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The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) will organize an international conference on modern technologies in recycling and reusing industrial waste in Jubail Industrial City on December 3-4. ...more |
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![Eleven EU nations call for cleaner air, less waste Eleven EU nations call for cleaner air, less waste](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_30a089ba-bb7a-4794-b410-752a50b943d4_.jpg) |
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Ministers from 11 EU member states, including France and Germany, have written to the European Commission calling on it to press ahead with a tougher air quality law and new rules on cutting waste, according to a letter seen by Reuters. ...more |
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![Californian drought could wipe out southernmost coho salmon group Californian drought could wipe out southernmost coho salmon group](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2a403728-0a07-44a7-acb5-598a36271cff_.jpg) |
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California's three-year drought threatens to wipe out the last of the Muir Woods coho salmon that make their way each year from the Pacific Ocean to spawn in a freshwater creek running through the redwoods near San Francisco, state officials said on Monday. ...more |
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Scientists have presented the most comprehensive evidence to date that climate extremes such as droughts and record temperatures are failing to change people’s minds about global warming. ...more |
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![Australia slashes funding for UN Environment Programme Australia slashes funding for UN Environment Programme](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0a10bf3e-b0c4-4636-8175-127a127930df_.jpeg) |
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Australia will cut its funding to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) by more than 80%, it has been reported. ...more |
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![TZOA wearable environment tracker measures UV and air pollution TZOA wearable environment tracker measures UV and air pollution](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d5c346df-e7d3-4096-946b-b8ede634d96c_.jpg) |
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A group of Canadian designers has created a wearable device that monitors environmental data including air quality and UV radiation, and presents the metrics via an app. ...more |
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![Kuwaiti youngster talks water rationalization at Arab environment forum Kuwaiti youngster talks water rationalization at Arab environment forum](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5235773d-397b-4f51-9f81-27a2595b2703_.JPG) |
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A young Kuwaiti participant at the seventh annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), which kicked off in the Jordanian capital last Wednesday, discussed his personal experience with rationalizing water consumption inside homes. ...more |
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![France to rank cars for pollution, wants to phase out diesel fuel France to rank cars for pollution, wants to phase out diesel fuel](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_81665b6f-1ea8-4eeb-b4bb-00f0eab9c081_.jpg) |
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France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for private passenger transport and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Friday. ...more |
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![Spanish pledge raises climate fund close to $10 billion goal Spanish pledge raises climate fund close to $10 billion goal](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_bf292499-34f9-449d-bd30-733994cc0df3_.jpg) |
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A Spanish pledge of 120 million euros ($150 million) to a fund to help poor nations cope with global warming has raised the total close to the $10 billion U.N. target before a U.N. meeting in Peru this week to work on a climate deal. ...more |
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![China takes 'zero tolerance' approach to regional polluters: Cabinet China takes 'zero tolerance' approach to regional polluters: Cabinet](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_758c1c72-8b79-4fe4-a1ab-ae9b788a5ff4_.jpg) |
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China will take a "zero tolerance" approach to a wide range of environmental violations and has promised stronger action against regional governments that protect polluters or hinder inspections, according to a Cabinet document. ...more |
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