, WCEF, World Bank, World Circular Economy Forum
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone and Extreme E have partnered to protect Scotland’s Atlantic salmon from the impacts of climate change. Extreme E, an eco-conscious, all-electric motorsport series, aims to raise awareness about climate change while showcasing damaged environments. The racing series … Read the full press release
One in three fear their favourite fish will be off the menu by 2040 (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — High levels of concern for our oceans are driving a new wave of consumer activism, research for the Marine … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Food & Beverage, News, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged blue label, blue MSC label, certified sustainable seafood, climate change, consumer activism, ecolabelled products, favourite fish, fished beyond sustainable limits, Fisheries, fishers, GlobeScan, Little Blue Label Big Blue Future, marine ecosystems, Marine Stewardship Council, MSC, not-for-profit, Oceans, overfishing, pollution, Rupert Howes, seafood, seafood industry, seafood lovers, seafood shoppers, seafood supplies, survey, sustainable, sustainable practises, sustainable seafood, WOD, World Oceans Day
New Abidjan order includes 250 more buses from IVECO BUS, including natural gas power solutions (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 25-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Ivory Coast’s largest city Abidjan to order 200 Crossway Low Entry (LE) and 50 Crealis Natural Power (NP) … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, France, Italy, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Abidjan, Alessia Domanico, Amadou Kone, bus fleet, Bus Rapid Transit, city buses, CNG, CNG vehicles, CNH Industrial, CNHI, compressed natural gas, Crealis Natural Power, Crossway Low Entry, fine particle emissions, fleet, Iveco Bus, Ivory Coast, Meité Bouaké, Nan Nie, natural gas, natural gas buses, nitrogen oxide emissions, noise, pollution, public transport, Sylvain Blaise
(PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 27-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — SEAT has been recognised for its commitment to natural gas as an alternative fuel by the Sedigas, the Spanish Gas Association. The recognition is in the form of the “Energy and Sustainability” award, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, News, Spain
Tagged Alternative fuel, Arona, Award, biogas, biomethane, Blanca Marco, circular economy, CNG, CNG powered SUV, CO2 emissions, compressed natural gas, Cristina Vall-Llosada, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, Ibiza, José Domínguez Abascal, Leon, Luca de Meo, Martorell factory, mobility, natural gas, pollution, recognition, Reina Sofía National Museum of Art, renewable gas, SEAT, Sedigas, sustainability, sustainable mobility, well to wheel
Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates join over 50 leaders committed to circular economy impact by joining the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE). PACE is fast-tracking circular economy solutions to pressing environmental challenges, from electronic waste to … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Economy, Environment, Management, Netherlands, Switzerland
Tagged Antonia Gawel, circular economy, Denmark, electronic waste, Frans van Houten, Japan, Naoko Ishii, Netherlands, Pace, plastic pollution, pollution, sustainability, United Arab Emirates, waste, World Economic Forum, Yoshiaki Harada
Environmental incentive for scrappage of Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicles applicable throughout Germany Exchange premium in addition to residual value of old vehicle for Euro-4 and Euro-5 diesel vehicles in 14 cities particularly affected Offers available now from dealers WOLFSBURG, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AirQuality, diesel, diesel swapping program, diesel vehicles, dieselswap, Euro1, Euro4, Germany, pollution, Volkswagen
Successful environmental incentives for scrappage of Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicles again being offered throughout Germany Keepers of Euro-4 and Euro-5 diesel vehicles in 14 most heavily polluted cities to receive exchange premiums in additional to residual value of old … Read the full press release
Even low doses of toxic chemicals in the environment pose a significant risk to cardiovascular health, according to a report in today’s edition of The BMJ, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The researchers have also challenged the omission … Read the full press release
EXETER, 17-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Plastic has been discovered in the stomach of a leatherback turtle found dead on a Cornish beach on Sunday (12 August). The plastic did not kill the 1.8-metre turtle, but scientists say it is further evidence … Read the full press release
Study authors call for more research that could guide EU pollution regulations Sophia Antipolis, France, 19-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rapid increases in pollution may be as harmful to the heart as sustained high levels, according to research published today in the European … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, France, Healthcare, Society
Tagged air pollutants, diesel, Dr Florian Rakers, ESC, heart attack, nitric oxide, nitric oxides, pollution
SWINDON, 12-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — NERC would like to congratulate colleagues and members of the environmental science community who have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year honours list 2018. This year’s recipients were honoured for their vital work across a … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, Dr Phil Trathan, floods, geomagnetism, Maureen Smith, meteorology, Natural Environment Research Council, NERC, Paul Hayden, pollution, Professor Helen Roy, Professor Kathryn Whaler, Professor Richard Thompson, Professor Stephen Sparks, Queen's New Year honours list 2018, the British Antarctic Survey, University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Plymouth, volcanology
18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Just days before European rules on offshore safety for European companies abroad enter into force, and just a few months before additional requirements for companies operating in US waters take effect, the European Commissioner for energy, Guenther … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Security & Safety
Tagged Alpha platform, drilling companies, European regulated waters, Gas Companies, Guenther Oettinger, Macondo disaster, offshore disaster, offshore regulators, offshore safety, Oil Companies, pollution, Safety Standards
Luxembourg, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A new report from the European Court of Auditors, the EU spending watchdog, calls on the European Commission to improve the running of regeneration projects on so-called “brownfield” sites – former industrial and military areas … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Politics, Society
Tagged Auditors, brownfield policy, brownfield site registers, Cohesion funds, contaminated, derelict, environmental clean-ups, ERDF, EU Auditors, EU budgets, EU funded regeneration projects, Henri Grethen, industrial areas, military areas, polluter pays principle, pollution, public funding, public money, redeveloped buildings, redeveloped land, regeneration projects, soil contamination, “Brownfield” sites
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