Archive for February 2020
Can food labelling help achieve the European Union’s green ambitions?
Agriculture is a major contributor to Europe's carbon emissions. Reducing meat in diets could help a lot.
The real footprint of vehicles powered by renewables
That the future of transport is low-carbon is no longer in doubt.
Report: U.S. labels on plastics mislead the recycling public
The "Circular Claims Fall Flat" study says firms violate U.S. labeling rules because plastic products aren't actually recycled.
Bumblebees are feeling the heat of climate change
Warming temperatures are primarily to blame for the dramatic decline in bumblebee numbers, scientists say.
Invasive snails could help beleaguered coffee farmers
Asian tramp snails are originally from Asia. Yet they are now widespread throughout tropical and subtropical regions.
They swept Melbourne’s curbs. They found ocean plastic.
Much of “road dust” comes from our vehicle tires. Scientists say it's ending up as ocean plastic.