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The simple idea of pinpointing an annual date when humans can no longer properly manage plastic waste was first marked in 2023. Plastic Overshoot Day provided a moment to reflect upon the challenge laid before us. Since the launch of last year’s report and overshoot day, we have had INC2 negotiations in Paris; INC3 in Nairobi, and the published drafts of a Global Plastic Treaty that many hope can be the vehicle for change. But despite these steps forward, it often seems that we are stuck in a cycle of single-use plastic dependency. Whilst policy has been mooted, schemes devised and initiatives...
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Sitting at her kitchen table in Modena in Italy’s Emilia Romagna province, Valentina goes through the medical history of her and her husband’s family. Cancer has been common on both sides, with Valentina (54) beating breast cancer several years ago and her husband Andrea (55) in recent remission for bone marrow cancer. “It would be probable that this situation is exacerbated by the pollution,” Valentina tells Euronews Green. The Po Valley where the couple live is one of the most polluted places in Europe in terms of air quality. Major cities such as Milan in Lombardy and Turin in Piedmont suff...
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The EU defied expectations when it finally adopted an ambitious sweeping ban on intentionally added microplastics — a real win for tackling plastic pollution at source. But just months after its adoption, this ambition is threatened by behind-closed-doors tinkering of the legislation. Microplastic pollution is out of control. These tiny plastic particles have been found everywhere scientists have looked, most recently in every human placenta tested in a study. Measuring less — and often significantly less — than five millimetres across, they are extremely persistent, which means it is almost i...
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For the last two hundred years, European industry has depended on fossil fuels. Despite successive revolutions to move to less polluting sources of power and create more sustainable industry — from coal to gas, gas to nuclear energy, and now renewables — Europe remains reliant on burning hydrocarbons for economic growth. The European industrial sector is responsible for 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Even using renewable energy sources — from wind to solar — are not without their challenges as their intermittent nature is not compatible with the needs of industry. That is the bad news...
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The European Commission today unveiled a new defence industrial strategy as Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seeks to make the topic a centrepiece of her bid for a second term in office. Though the commission proposal expands existing initiatives to produce ammunition and jointly procure arms, it won’t see direct purchases of weapons or set up the €100bn fund previously promised by Commissioner Thierry Breton. “Today the European Union demonstrates again our firm determination and commitment to scale up our defence and support to Ukraine,” Breton said in a statement, saying the strate...
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France's industrial production fell further than expected at the beginning of the year, as the country's economy struggles to return to full strength amid the cost of living crisis. Total production across industries slumped by 1.1% in January compared to the previous month, according to new figures from Insee, France's statistical office. This is after economists surveyed by Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal had forecast a drop of just 0.1%, as reported by both news outlets. Bogof! No more 'Buy one, get one free': France forbids supermarket mega sales Slower-than-expected inflation declin...
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Germany is planning to allow carbon to be stored underground at offshore sites, the country’s vice chancellor announced yesterday. Europe's biggest economy is making good progress with expanding its renewable energy sources and usage. But a solution is needed for the carbon dioxide emitted by some sectors such as the cement industry that are “hard to abate,” said Robert Habeck, who is also the economy and climate minister. Germany, which is home to many energy-intensive industries, aims to cut its emissions to net zero by 2045. Spain’s plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in...
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Air pollution in the Lombardy region of Italy has pushed authorities to introduce strict new rules. Restrictions have been brought in on heating homes, spreading sewage on crops and the use of heavy motor vehicles during the daytime. By Tuesday, nine of the region’s 12 provinces, including Milan, were impacted by the smog emergency. Air pollution isn’t unusual in the region but, plagued by low rainfall and unseasonably high temperatures, the situation reached a critical point earlier this week. Claims that Milan was one of the cities with the worst air pollution in the world have also caused c...
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The data, released on Thursday, looks at output in a number of areas, including the gas, electricity, goods, and mining sectors. December's results were particularly upbeat, with production rising by 1.1% on the month, following a marginal increase of 0.5% from October to November. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, industrial production also jumped by 1.1% in the last three months of the year. Despite this, France's national statistics agency (INSEE), has warned that seasonal adjustments may have inflated the figures. INSEE boosts end-of-year results to compensate for workers taking ho...
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Ministers and parliament are set to spar in negotiations next week on the EU’s green industrial plan, over the extent to which energy auctions and technologies should seek to protect domestic European industry over foreign suppliers, according to a recent document seen by Euronews. The Belgian Presidency of the EU Council is asking member states to partially meet European Parliament demands for stricter rules in green energy auctions and public procurement of ‘net-zero’ technologies, under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), to prevent undercutting by overseas suppliers. In the NZIA, Brussels’ r...
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