Pollution

Climate change is adding to a growing infectious disease burden – we need coordinated action now

Climate change is adding to a growing infectious disease burden – we need coordinated action now

Tuberculosis (TB) is curable and preventable. Yet in 2021, around 1.6 million people died from the disease. Worldwide measles cases spiked by 79% in the first two months of 2022, despite a licensed vaccine against the disease being available since 1963. In refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, an outbreak of diphtheria – another disease preventable through vaccines – saw nearly …

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Scientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s

Scientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s

The air in Mexico City was once so toxic that people watched as dead birds fell out of the sky. In 1992, the United Nations declared the city the most polluted in the world, with its unregulated diesel engines, factory production, fossil-fuel powered energy plants, and widespread use of internal-combustion engines, all trapped in a …

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Nexans CSR performance recognized in 2022

Nexans CSR performance recognized in 2022

Throughout 2022, Nexans has been recognized for its performance in Corporate Sustainable Responsibility (CSR) and for tackling climate change, mainly thanks to its actions to reduce CO2 emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy. From developing products and services with minimised impact on the environment to adopting stricter environmental norms and ensuring compliance …

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EPA proposes plan to tighten air quality standards, cut down on deadly particle pollution

EPA proposes plan to tighten air quality standards, cut down on deadly particle pollution

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday proposed a plan to tighten air pollution standards for the first time in a decade. The shift would aim to cut down on deadly particle pollution, otherwise known as soot, which is responsible for killing thousands yearly and disproportionately causing negative health …

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Xrp Classic Promotes Eco-friendly Regenerative Finance Using Blockchain

Xrp Classic Promotes Eco-friendly Regenerative Finance Using Blockchain

Approved by smart contract security auditor SolidProof, Xrp Classic has developed an eco-friendly ReFi blockchain in a bid to lead on regenerative finance DUBAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Created as a carbon-free, eco-friendly regenerative finance (ReFi) blockchain, Xrp Classic has completed its Fair Launch in December 2022. Xrp Classic was successfully listed on Coinsbit within 48 hours of the …

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