New incentives planned in push to promote electric vehicles
Cyprus has set a national goal for electric vehicles to account for 25 per cent of new registrations by 2030 as it steps up efforts...
Environment
Fire-stricken areas will need extra protection before winter
A team of Greek experts on Wednesday visited the areas of Larnaca and Limassol that were affected by a huge fire early this month in...
Moon ‘wobble,’ climate change seen as driving coastal flooding in 2030s
By Dan Fastenberg US coastlines will face increasing flooding in the mid-2030s thanks to a regular lunar cycle that will magnify rising sea levels caused...
‘Mind the gap’ – why the complaints about the EU’s climate plan?
By Isla Binnie The European Union’s huge policy package to make good on a pledge to reduce net greenhouse emissions by 55 per cent from...
Cyprus fires: Protecting ourselves from a savage future
The recent fires have highlighted yet again the crucial importance of forest management, not least what trees should go where By Martin Clark On Saturday,...
Floods lay bare Europe’s ‘gigantic task’ in averting future climate damage
By Kate Abnett and James Mackenzie The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger dams, dykes and drainage...
Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey
By Mert Ozkan Thousands of baby flamingos have died at Turkey’s Lake Tuz in the past two weeks from a drought that environmentalists said was the...
EU green plans forms part of Paphos summer school programme
A total of 40 teenagers who participated in the Space and Steame Summer Camp in Paphos dedicated part of their programme last week to European...
Talking about the climate crisis
Simply talking about the climate crisis may not seem like enough, and in all honesty, it’s not but it’s a starting point to raise awareness...
Cyprus will struggle to apply EU’s new carbon taxes
Implementing these policies and policing their application will be a logistical nightmare for the EU The European Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday its ‘Fit-for-55’ package,...
Wishing beaches were clean
Summertime certainly means beach time. Yet nobody wants to be sunbathing and snorkelling amid empty plastic cups, cigarette butts and all other sorts of rubbish...
Path to recovery ‘aligned with sustainable development goals’
Cyprus’ path to recovery “must and will” be aligned to sustainable development goals` Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has said. Speaking at the virtual UN High-Level...
Authorities to close down illegal beach bars on Polis-Yialia beach
The Paphos district administration said on Wednesday that it will be shutting down illegal beach bars set up on state land along the Polis-Yialia beach...
Bill drafted for deposit return on bottles and cans
The government is drafting a bill that would introduce a small deposit return fee to help reduce waste, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis told the House...
EU launches big climate plan for “our children and grandchildren”
European Union policymakers on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action this decade and set...
Sea turtles released after being nursed back to health (Video)
Two sea turtles – Androniki and Emma –were released back into the sea on Wednesday after recuperating at the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre of the...
Public consultation over dumping plastic farm waste
The environment service has launched a two-month public consultation on draft regulations to manage plastic waste in the agricultural sector. Uncontrolled dumping and burning of...
Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution
Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Often forgotten in this story is a problem of basic biology. What goes in must come...
Suckers for learning: why octopuses are so intelligent
By Lisa Poncet Our last common ancestor with the octopus existed more than 500 million years ago. So why is it that they seem to show...
Tackling marine litter serves a dual purpose
An environmental issue used as means for bi-communal peace building By Tasos Karonias It is well known that marine litter is one of the...