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As Water Scarcity Increases, Desalination Plants Are on the Rise

11/07/2019

After decades of slow progress, desalination is increasingly being used to provide drinking water around the globe. Costs for processing salt water for drinking water have dropped, but it remains an expensive option and one that creates environmental problems that must be addressed. #water #drinking-water #desalination

Species Sleuths: Amateur Naturalists Spark a New Wave of Discovery

12/03/2019

When mushroom hunter Terri Clements found a unique specimen near her home in Arizona, she couldn't be certain by its appearance that she'd stumbled across a new species. She tracked down a commercial lab that would process DNA from samples she collected and studied the resulting sequences. Only later did she cold email a mycological scientist, who...

Temperature in Chicago plunged to -22° (F

31/01/2019

"It's official, Chicago Is colder than parts of the arctic, Yukon, and Mars. Ok, this is quite a misleading headline. As the story goes on the explain... the temperature in Chicago plunged to -22° (F) by 6 a.m. on Wednesday. By comparison, it's 13° - or 35° warmer - in Murmansk, Russia, which is north of the Arctic Circle. It...

Ocean ecosystems danger- noise!

25/01/2019

"the New York Times reports on an entirely different threat to ocean ecosystems - noise. Increasing ship traffic, sonar and seismic air gun blasts now planned for offshore drilling may be disrupting migration, reproduction and even the chatter of the seas' creatures. It's a particular concern because as part of the Trump administration's plans to...

Founders of plastic waste alliance investing billions in new plants

23/01/2019

"I don't know if you caught up on the story from a week or so ago - about a group of large fossil fuel and plastics companies coming together to pump $1bn dollars into stopping plastic waste getting into the sea? Anyway it transpires many of those same companies are investing billions in new plants to produce plastic. It highlights...

Air Pollution Trapped as the Diesel Bus Drives in the U.K.

19/10/2018

It has been reported that a new double-decker diesel-powered bus in the English city of Southampton will filter pollutants from the air as it drives, through its filtration system attached to its roof. It is designed for particle removal efficiency of 99.5 percent without any impact on the passenger or travel experience The Go-Ahead Group chose...

Thailand plans to stop plastic waste imports

14/10/2018

Thailand has announced that they will be stopping plastic waste imports by 2021, after they have been inundated with waste since China's ban in January, as reported on by Unearthed.

Seasoned with microplastics on your table ...?

10/10/2018

Over 90% of sampled salt brands globally were found to contain microplastics, with the highest number coming from salt sourced in Asia, according to a new study co-designed by Professor Kim Seung-Kyu at Incheon National University and Greenpeace East Asia. The paper has been published on the top academic journal Environmental Science & Technology.

12 Years To Limit Climate Change catastrophe - IPCC Special 1.5oC Report Launch

08/10/2018

A long week discussion among countries, scientists and other stakeholders, the eagerly-anticipated IPCC Special 1.5oC Report, one of the most important scientific reports we have ever seen, is finally launched. There are plenty of report and analysis, for example, the Climate Home New listed out "37 things you need to know about 1.5C global...

German court orders suspension of Hambach Forest clearance

05/10/2018

Plans by RWE to destroy most of the remaining forest to make way for an extension of a lignite mine have triggered long-running protests by activists, with several living in the woodlands in tree houses for more than six years to block clearing activities. A petition that Association 3 Herissons has signed to was sent to German Chancellor Angela...

Infographic: The Warmed & Warming Planet, and Social Cost of Carbon

03/10/2018

To show the readers more visually how much every part of the world has warmed - and could continue to warm under different scenario (well, will be decided by us humans), Carbon Brief has published an amazing infographic mapping. Have a look before you decide on you national positions for IPCC 1.5oC report & COP 24, delegates, please.

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#education #children #youth #holidays #SDGs

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# Basel Convention #e-waste #Stockholm Convention # chemicals & waste

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#plastic #Basel Convention #chemicals & waste

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#plastic #chemical #pollution #ocean #fracking #fossil fuel #climate change

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#coal #mining #mountaintop mining #United States

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#climate change #mitigation #decarbonization #sustainable development #SDGs

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#chemicals & waste #SAICM #SDGs #sustainable development #China

Natural climate solutions

25/05/2018

#climate change #mitigation #BECCS #natural climate solutions #NCS #IAMs #sustainable development #SDGs

US$4.1 Billion - GEF Replenishment Negotiations Pledge

26/04/2018

2018.04.26 #environment #SDGs #sustainable development #chemicals & wastes #biodiversity #climate change #desertification #GEF #Minamata Convention #Stockholm Convention #Basel Convention #Rotterdam Convention #Convention of Biodiversity #UNFCCC #Montreal Protocol #SAICM

Towards a Pollution-Free Planet

07/12/2017

#environment #health #pollution #climate change #ocean #plastic # chemicals & waste #biodiversity #sustainable development #SDGs

Marine Plastic litter, and more…

06/05/2017

#chemicals & waste #POPs #plastic #microplastic #Stockholm Convention #Basel Convention #Rotterdam Convention #SDGs #sustainable development

Last decision-making meeting of SAICM before 2020 - ICCM4

03/10/2015

The fourth Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) convened from 28 September - 2 October 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland. It marked a major milestone as it was the last decision-making meeting in the context of the The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) scheduled to take place before 2020....