The circularity gap report 2020
The amount of material consumed by humanity has passed 100bn tonnes every year, a report has revealed, but the proportion being recycled is falling. The climate and wildlife emergencies are driven by the
Pollution
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dairy farms operating in green space in Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 20/12/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tanuj Shivhare Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/12/2019 regarding operations of cattle sheds and dairy farm located in the vicinity of the
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2019 pollution and health metrics: global, regional and country analysis
In 2017, pollution was responsible for 15% of all deaths globally, and 275 million Disability-Adjusted Life Years. India saw the most pollution deaths — about 2.3 million — a new report has found. The
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effects of Pollution on Himalayan Glaciers, 13/12/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effects of Pollution on Himalayan Glaciers, 13/12/2019. Black Carbon is emitted into the atmosphere as a by-product of combustion processes such as fossil fuel, vegetation
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Effects of biofuels on pollution, 09/12/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Effects of biofuels on pollution, 09/12/2019. BS-IV standards adopted from 1st April, 2017. Leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards since 1st April, 2018 in NCT
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on accredited laboratories furnishing credible reports, 14/11/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE) Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/11/2019.</p> <p>The issue for consideration is the effectiveness
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The new plastics economy global commitment: 2019 progress report
The positive scale of global efforts to prevent plastic pollution has been revealed in a new report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal activities of marriage halls, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 18/10/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sri Om Tyagi Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 18/10/2019 regarding remedial action against illegal activities of marriage
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Throwing away the future: how companies still have it wrong on plastic pollution “solutions”
A new report from Greenpeace contends that multinational consumer goods companies are addressing the global plastics crisis with “false solutions.” Some of those solutions, the group says, harm the environment,
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Review of plastic footprint methodologies: laying the foundation for the development of a standardised plastic footprint measurement tool
Of the 8,300 million tonnes of plastic produced from 1950 to 2015, only 7% has been recycled while more than half has been discarded in landfill or leaked into the environment. Companies, organisations,