Pollution

Pollution

Germany increases subsidies for electric buses to €300 million

Germany is providing an additional €180 million for the purchase of electric buses in public transport in cities that exceed the annual mean limit value for...
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Greepeace kicks as Total makes South Africa oil and gas discovery

Total’s announcement on Thursday, February 7, 2019 that it has made a significant gas condensate discovery 175 kilometres off the southern coast of South...
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Nedbank, Standard Bank, FirstRand pull out of funding South Africa’s coal plants

Three commercial banks – Nedbank, Standard Bank, FirstRand – have reportedly withdrawn funding of two proposed coal-fired power stations in South Africa. This leaves Absa...
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Study to determine source of Delhi’s air pollution launched

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the leading instrumentation company Horiba, Ltd has launched a...
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Environmentalist wants religious bodies, communities involved in Niger Delta clean-up

The Secretary-General, Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) in the UK, Mr Martin Palmer, has said that religious bodies and communities should be involved in cleaning-up...
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Polluted transportation increases respiratory ailments in Nigeria – Physician

A respiratory physician, Dr Olufunke Adeyeye, says the transportation system in Nigeria has increased fumes and pollution of the air. According to the consultant, the respiratory...
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London Underground pollution 30 times higher than busy roads – Report

A new report has found that spending one hour on the tube is more toxic than spending all day on above ground in ambient London...
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British mining firm may be liable for pollution by subsidiary

The latest hearing in the case of the Zambian communities consistently polluted by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a subsidiary of British miner Vedanta, will be heard...
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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of Congo, marking...
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Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of...
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