The climate and nature crises have thrown European countries into a new kind of healthy rivalry with each other. Positive environmental stories from March 2023 Albania is our Green European country of the month Some retailers like supermarket Tesco and health and beauty company Boots have already stopped selling them in favour of biodegradable alternatives.Īlthough these alternatives are available, most products still contain plastic which doesn’t break down, sticks together and can create something known as a fatberg. Under a plan to tackle water pollution, the government is launching a public consultation on whether to get rid of plastic wipes.
The UK is looking to ban plastic wet wipes that clog up the country’s sewers. UK proposes ban on plastic wet wipes to tackle water pollution Now, Indigenous groups as well as state and local governments will have access to $350 million (€320) to combat the issue. Meanwhile, about 200 people are killed each year in collisions involving wildlife and vehicles in the US, according to federal officials. Studies show than more than 350 million vertebrate animals are killed by traffic in the US each year. The US Department of Transportation is rolling out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads.
Wildlife crossings: US rolls out $350 million in funding to prevent collisions and improve habitats The results of such tough rules are starting to show. Between 20, the number of public policies intended to phase out plastic carryout bags tripled.
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Over 100 countries now have a full or partial ban on single-use plastic bags. Plastic bags are everywhere - littering our streets, clogging up our rivers, and choking wildlife in the ocean.īut after years of campaigning from environmental groups, many places have banned them entirely. 'Really encouraging': Plastic bag bans work, say campaigners The Great Barrier Reef is one of the natural wonders of the world. But many of its reef-building corals have been devoured by plagues of toxic crown-of-thorns (COTS) starfish.Ī little crab could help to stop that. The red decorator crab - or ‘Schizophrys aspera’ - has a voracious appetite for the juvenile starfish, research from the University of Queensland has shown. Scientists fighting to save the Great Barrier Reef have discovered a new secret weapon - a tiny red crab. ‘Natural buffer’: Could this tiny red crab help protect the Great Barrier Reef? The renewables generated 12 per cent of global electricity in 2022, up from 10 per cent the previous year, according to the report from clean energy think tank Ember.Īnd while a small increase in coal burning pushed electricity emissions up to an all-time high, analysts predict this will be the peak of pollution. ‘End of the fossil age’: Wind and solar broke energy records last year, report revealsĮxperts are calling time on the fossil age as new analysis shows wind and solar power produced a record amount of the world’s electricity last year. Since launching in 2021, an internationally-funded wastewater treatment plant in central Gaza has allowed cleaner water to flow into the valley. Yet despite being buried under layers of sewage and waste, the valley is still alive.Ī recent project by the United Nations’ Development Programme (UNDP) aims to rehabilitate the area as a nature reserve and coastal wetland. ‘Now we can breathe a little’: How Gaza is bringing its wetlands back to lifeĭecades of reduced freshwater inflows, creeping urban development and pollution have crippled Wadi Gaza’s fragile environment.
All EU countries have to submit an updated national energy and climate plan (NECP) by June, showing how they will achieve the bloc’s goal of cutting CO2 emissions by 55 per cent by 2030.Įurope’s richest country has stepped up its green energy and efficiency targets, partly thanks to public motivation.
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