The Lithuanian Ministry of the Environment is analyzing the possibility of lakes chemical cleaning in Lithuania. Although the program has been drafted for a long time, it could not be realized, as funding for the cleaning of water bodies was completed by the end of 2013, and the new funding stage has not yet started. The Ministry of the Environment proposes a method of chemical disposing of waste in lakes as the only one, because it is about 10 times cheaper than mechanical cleaning.
Grass fires in Lithuania
In the spring of this year, firefighters in the whole Lithuania have to spend hours and days on the burned grasslands. Although the winter is still not over, it has already begun, as every spring, the natural pain caused by human hands – grass fires. This year 175 fires have been recorded . About 120 hectares of grass have been burnt. Most grass fires occurred in Vilnius County.
Ecological problems of Lithuania
What is the ecological situation in Lithuania? According to the data of the Ministry of Environment, “currently the natural conditions in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania do not endanger the existence of the nation and the state”.
Over the past year more than 50% of the main pollutants entering in the surface of water bodies have been reduced. However, only 40% of the wastewater is cleaned up to the established limits, as most of the wastewater treatment plants of the polluted water are physically and morally obsolete. Water supply networks are worn out and do not ensure the quality of the supplied drinking water. A large number of domestic production units use more energy, raw materials and water than European Union (EU) companies.
Analytics: The main environmental problems of Eastern Europe
Introduction to Analytics
The Eastern Europe region geographically includes the following countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia. But if we consider wider the list of countries related to this region may be bigger.
Analytical work is a generalized conclusion based on the study of media monitoring, reports and studies of the European Environment Agency (EEA), as well as environmentalist’s expert opinions.
Press release: Identification of major global environmental problems in Eastern Europe. The ecological aspect of using nuclear technologies: pros and cons of using nuclear energy
Eastern European Association the Greens (EEAG) hold a press conference in Brussels to highlight main environmental problems disturbing Eastern Europeаn countries. Among them is energy problem that affects climate changes. First of all it is use of coal which is the source of greenhouse gases emission, and danger of refuse from nuclear energy. During the press conference, the study “The main environmental problems of Eastern Europe. The ecological aspect of using nuclear technologies: pros and cons of using nuclear energy ” was presented.
Press release: Eastern European Association of the Greens. The most disturbing environmental problems of Eastern Europe.
Eastern European Association of the Greens (EEAG) – is the non-profit organization created in 2016 by Ukrainian and Lithuanian representatives of the greens. The Association aims to involve more Eastern European members interested in environmental protection and expand its influence throughout Eastern European region and wider if necessary.
Black snow fell outside Kiev
There a large amount of ash emissions is in the air, noted residents of the region.
Press Conference: Identification of main global environmental problems in Eastern Europe. The ecological aspect of use of nuclear technologies: pros and cons of using nuclear energy
We would like to invite you to our first official press conference in order to discuss important issues of environmental problems.
The Uninhabitable Earth, Annotated Edition
We published “The Uninhabitable Earth” on Sunday night, and the response since has been extraordinary — both in volume (it is already the most-read article in New York Magazine’s history) and in kind. Within hours, the article spawned a fleet of commentary across newspapers, magazines, blogs, and Twitter, much of which came from climate scientists and the journalists who cover them.
Some of this conversation has been about the factual basis for various claims that appear in the article. To address those questions, and to give all readers more context for how the article was reported and what further reading is available, we are publishing here a version of the article filled with research annotations. They include quotations from scientists I spoke with throughout the reporting process; citations to scientific papers, articles, and books I drew from; additional research provided by my colleague Julia Mead; and context surrounding some of the more contested claims. Since the article was published, we have made four corrections and adjustments, which are noted in the annotations (as well as at the end of the original version). They are all minor, and none affects the central project of the story: to apply the best science we have today to the median and high-end “business-as-usual” warming projections produced by the U.N.’s “gold standard” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Аналитическое исследование: Основные экологические проблемы Восточной Европы
Регион Восточной Европы включает в себя следующие страны: Белоруссия, Болгария, Венгрия, Молдавия, Польша, Румыния, Россия, Украина, Чехия, Словакия.
Аналитическая работа представляет собой обобщённое заключение на основе изучения мониторинга СМИ, докладов и исследований Европейского агентства по вопросам окружающей среде (ЕЕА), а также экспертных мнений экологов.
Следует отметить, что для оценки экологических проблем требуется комплексный подход с привлечением средств массовой информации, давления общества и деятельности человека. В данной аналитической работе освещаются 13 проблем, представляющих особый интерес для Восточной Европы, уделяется особое внимание причинам их возникновения, а также целям и стратегиям, которые используются для решения этих проблем.