Environment
German Court to Decide on Fate of 15 million Diesel Cars
Germany's highest administrative court in Leipzig will on Thursday decide the fate of 15 million diesel vehicles in the country when it rules on whether cities in Europe's largest car market can ban heavily polluting cars, reported Reuters.
Volkswagen Apologizes for Testing of Diesel Fumes on Monkeys
The controversy over Volkswagen AG's diesel-emissions cheating took another twist when the carmaker apologized for a test that exposed monkeys to engine fumes to study effects of the exhaust.
Fuel oil spills into Aegean Sea, Turkish pier sealed
Fuel oil leaking from a fuel tank in the Aegean province of İzmir spilled into the Aegean Sea late on Jan. 11, forcing a nearby pier to close for cleaning purposes, Doğan News Agency reported on Jan. 12.
2 Years After Paris, the One Planet Summit Aims to Galvanize New Action on Climate Change
On 12 December 2017, the anniversary of the adoption of the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the world is meeting again in the French capital with the goal of fast forwarding action on climate change.
Head of State Will Take Part in the Summit "One planet", Dedicated to Climate Change
Head of State Rumen Radev will take part in the summit "One planet", dedicated to climate change, which will be held on December 12 in Paris, reported BGNES.
The Bulgarian President will present our country to the high-level forum at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.
Greens ‘want last nuclear weapons withdrawn’
Germany’s Greens want the next coalition government to push for the removal of all nuclear warheads stationed in Germany, a document seen by Reuters showed on Nov. 15.
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15,000 researchers issue doomsday warning: Time is running out
More than 15,000 researchers from around the world have signed an update to a 1992 'doomsday' document, warning that "time is running out" in the battle to sustain the future health of the planet.
Ministry to pay over 1 million liras to man injured during Gezi
An Istanbul court has ordered the Interior Ministry to pay over 1 million Turkish Liras in compensation to an academic who lost an eye during a police crackdown on the Gezi protests in 2013.
The UN Climate Conference was Launched in Bonn
The 23rd Conference of the Countries part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 23) started in the former German capital Bonn.
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Sofia and other European Capitals Demand Uniform Measures Against Transport Emissions
Sofia, together with eight other European capitals - Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Copenhagen, Vienna, Brussels and Helsinki, sent a joint letter to European institutions, which calls for uniform measures against air pollution from transport, inform Sofia Municipality, reports investorbg.