Wind became the most important single source of electricity generation in the U.K. for the first time in the first quarter of this year. In other words, electricity generated by wind (32.4 percent) surpassed gas (31.7 percent). Renewables in total, including solar, biomass and hydro, provided 42 percent of the UK s electricity while 33 percent came from fossil fuels, mainly gas.
The Amazon rainforest is being devastated by gold mining. Mining in the Amazon is not a new issue. However, the area destroyed by mining in Brazil increased exponentially in recent years due to a steep rise in gold prices along with the introduction of hydraulic excavators in the mining activity.
In a republic like South Korea, the public has the right to know what the government is doing on its behalf. In other words, the administration is obliged to explain its plans and policies and answer questions from the public and civil society.
“With great power comes great responsibility.” Whether you attribute this quote to the Spider-Man movies, Voltaire, or Winston Churchill, it makes perfect sense.
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from Nov. 6 to 20 in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, near Mount Sinai.