Carbon footprint

Denmark and 10 other EU countries have called for the creation of a European strategy for the gradual decommissioning of diesel and petrol cars, including allowing the ban of sales at member state-level by 2030 to combat climate change, Reuters reported. .

Denmark made the proposal on Friday at an European meeting of environment ministers held in Luxembourg, BTA reported.

Irish low-cost air carrier Ryanair has entered the top 10 of the largest air pollutants in Europe, taking the tenth place and becoming the only airline in the unprecedented ranking of coal-fired power plants, including the Bulgarian Maritsa East 2 TPP ". BBC reported on Tuesday, citing data from the independent European Transport and Environment NGO.

The richest tenth of the world's people produce half of all carbon emissions, while the poorest half - most threatened by droughts and super storms linked to climate change - produce only one tenth, Oxfam said on Dec. 2.