A large number of Asian countries have banned waste imports; in Europe, waste incineration is incompatible with climate policies because it emits large amounts of greenhouse gases.
Since the Industrial Revolution, the energy consumption has skyrocketed all over the world. Coal, oil, natural gas and other fossil energy resources have been consumed rapidly.
An undersea volcano in the Kingdom of Tonga, an island located in the South Pacific, has erupted several times since January 14, triggering tsunamis that have affected the entire Pacific region. Both Internet and communication networks in this country were shut down after fiber-optic cables were damaged in the eruption.
In 2016, 178 parties around the world jointly signed the Paris Agreement, which became the third significant international legal document on climate change in the human history
On October 31, the “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” Conference of the Parties was held in Glasgow, England. According to the media, this meeting is the most important climate meeting since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015.
Since the end of the 19th century, China has undergone a huge industrial transformation, from the construction and manufacturing to the energy-led heavy industry, including chemical production, steel forging, etc.
The study, a collaboration between the non-profit Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth and the University of Maryland, provides one of the most comprehensive analyses of the impact of pesticides on soils.
Since the beginning of the new crown epidemic, masks seem to have been a good way to fight the virus. In the early days of the epidemic in China, masks were in short supply and many manufacturers who did not make masks then stepped up their production of masks just to make them available to more people and also to reduce the shrinking revenues of their own businesses due to the epidemic
The plastic production has grown exponentially since the 1950s. Despite its benefits, the negative implications are concerning. The rise of single-use and disposable plastic products leads to the increase in plastic waste.
Two years ago, the Amazon was aflame, ravaged by arsonists and loggers. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went to war. Air Force C-130 aircraft spewed water and flame retardant over the burning jungle. The effort, in August 2019