LONDON: The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and 53 environmental and civil society organisations from around the world have written to the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to urge the Government to commit to a full and immediate ban on all UK plastic waste exports. The joint letter to Emma […]
A new joint investigation by Topten, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and ECODES reveals that residential heat pumps using natural refrigerants are no longer just a future promise – they are already a reality in Europe. The research found more than 310 air-to-water heat pump models using natural refrigerants such as propane (R-290) and carbon […]
LONDON: Tens of thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales (collectively known as cetaceans) are dying every year in European waters as a result of being bycaught in fishing gear – and some populations are coming perilously close to extinction. A new report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that the degree of bycatch […]
LONDON: In a landmark case in the UK courts, a luxury yacht firm has been handed stiff penalties for using ‘blood’ teak imported from Myanmar on some of the vessels it builds. Sunseeker International Ltd – self-styled as “the world’s leading brand for luxury motor yachts” – is based in Poole, Dorset. Sitting at Bournemouth […]
EIA, and other civil society organizations, welcome the launch of the European Commission’s roadmap for Methane Abatement Partnerships as a first step towards reducing methane emissions across the entire fossil fuel supply chain.
Members of the European Parliament today adopted the EU Methane Regulation, the first ever EU legislation to target this super-pollutant in the energy sector.