... On 4 October 2016, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Environmental Impact Assessment” and the Law of Ukraine “On Strategic Environmental Assessment”. ...
... Committee on Climate Change chair urges UK to bring in new laws to replace EU legislation and says Scotland must do more to prepare for global warming Annual rainfall in Scotland has increased 13% since the early 20th century. Photograph: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images Severin Carrell Scotland editor ...
... More than 1 million people died from dirty air in one year, according to World Health Organisation Students wearing face masks walk across the street in a line in Jinan, in east China’s Shandong province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images ...
... Edna Bomo Molewa (right), South African minister of environmental affairs, at the Paris climate change conference last year, with China’s Xie Zhenhua and India’s Prakash Javadekar. Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters Supported by Edna Bomo Molewa South African minister of environmental affairs ...
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... PRESS RELEASE On 22 September 2016, a 3-year EU-funded project has started its activities to boost the effectiveness of the waste management system of Ukraine and reduce its preoccupying impact on the environment. The project “Ukrainian civil society for European style waste management” is implemented by the International Charitable Organisation “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) in partnership with... ...
... On 22 September 2016, the EU Delegation to Ukraine in partnership with the international charitable organisation “Environment-People-Law” will hold media briefing to mark the launch of the EU-funded project “Ukrainian civil society for European style waste management”. The project aims to showcase ecologically sound alternatives to waste landfilling and accompany the Ukrainian government in its... ...
... On 22 September 2016, the EU Delegation to Ukraine in partnership with the international charitable organisation “Environment-People-Law” will hold media briefing to mark the launch of the EU-funded project “Ukrainian civil society for European style waste management”. The project aims to showcase ecologically sound alternatives to waste landfilling and accompany the Ukrainian government in its... ...
... Environment-People-Law advocates the creation of electronic system that is an expanded version of PRTR and will connect (1) PRTR reporting (2) other emissions monitoring, (3) data from permits and, in future, (4) EIA and (4) enforcement actions. The integrated approach will make the resulting electronic register much more useful for decision-making by government and its... ...
... Study finds dirty air takes huge economic toll on poor countries and costs the world more than $5tn annually in lost work days and welfare costs Smoke billows from industrial chimney stacks in Shanxi province, northern China. The country lost nearly 10% of its GDP to air pollution in 2013. Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images ...