Environment

Creating a Renewable Energy Island

Fact: Climate change is one of the most unprecedented challenges of our time. But if we really want to reach our targets of decarbonizing our economy fully by the year 2050, we need to start mitigating this challenge now. We are living in a world where energy and...

theJournal.mt | 14/05/2022

Environment

Workers lay high voltage cables for shore-to-ship electricity

Infrastructure Malta is completing the laying of the high voltage underground cables that will energise shore-to-ship electricity systems for cruise liners visiting Malta, cutting 90% of their air pollution in the Grand Harbour. Grand Harbour Clean Air Project (GHCAP)...

theJournal.mt | 13/05/2022

Environment

Greenhouse gas emissions at 33% below 1990 level

A recent Central Bank of Malta research piece tries to assess the Maltese Government’s efforts to combat climate change by using fiscal policy. The authors note that Malta’s green house gas emissions followed an increasing trend between 1990 and 2004, but that...

theJournal.mt | 14/04/2022

Environment

Climate change is about all of us

Climate change affects us all. After the industrial revolution, carbon-based production and consumption patterns accelerated, but for decades humanity was unable to detect the slow onset of climate impacts. More recent technical assessments by international experts...

theJournal.mt | 21/03/2022

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Uncontrolled landfill to green open space: Qortin

The opening of Qortin green open spaces from a former landfill was announced today. Here are all the details. 3.3 million euro and 23,000 indigenous shrubs later; the Qortin landfill has been rehabilitated and is being opened as a green space for the public to enjoy....

TheJournal.mt | 25/02/2022

Environment

Wied Fulija: (surprisingly) home to diverse ecosystems

Walking along the paved pathway at Wied Fulija, you would never guess that this was once a landfill infested with pests gorging happily on the two billion kilogrammes of waste deposited there. One cannot help but notice how this area in Żurrieq has flourished and is...

TheJournal.mt | 17/02/2022

Environment

Ramblers’ president welcomes new plan for AUM

It is very positive that government listened to environmentalists to ensure that the Żonqor area continues to be protected and enjoyed by residents, president of Ramblers Association Ingram Bondin said. Welcoming the news, Bondin explained that activists have opposed...

TheJournal.mt | 16/02/2022

Environment

Bee the change you want to see

The beekeeping sector contributes significantly to the society economically and environmentally with 84% of plant species and 76% of food production in Europe dependent on pollination of bees. This is what Jorge Spiteri, Executive Secretary for The Malta Beekeepers’...

TheJournal.mt | 13/02/2022

Environment

Uplifting Malta’s beloved Buskett

Ambjent Malta will commence with works on a new visitors’ centre for families and all those who visit Buskett gardens. The demolition, construction and finishing works of the visitors’ centre is set to start soon and once completed, this visitors centre will serve as...

TheJournal.mt | 05/02/2022

Environment

WasteServ tech team build new glass sorting line from scratch

A new glass sorting line at the WasteServ facility was made up of equipment that was earmarked for decommissioning — as the skilled Maintenance Team within WasteServ managed to successfully turn this equipment into a new sorting line. “We built this sorting line...

TheJournal.mt | 29/01/2022

Environment

Don’t look up, ignore climate change!

‘Don’t Look Up’, a must-watch film released by Netflix, has been the subject of debate in the past few weeks. The satirical movie revolves around a comet heading towards Earth with apocalyptic outcomes. As the pair of scientists who discovered this hurtling comet...

Nathanael Cauchi | 22/01/2022

Environment

Carbon emissions: Malta moves from worst to best performer

Eurostat have issued the annual air emission accounts for the EU for 2020. These confirmed that the pandemic led to a significant impact on carbon emissions, with a fall of nearly 9% over 2019. In Malta the decline was much more significant, at over 20%. This...

TheJournal.mt | 18/01/2022

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