Natural environment

Urban Waste in Albania 'a Danger to Health'

Albania's Institute of Public Health, ISHP is raising an alarm about the way urban waste is being managed, uring local governments to improve the condition of public waste containers and raise their hygienic standards.

A study published this week by ISHP gathered data from eight years, from 2005 to 2012, to shed light on the sanitation and hygiene situation of urban waste management.

Turkey 'faces bandwagon effect on climate change'

Turkey's continued preference for fossil fuels will soon become untenable as it becomes impossible to swim against the tide of greater support for renewable energy, according to the projects manager of the CDP in Turkey, a non-profit organization working with companies and cities on climate change. 'Turkey is planning new investments in coal; this needs to stop,' Mirhan Köro?lu Gö?ü?

Reinforce climate protection, create jobs, and improve competitiveness

With regard to the landmark international climate conference in Paris, it is obvious that 2015 marks a turning point in international efforts to combat climate change. For the first time in 25 years of climate diplomacy we see that all major emitting countries are prepared to take concrete action to reduce or limit.

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