European Parliament resolution supports the establishment of Arctic protected areas
歐洲議會的決議，令守護北極全球行動向前邁進一大步。成立北極保護區的主張，繼得到芬蘭政府的支持後，再一次在國際社 […]
The EU's RAPEX system eliminates substandard consumer products.
歐盟自2004年起實施非食用消費品快速通報系統 (The Rapid Alert System fo […]
U.S. retailer Walmart requires suppliers to use safe chemicals
美國最大的零售商Walmart日前於其官網發佈 “消費品永續化學物質政策” (Sustainable […]
China calls on wealthy nations to take a greater leading role in addressing climate change.
中國呼籲富裕國家更多作為，在應對氣候變化方面起帶頭作用，協助避免熱浪、洪水、海平面上升等危機。 中國國家海洋局 […]
A US report shows that annual recycling volume of hard plastics exceeds 455,000 tons.
美國化學委員會(American Chemistry Council, ACC)日前針對塑膠回收發佈的一項報告 […]
The post-2015 development agenda must focus on drinking water, sanitation, and sustainable energy.
潘基文秘書長18日在出席聯合國大會有關“飲水、衛生與可持續能源”問題的主題辯論時發言指出，國際社會目前正在努力 […]
California strengthens consumer product safety regulations; draft priority product list to be released before April.
加州加強消費品安全法規(California Safer Consumer Product Regulatio […]
The European Food Safety Authority plans to investigate the risks of chemical substances.
歐盟食品安全局 (European Food Safety Authority，Efsa)提案建立鑑 […]
The new trend of recycled denim from marine waste: Pharrell Williams calls for attention to marine pollution.
熱愛海洋的人們和時尚愛好者攜手合作「漩渦計畫」(The Vortex Project)，作為將海洋塑膠廢棄物改 […]
China's energy conservation expenditure surpassed that of the United States for the first time last year.
在無法大量減碳的情況下，美國政府鼓以勵能源節約來降低對環境的負面衝級，因此過去幾年，美國每年花費在節能設備費用 […]
Multinational corporations are beginning to take the economic consequences of climate change seriously.
跨國公司可口可樂(Coca-Cola)一向注重企業的經濟效益，然而，2004年，當公司因為嚴重的水資源短缺而在 […]
Green building is a driving force in the US housing market.
2013年綠色家園 (Green Homes)佔美國整體住宅建築市場的23%，根據預測，到2016年 […]
Converting peatlands in Indonesia to oil palm could release large amounts of greenhouse gases.
亞洲、非洲、南美洲等熱帶地區均廣泛種植棕櫚，然而，世界上85%的棕櫚製品都來自於馬來西亞與印尼。2011年印尼 […]
Water resources will become key to China's future energy security.
一提到用水，大多數人想到的多是飲用水，但實際上，我們還需要水來種糧食，發電，製造衣服，開採煤礦等等。簡而言之， […]
The City of Vancouver, Canada, is using discarded plastic bottles in its road paving projects.
為了加強環保建設以及提高經濟效益，加西地區溫哥華市政府與總部位於安大略省的環保科技公司GreenMantra合 […]
Microplastics invade the food chain and poison marine biodiversity.
科學家發現，海洋中的塑膠微粒可能透過攝食，嚴重危害食物鏈底層物種 — 海洋蠕蟲 […]
The European Commission has recommended amending the Waste Packaging Directive to reduce the consumption of plastic bags in Europe.
2013年11月4日，歐洲委員會通過建議，修訂第94/62/EC號包裝和包裝廢棄物指令 (Packa […]
German research found high concentrations of lead in coffee.
德國聯邦風險評估研究所 (The German Federal Institute for Risk […]
Amazon's Sustainable Packaging Initiative Alleviates "Package Rage"
全球最大的網路零售平台之一的亞馬遜 (Amazon.com) 表示，他們的”零挫折”永續包 […]
The IEC will standardize laptop chargers to reduce electronic waste.
國際電工委員會 (International Electrotechnical Commission […]