The good news of 2018 in our planet

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2018/12/29/planete-les-plutot-bonnes-nouvelles-de-2018_5403506_3244.html

Businesses may pay to recycle their own waste in United Kingdom

Businesses in England may be forced to foot the bill for recycling or disposing their packaging waste under a landmark government strategy.
Currently taxpayers by way of local councils must pay the £1bn it costs to process this rubbish, with supermarkets and big corporations only contributing around 10 per cent of the money required.

Under the latest plan, those responsible for the waste will be legally obliged to pay for its disposal, and industry will have to pay higher fees if their products are difficult to reuse or recycle.
Read more at:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/recycling-waste-strategy-government-businesses-pay-plastic-pollution-environment-a8687656.html

Single-use plastic items will be banned in European Union by 2021

 

Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks or cotton buds, will be banned in the EU under plans adopted on Wednesday.

These products, which make up over 70% of marine litter, will be banned from the EU market from 2021, under draft plans approved by Parliament.
MEPs added to this list of plastics banned from the EU market from 2021: products made of oxo-degradable plastics, such as bags or packaging and fast-food containers made of expanded polystyrene.
Read more at:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20181018IPR16524/plastic-oceans-meps-back-eu-ban-on-throwaway-plastics-by-2021
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2018/12/19/l-union-europeenne-conclut-un-accord-sur-l-interdiction-des-plastiques-a-usage-unique_5399945_3244.html 

The ambitious goal for 100% of renewable electricity in France is viable.

https://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2018/12/12/le-100-d-electricite-renouvelable-un-objectif-ambitieux-mais-realisable_5396242_1652612.html

Spain wants to ban sale gasoline, diesel vehicles from 2040

https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/11/13/inenglish/1542118484_563478.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/energies/article/2018/11/14/l-espagne-veut-interdire-la-vente-de-vehicules-essence-et-diesel-des-2040_5383546_1653054.html

Higher electrification has a negligible effect on carbon emissions without stronger increase of renewable energies

 
Electricity markets are undergoing a unique transformation with higher demand brought by the digital economy, electric vehicles and other technological change. As part of its deep-dive into the electricity sector this year, WEO 2018 also examines what impact of higher electrification in transportation, buildings and industry. The analysis finds that higher electrification would lead to a peak in oil demand by 2030, and reduce harmful local air pollutant. But it would have a negligible impact on carbon emissions without stronger efforts to increase the share of renewables and low-carbon sources of power. 

Read more: https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2018/november/world-energy-outlook-2018-examines-future-patterns-of-global-energy-system-at-a-t.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2018/11/13/basculer-vers-l-electrique-ne-sauve-pas-du-changement-climatique_5382848_3234.html

Which is the healthy and sustainable way to feed 10,000 millions in 2050?

https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2018/11/14/cinq-scenarios-pour-l-avenir-alimentaire-de-la-planete-en-2050_5383175_3232.html