Key UN Biodiversity Summit Opens in China
A key U.N. summit tasked with protecting biodiversity officially opens in China and online Monday, as countries meet to tackle pollution and prevent mass extinction weeks before the COP26 climate conference.Beijing, the world’s biggest polluter, has so…
Facebook-backed Group Launches Misinformation Adjudication Panel in Australia
A tech body backed by the Australian units of Facebook, Google and Twitter said on Monday it has set up an industry panel to adjudicate complaints over misinformation, a day after the government threatened tougher laws over false and defamatory online …
Hydropower Decline Adds Strain to Power Grids in Drought
After water levels at a California dam fell to historic lows this summer, the main hydropower plant it feeds was shut down. At the Hoover Dam in Nevada — one of the country’s biggest hydropower generators — production is down by 25%. If extreme drought…
In a Rocky Israeli Crater, Scientists Simulate Life on Mars
From the door of the expedition base, a few small steps to the left an autonomous rover passes by. A few giant leaps to the right is an array of solar panels. The landscape is rocky, hilly, tinged with red. Purposefully it resembles Mars.Here, in the R…
What Is the Global Minimum Tax Deal and What Will It Mean?
A global deal to ensure big companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15% and make it harder for them to avoid taxation has been agreed upon by 136 countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Friday.The OECD said four countries …
THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING Construction and demolition waste: a way forward
Following a public consultation process, the Construction and Demolition Waste Strategy for Malta (2021-2030) is being adopted by the Government. This was announced by Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia together …