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April 2, 2023

Artificial Intelligence·Computing·Europe

OpenAI’s Chat GPT Chatbot Faces Massive Fine And Historic Ban In Italy Over Data Collection Breach

The Data Protection Authority of Italy has temporarily banned Open AI’s Chat GPT chatbot and launched an investigation over a suspected breach of data collection rules. ChatGPT is accused by the agency

Europe·News·Plastic

France Delays Polystyrene Packaging Ban to 2030 Amid EU Regulations Shake-Up – What It Means for Manufacturers

The French Ministry of Ecological Transition is postponing the implementation of the planned January 2025 ban on non-recyclable packaging made wholly or partly of polystyrene (PS), as set out in the 2021 Climate and Resilience Law, to align with the

October 3, 2024

Leicester’s Hop! Free Bus Service Hits 1,500 Daily Passengers in Green Transit Leap

Europe·Mobility·Public Transportation

Leicester’s innovative Hop! bus service, a key component of the city’s Greenlines electric bus program, has quickly become a cornerstone of urban mobility, reflecting

Polygood Turns 350M Tons of Plastic Waste Into Microplastic-Free Panels

Architecture·Design·Europe

Every year, we throw away about 350 million metric tons of plastic waste. But some companies are turning this household waste into something useful:

Methane burns from a flaring unit at a solid waste landfill.

Europe·News·Pollution

EU Tackles Methane: New Rules to Slash Emissions by 30x More Than CO2

The European Union today adopted new requirements to measure, report, and verify methane emissions in the energy sector to limit the climate impact of this greenhouse gas, which is 30 times more

Sunita Somvanshi

May 29, 2024

Europe·News

EU Cracks Down: New Waste Shipment Rules to Protect Global Health and Environment Kick in This Month

The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) gave their final green light this Monday to the update of the European regulation on transboundary waste shipments to ensure that these are

Tejal Somvanshi

May 28, 2024

Automobiles release nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere and can be a significant source on nitrogen pollution to coastal areas.

Europe·Politics

EU Combustion Engine Ban Controversy: CDU Faces Backlash and Allegations of Vote Tampering

The CDU halted an online survey about the EU-wide ban on combustion engines after just a few hours. “This survey has been massively manipulated. Tens of thousands of votes have been cast

Govind Tekale

May 27, 2024

Europe·Space

SpaceX Sacrifices Falcon 9 Booster to Launch EU’s Latest Galileo Satellites: 146 Flights Without a Loss

With a military salute, SpaceX, bid farewell to the B1060 rocket, which the company sacrificed on Sunday with the goal of launching two Galileo satellites for the European Commission. A high-flying mission

Rahul Somvanshi

May 23, 2024

Artificial Intelligence·Europe

EU Sets Global Standard with First AI Regulation: What It Means for Tech Sovereignty

Table of the Contents: Balance of Innovation and Ethical AI Use Across Europe The Council of the European Union has just definitively approved the world’s first law to moderate the development, production,

Rahul Somvanshi

May 23, 2024

Station TotalEnergies Les Tulipes, Paris.. Photo Credit: Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

Activism·Climate·Europe

TotalEnergies Faces Landmark Climate Lawsuit: NGOs and Victims Demand Accountability for 1% of Global Emissions

Three NGOs and eight victims of climate disasters from seven countries have filed an unprecedented criminal complaint in Paris against the executives and major shareholders of French oil company TotalEnergies. The complaint

Govind Tekale

May 22, 2024

Solar Power Plant Leipziger Land.( Source: GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solaranergie mbH)

Energy·Europe

Germany Outpaces Southern Europe in Solar Power: Doubling Italy and Surpassing Spain and Portugal

The energy transition is not advancing at the same pace everywhere. And it doesn’t prioritize the raw material, the available resource (in this case, the Sun). A paradigmatic example is Germany, which

Sunita Somvanshi

May 22, 2024

EU Flag, Photo Credit: European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta (CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED)

Climate·Crime·Europe

EU Imposes Up to 10-Year Sentences for Deadly Environmental Crimes

This Monday, a new regulation came into force that expands and strengthens the list of environmental crimes in the European Union through criminal law, imposing sentences of up to ten years in

Tejal Somvanshi

May 20, 2024

Iberian Lynx ( Source: lynxexsitu, CC BY 3.0 ES DEED )

Conservation·Europe·Nature·Wildlife

Iberian Lynx Population in Spain and Portugal Hits Record 2,021: A Triumph in Conservation

The Iberian lynx population in the Iberian peninsula surpassed 2,000 individuals in 2023, marking a maximum number since detailed monitoring began, which distances the species from the risk of extinction. This is

Rahul Somvanshi

May 19, 2024

EU Sets Ambitious CO₂ Emission Targets for Heavy-Duty Vehicles! 🌍

Europe·Pollution

EU Mandates 90% CO₂ Reduction for Heavy-Duty Vehicles by 2040

The European Council has formally adopted the Regulation on CO₂ emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which modifies and strengthens the existing EU standards. The updated rules will further reduce CO₂ emissions from

Tejal Somvanshi

May 14, 2024

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