Wednesday, 8 October, 2025

Chemical & Industrial Pollution

The Push for a Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium in 2025: Environmental Impacts and International Support

Deep-sea mining targets polymetallic nodules and other resources on the ocean floor, essential for batteries and renewables, but at a potential cost to biodiversity. As of mid-2025, the ISA has yet to finalize a mining code, leaving a regulatory void that environmentalists decry as a gateway to disaster . The proposed moratorium seeks a legally binding halt to commercial...

CO2 Reduction Technologies: Halving our emissions by 2030, myth or reality?

CO2 Reduction Technologies: A Quantified Imperative in the Face of Climate Crisis By 2023, according to the International Energy Agency, global CO2 emissions reached 36.8 billion tons - a historic record. To comply with the Paris Agreement and limit warming to 1.5°C, these emissions would need to be reduced by 50% by 2030, according to the latest report from the...

Polluted Lands: Key Figures of an Invisible Threat in the United States

Polluted Lands: The Quantified Reality of a National Crisis In the United States, soil pollution hits hard: according to the EPA, over 1,300 sites are on the Superfund list, but...
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