Many responses to report Tata, ‘independent body must measures emissions’
The village council of Wijk aan Zee wants Tata Steels emissions to be measured from now on by an independent government agency. The RIVM sees much …
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Three weeks, ministry must disclose address details nitrogen ejectors
Within three weeks, the Ministry of Agriculture must disclose the address details of some 3500 companies that were allowed to emit nitrogen without a licence between 2015 and 2019. …
Tata Steel permits tightened: air should be cleaner faster
Tata Steel’s permits for the emission of harmful substances are tightened and extra checks will be made for those emissions. In this way, the Rijk …
Brussels bill to counter deforestation with ban on coffee and palm oil
Coffee, palm oil, wood or food products may no longer be imported from areas where there is deforestation. According to a European Commission bill, traders should …
Climate summit responses: from ‘important signal’ to ‘faliekant fails’
After two weeks of negotiations by nearly 200 countries, the final declaration was hammered at the Glasgow climate summit last night. According to President Sharma, the goal …
Malawi: no blame for climate crisis, big victim
In the countryside in Malawi, farmer Doma Alie stands in his field on a kind of stepmachine. It pumps groundwater by making kicking movements. After a …
Poor countries want to see money, discussion overshadows climate summit
Negotiations at the UN climate conference in Glasgow are overshadowed by complicated discussions about money. The fact that wealthy countries have failed to fulfilled their previous …
US and China want to combat global warming together
The United States and China want to work together against climate change. The two countries today announced a joint statement at the COP26 climate summit in …
Australian government disputes magnitude of deforestation in Queensland state
It was the first big promise at the Glasgow climate summit: more than a hundred countries decided to put an end to deforestation by 2030. Thats a …
Dutch initiative in Glasgow: emissions of all new trucks in 2040
At the initiative of the Netherlands, eleven countries agreed at the Glasgow climate summit that all new trucks and buses should be emissions free from 2040. In …
“Keeping 1.5 Degree Alive,” Is What Everyone in Glasgow Talks About
As thousands of protesters walk through the streets of Glasgow this afternoon, country delegations take stock of the first week of negotiation at the global climate …
‘Wealthiest 1 percent emits twice as much as the poorest half’
The richest 1 percent of the worlds population emits twice as much CO2 as the poorest half. This means that around 70 million people thus cause twice the …
Dutch methane inhibitor used to reduce cows emissions in Brazil
The Dutch chemical company DSM is going to supply Brazilian meat giant JBS with a product that should reduce methane emissions from cows. It is a …
With ‘coal, cars, cash and trees’, 1.5 degree of warming stays within range
“Coal, Cars, cash and trees”, coal, cars, money and trees. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeats his mantra regularly these days, including today at the Glasgow …
Boris Johnson on Climate Summit: ‘No Apologize for Procrastination’
From US President Biden to the President of the Maldives, Heads of State and Government come to Scotland today and tomorrow. Most world leaders will arrive …
Climate concerns in China: ‘Smog can see you from bedroom window, no CO2’
It’s not really clean yet on the banks of the Yellow River, but the blackest smog days are a thing of the past. Now the …
Acrimonious pill that climate scientists dont penetrate to ministers
“Shamelessly,” says GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver on a new, comprehensive report on climate policy, including CBS, RIVM, the Environmental Planning Bureau (PBL) and TNO. “The State …
“Countries climate plans are still far insufficient to meet Paris targets”
Country climate plans are far from sufficient to meet the targets set in the Paris climate agreement. This is in the latest edition of the so-called …
Greenhouse gas volume in 2020 at record level despite corona pandemic
The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record level last year, despite a temporary decline in global emissions at the time of the …
Climate Report Press: Australia for Coal, Brazil against Flexitarians
Documents that Greenpeace has passed on to the BBC show how countries are trying to influence a leading UN climate report. Although, according to the British …
‘Fused African glaciers without direct action within 20 years’
Glaciers in Africa have melted within 20 years if action is not taken immediately. The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that in a report.
The …
EU and US promise to significantly reduce methane emissions
In an attempt to slow global warming, the European Union and the United States want to significantly reduce methane emissions. The EU and the US today …
Major lawsuit on shoemeldiesels kicks off, without former top man Winterkorn
Today, the trial of former Volkswagens top drivers begins in Germany, which has to tell you who are guilty of the shabby diesel scandal. The most …
Chamber wants to support Tata with money on announced hydrogen conversion
The House of Representatives is willing to provide financial support for steel manufacturer Tata Steels plan to make production more sustainable in IJmuiden. A large majority …