Reducing aviation emissions mustn’t undermine Cyprus’ connectivity, minister warns
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry should not make ticket prices prohibitive as there are no other links to mainland Europe,...
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China responsible for surge in ozone-depleting emissions – study
SHANGHAI, May 23 (Reuters) – China is to blame for much of the increase in illegal ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since 2013, according a study published...
Residents near carcinogenic factory complain over compensation
The committee for the cancer victims of the Astrosol factory which was, along with the government, found guilty in 2017 of creating a cancer cluster...
Air pollution causing more deaths than smoking
Air pollution is killing more people every year than smoking, according to research published on Tuesday by researchers from Cyprus and Germany. Small particle pollution...
China to crack down on diesel trucks, raise fuel standards
China will take action against highly-polluting diesel trucks by imposing tougher fuel and engine standards, raising rail freight volumes and strengthening its monitoring capabilities, new...
Living in air-polluted Nicosia will cost residents on average a year of their lives
By Lizzy Ioannidou AN AVERAGE of one year is cut from the lives of every Nicosia resident due to high levels of air pollution, which...
Environmental pollution in developing countries – Is attenuation possible?
There are only two things no human or any life form can go without, air and water. Woefully, there is a major crisis worldwide related...
New ‘carrot and stick’ proposals to reduce exhaust emissions
By Evie Andreou The government launched a public consultation on a new bill stipulating higher road tax for owners of cars exceeding acceptable limits for...
UN seeks to cut pollution on World Environment Day
Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem...
Dead whale spotlights Thailand’s losing battle against plastic
A pilot whale that died after ingesting rubbish has highlighted Thailand’s losing battle against plastic, said conservationists who called for urgent measures to cut back...
Sixty-one per cent of Nicosians think their city is clean
More than 61 per cent of Nicosians believe their city is clean, according to a Eurostat report published on Monday. The results place Nicosia just...
From pasta straws to free beverages, local eateries join anti-plastic battle
By Annette Chrysostomou Around 80 per cent of litter in the sea originates from land-based sources, Xenia Loizidou from Akti research centre said on Tuesday...
€100,000 approved to clean up Limassol coastal areas
Limassol Mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Sunday the government had approved a €100,000 to combat marine pollution around the coastal city. Nicolaides announced the move...
Polluting company fined €8,000 for fuel spill
A company responsible for the leakage of hundreds of litres of petroleum into the Limassol port on March 26 was fined €8,000, the marine and...
Shops ignoring plastic bag ban
A new law forbidding the handing out of free plastic bags in supermarkets came into effect on January 1, but when supermarkets reopened on Wednesday...
Big cities to buy zero emissions buses, extend green areas
Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make major...
Study links pollution to millions of deaths worldwide
Pollution is killing millions of people worldwide, mostly through the diseases it causes including heart conditions, strokes and lung cancer, according to a large international...
Oroklini waters ‘a breeding ground for bacteria’, say Greens
THE Green Party on Friday expressed grave concerns about the dangers to public health from stagnant waters at the Oroklini coast which contain a high...
State stumped by Limassol coastal pollution
AUTHORITIES have no idea where rampant pollution in the sea off Limassol is coming from, Transport Minister Marios Demetriades admitted on Tuesday. He said the...
Possible marine pollution being investigated in Paphos
Investigations are underway in Paphos to find out what has caused a milky white substance to be spewed into the sea along the coastline. A...