(For context, the EU’s carbon market covers two billion tons.) —A lot is still up in the air. Exact timing and regulations are still to be decided, and there’s no word on when the new regulation could extend
The design of this power plant allows it to be air cooled. This also means that it loses plenty of water (80%) through evaporation. The power plant has received many awards, but it has also been called the most polluting power plant in the world. 4. Majuba Power Station Production: 4,...
Another property from the same owner, the Harrison County Mine, is No. 10, emitting an additional 1.5 million metric tons. (Harrison is one of several West Virginia minesbeing suedby environmental groups for allegedly polluting nearby waterways.) When these emissions are mapped out, higher-than-...
Of course, the EU isn’t being entirely altruistic. When the European Commission proposed the carbon border tax, it leaned heavily on fears of “carbon leakage”—the idea that polluting industries in the EU would move to countries with less stringent carbon regulations—or of EU products being...
leaders aren't happy about the pollution, either. "Watching people wearing anti-toxin masks in the capital is pretty embarrassing," said Yun Gongmin, head of China Huadian, one of the largest state-owned energy companies. "Nobody wants to live in a polluting city for fear of getting ...
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), "by relieving congestion in Beijing, moving polluting heavy industry away from the capital … planners hope to create a more balanced economic structure." WEF cite the current population of this area as 130 million, greater than the whole of Japan....
One of the biggest concerns in science is bias(偏见)-that scientists themselves, consciously or subconsciously may put their thumbs on the scales and influence the outcomes of experiments.Boffins have come up with all sorts of strategies to try to remove it, from having their colleagues repeat ...
“Our research shows that polluting companies facing the mounting pressure to move away from fossil fuels are doubling down on esports sponsorship to maintain influence,” said Andrew Simms, a co-founder of Badvertising. The first esports World Cup draws to a close in Saudi Arabia on Saturday....
Cork’s excellent absorption capacity and its buoyancy are extremely efficient when it is necessary to absorb large quantities of oils, hydrocarbons and other organic and polluting solvents, in water and on land. In 2010, Corticeira Amorim launched an innovative range of natural cork-based absorbents...
AsThe Guardiannotes, while much reporting has been done on the plastic polluting the world’s oceans, about 80% of that ocean plastic starts as river pollution. Someexperts believethat cleaning the trash out of rivers is the best way tocurb plastic in the ocean. Well, the second...