Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a clear and present danger to human health and wellbeing. But the extent of this danger has not been widely comprehended – until now. Our recent study provides the first comprehensive assessment of …
Read More »Toxic air causes thousands of deaths a year. Here’s how to prevent it
A study has shown that around 51,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year if cities met recommended levels of air pollution. Nitrogen dioxide exposure is highest in Madrid and caused up to 7% of all natural deaths there. City …
Read More »Health crisis: up to a billion tonnes of waste potentially burned in the open every year
As much as one billion tonnes of waste could be burned in open and uncontrolled fires around the world each year, according to one estimate – close to half of all the municipal solid waste generated on Earth. But even …
Read More »The Companies With the Largest Plastic Footprint
Break Free From Plastic, a non-profit organization fighting plastic pollution, published the results of its annual brand audit last week. With the help of thousands of volunteers BFFP conduct a global audit of plastic waste collected in cleanups each year, in order …
Read More »Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?
In my career as a marine biologist, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit some of the most remote islands in the world. These beautiful places continue to remind me why I have this job in the first place, but they …
Read More »Study: Air pollution makes you more likely to contract and die from COVID-19
A study has shown that exposure to air pollution may influence the severity of coronavirus. Researchers compared data from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the COVID-19 mortality data collated from Johns Hopkins University. They found a small decrease of …
Read More »Pollution costs lives and is bad for business. Here are 5 ways companies can clean up the air
The International Day for Clean Air for blue skies is an annual event to champion global action on air pollution. Business and industry have a key role to play to reduce air pollution, since many of their activities cause emissions. The World …
Read More »Global electronic waste up 21% in five years, and recycling isn’t keeping up
Each year, the total amount of electric and electronic equipment the world uses grows by 2.5 million tonnes. Phones, radios, toys, laptops – if it has a power or battery supply it’s likely to join a growing mountain of “e-waste” …
Read More »Coronavirus: what are the chances we’ll change our behaviour in the aftermath?
The world as we know it may never be the same. The global economy has slowed, people are living in isolation and the death toll from an invisible killer is rising exponentially. The coronavirus pandemic has imposed a harsh reality …
Read More »Understanding nexus of air pollution and sustainability
The consistently glooming economic world to override the crises of unemployment, social miseries, etc has left a remarkable and pronounced adverse impact on the global environment. In meeting the agenda of economic stability we have somewhere knot strong ties and …
Read More »Hotel industry moving towards a bright future
Researchers revealed that hotel industry in any country is a significant sector offering comfort to the customers in the form of shelter, food and refreshment but the operations of the hotel impact environment in many ways like CO2 emissions, water …
Read More »Cities increase your risk of depression, anxiety and psychosis – but bring mental health benefits too
Over half of the world’s population – 4.2 billion people – live in cities. This number is expected to rise, with 68% of the global population estimated to live in urban areas by 2050. Among the world’s megacities – defined …
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