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80-year-old environmental activists attack Magna Carta with a hammer in the British Library
80-year-old environmental activists attack Magna Carta with a hammer in the British Library

It became the first document in which the principle that the king and his government are not above the law is enshrined in writing

Ministry of Environment has failed the reform on hazardous waste disposal – StopCor
Ministry of Environment has failed the reform on hazardous waste disposal – StopCor

This caused a crisis in the market and doubled the price of the services of specialized companies

In April, less than a quarter of electricity in the EU was generated by fossil fuels
In April, less than a quarter of electricity in the EU was generated by fossil fuels

Its place was taken by generation due to wind, solar energy, as well as hydropower

SRS reveals violations by the Ministry of Environment in the field of hazardous waste management
SRS reveals violations by the Ministry of Environment in the field of hazardous waste management

Officials of the ministry did not fulfill the requirements of the legislation in the field of licensing of economic activity

The Ukrainian market of chemicals and products will now follow European rules
The Ukrainian market of chemicals and products will now follow European rules

According to the requirements of the new Technical Regulation, the dangerousness of chemicals and products will be assessed according to 33 classes of dangerousness

Extremely rapid increase in ocean temperature scares scientists
Extremely rapid increase in ocean temperature scares scientists

Record ocean temperatures indicate that seas are warming faster than expected, and the effects of these changes will be felt everywhere, from polar ice shelves to coastal cities around the world

There are plans to build 5 new waste processing plants in Transcarpathia
There are plans to build 5 new waste processing plants in Transcarpathia

They are designed to solve the problem of increased volumes of household waste arising due to the large flow of internal migrants into the region

European-style air quality index introduced in Ukraine
European-style air quality index introduced in Ukraine

More than 30 specialized experts worked on the development of this and other innovations in the field of air environment protection

270 Ukrainian medical institutions will receive solar power plants in 2023-2024 – Andriy Gerus
270 Ukrainian medical institutions will receive solar power plants in 2023-2024 – Andriy Gerus

About a quarter of them, along with power plants, will also receive energy storage facilities

Switzerland's Climeworks opens the world's largest plant to extract CO2 from the air
Switzerland's Climeworks opens the world's largest plant to extract CO2 from the air

This is the company's second direct air capture (DAC) commercial operation in Iceland

8 tips from an expert on how to avoid being left without power during peak hours
8 tips from an expert on how to avoid being left without power during peak hours

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, member of the supervisory board of NJSC "Naftogaz" Natalia Boyko shared her own energy saving rules

Venezuela has irrevocably lost all its glaciers
Venezuela has irrevocably lost all its glaciers

It became the first country on the planet to lose these important parts of ecosystems due to rising temperatures