Pollution
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Europe
London defies controversy to expand vehicle pollution toll zone
London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone expanded on Tuesday to become the largest pollution charging scheme in the world but prompting protests…
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Sport
Paris Olympics swimming test event cancelled over water quality fears
The cancellations this weekend pose a new challenge to the Paris Olympics organisers and the city’s ambitions to reopen the…
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Asia
Indonesia plans random emission tests on motorists as poor air chokes Jakarta
The central government will also require emission tests to be part of the process of obtaining a vehicle registration licence…
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Europe
Latvia beaches closed after spill from sewage treatment plant
An accident at a sewage treatment plant in western Latvia has caused a large spill of untreated waste into the…
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Europe
France outlaws climate activist group involved in protest against agro industry reservoirs
The French government issued a decree Wednesday outlawing an activist climate group it accuses of fomenting violence in a series…
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Asia
Indonesia plans to ban single-use plastic by end of 2029
JAKARTA: Indonesia will start imposing a ban on single-use plastic products by the end of 2029, the country’s Environment and…
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News
Courts and campaigns: Environment groups up ante in fight against plastic pollution
Legislators are lobbying for internationally legally binding policies on plastic reduction, amid protests and warnings on the urgency to act.…
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Travel
Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam’s most beautiful nature site. But the UNESCO world heritage site threatened by deluge…
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Europe
Plastic recycling in focus as countries meet in Paris for treaty talks
With countries meeting this week to work on a global plastics treaty, debate was emerging between countries wanting to limit…
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