Positive environmental stories from June 2023 Austria is our Green European country of the month - here’s whyĬountries across Europe are racing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and avert the worst effects of the climate crisis. When you die there’s currently only two options in most of Europe - burial or a traditional fire cremation.īut new options are being explored. The UK will offer water cremation for the first time this year, following rising demand for more environmentally friendly end of life options. What is water cremation? UK to offer eco-friendly burial alternative for the first time Euronews Green went to their factory in Pistoia, Italy to learn more. To help reduce emissions using Europe’s limited infrastructure, Hitachi Rail has developed its Masaccio tri-brid train. Only around 60 per cent of Europe’s lines have been electrified so far. To upgrade all of the railways in Europe could take decades and the cost would be enormous. Inside the factory making ‘tri-brid’ electric trains that could revolutionise transport in Europe This year's data includes a 41 per cent plunge in alerts for June, which marks the start of the dry season when deforestation tends to jump. Brazil Amazon deforestation drops 34 per cent under Lulaĭeforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by a third during the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, according to government satellite data.įrom January to June the rainforest had alerts for possible deforestation covering 2,650 square kilometres, down from 4,000 sq km during the same period last year under former leader Jair Bolsonaro. The find comes at a crucial time when Europe has been facing supply issues. Phosphate is rich in phosphorus which is a key component of many green technologies, as well as fertiliser. On board batteries will aim to store 62 megawatt hours of power. To power this behemoth of a train, 44 megawatts of energy, theoretically generated by 552 acres of solar panels will be required. This high speed train could be the first to be powered entirely by renewable energyĬalifornia’s long-awaited high speed train will be solar powered, according to the California High-Speed Rail Authority. It will also require an end to the use of coal. Timmermans explained that this would mean eliminating emissions from the oil and gas sector and products sold by oil and gas companies.
The EU is pushing for a global pledge to phase out the unabated use of fossil fuels “well ahead of 2050” at COP28, according to climate chief Frans Timmermans. EU to push for fossil fuel phaseout ‘well ahead’ of 2050 at COP28 climate summit
Sultan al-Jaber, president of the next UN climate summit, COP28, earlier this year called for a tripling of renewable energy generation by 2030 to curb greenhouse gas emissions and help reach goals set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
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