Eco World

European governments continue to subsidise the extraction and exploitation of coal, oil and gas to the tune of more than €112 billion a year, despite their pledges to completely phase out support for fossil fuels by 2020. Today, a report has been released showing how much European countries and institutions have to do to fulfil their commitments. The authors of the report - Climate Action Network, Overseas Development...

After China first announced its ban on the import of waste from other countries, effective from the new year, the global recycling sector was in turmoil. Black scenarios were being drawn and problems were being predicted for the entire recycling industry. The media are already reporting the first impacts of Beijing's decision As The Guardian reports, UK recycling experts have recognised that the problem in the UK,...