Etiket: emissions
Agreements with LyondellBasell on accelerated reduction of CO2 emissions | News item
News item | 13-10-2023 | 15:25 International chemical company LyondellBasell wants to take major sustainability steps at its factories in the Rotterdam-Moerdijk region through the customized approach over the next…
Court: Chemours liable for damage caused by emissions of harmful PFAS substances
Chemours is liable for the contamination with chemical PFAS substances of a large area in the Drechtsteden. This concerns the period between July 1, 1984 and March 1, 1998. That…
Lego stops project to make blocks from recycled PET bottles: “Higher CO2 emissions” | Environment
Lego announced in 2021 that it would investigate whether PET bottles could be used for the production of the famous Lego blocks. Lego now tells the ‘Financial Times’ that PET…
The RACC reminds Albiol that European funds are at stake if it stops the low emissions zone
The decision of the mayor of Badalona, Xavier García Albiolnot to implement, for now, a low emissions zone (ZBE) in his municipality he has generated a barrage of reactions. In…
Research confirms dramatic consequences of emissions for polar bears: fewer cubs and lower chances of survival | EXPLAINED – Science
How much exactly are polar bears affected by the greenhouse gases we emit? According to some critical voices – such as the US government – there is no evidence of…
Many forest fires this year will lead to record emissions in the Northern Hemisphere
The total estimated carbon emissions from this year’s many forest fires have reached a new record in the Northern Hemisphere. The European Copernicus observation program announced this on Thursday. The…
Green transition in energy sector driving force behind continued decline in greenhouse gas emissions
Even now that energy prices have recovered, the decline in greenhouse gas emissions continues. In the second quarter of this year, emissions in the Netherlands were 5 percent lower than…
Shipowners promise a lot, but emissions are only growing
On the bow of the cruise ship in the port of Amsterdam is a hashtag: #savethesea. The elegant letters on the huge MSC Euribia are meters high. The cruise ship…
Allbird’s first shoe with zero CO2 emissions
Already announced in March by sustainability-focused footwear retailer Allbirds, it was live and in color at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen – ‘M0.0NSHOT’, the first shoe made without carbon…
Former Audi boss found guilty of emissions fraud in years of diesel scandal
A German court found former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler guilty on Tuesday of involvement in years of fraud involving “cheating software” in hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen cars — Audi…