RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A WAY TO TURN TOXIC CIGARETTE BUTTS INTO GREEN FUEL

Sat 30 December 2023: Global scientists are working to find practical, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy alternatives while also investigating new, cutting-edge strategies to lessen our reliance on harmful, non-renewable energy sources. Biodiesel, which is produced from biological materials like edible and non-edible oils, animal fats, and leftover restaurant grease, is one such clean fuel […]

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FRENCH GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO BAN PLASTIC PACKAGING FOR FRESH PRODUCE IN THE NEW YEAR

Thu 28 December 2023: Retailers and producers of fruits and vegetables in France are preparing for the effects of a legislation that forbids the use of single-use plastics, which goes into effect on January 1, as the world gets ready to ring in the new year. The enactment of the law is a step toward […]

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‘EVERYTHING IS DEAD’: HOW RECORD DROUGHT IS WREAKING HAVOC ON THE AMAZON

  Inhabitants in the community of Serafina use river water for washing and even drinking [Apolline Guillerot-Malick/Al Jazeera] Mon 25 December 2023: Curralinho, Brazil – For communities on the Brazilian island of Marajó, the ebb and flow of the Canaticu River marks the turn of the seasons. During the rainy months, the river is several metres […]

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BY 2035, ALL NEW CARS SOLD IN CANADA MUST BE ELECTRIFIED

Wed 20 December 2023: The Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS) has been officially adopted in Canada, requiring automakers to fulfill yearly zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales objectives. The targets will take effect for the 2026 model year and will mandate that 20% of new light-duty vehicles (passenger cars, light trucks, and SUVs) be ZEVs. This figure […]

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AUSTRALIA FLOODS: HUNDREDS EVACUATED, CROCODILES SEEN AFTER RECORD RAIN

Mon 18 December 2023: In northeastern Australia, severe flooding closed off villages and sent people to the rooftops in an attempt to escape the rising waters, forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated. Military helicopters were sent to help communities cut off by the floodwaters, and more than 300 people were rescued in the state […]

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OZONE HOLE AT RECORD SIZE, POSING GRAVE THREATS TO EARTH, HUMANITY, SCIENTIST WARNS

Sun 17 December 2023: The hole above the Earth’s ozone layer on the Antarctic “will have adverse impacts on the planet and human life,” an expert told Anadolu as the hole is among the largest recorded, about three times the size of Brazil. The ozone layer acts as a natural shield, efficiently filtering harmful solar […]

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PAKISTAN USES ARTIFICIAL RAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME TO FIGHT POLLUTION

  Artificial rain has been used for the first time in Pakistan in a bid to combat hazardous levels of pollution in the megacity of Lahore, says the provincial government. Planes equipped with cloud-seeding equipment flew on Saturday over the eastern city, often ranked one of the worst places globally for air pollution. “It drizzled in at least […]

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OVER 407 MILLION PEOPLE IN AFRICA ARE AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2022

Tue 12 December 2023: Natural disasters affected a total of 407.5 million people in Africa between 2000 and 2022 as climate-induced catastrophic events led to severe humanitarian crises across the continent, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has said. Amid the growing impact of climate-induced incidents across the African continent, such events have […]

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