In late February 2018, a six-tonne Sperm Whale washed up on the shore of the Murcian Coast in Southern Spain after consuming 64 pounds of plastic. The male Sperm Whale is already an endangered species protected under the Endangered Species Conservation Act in the US, and this is just one example as to why.
Construction of a new solar power plant in Chernobyl is underway with the aim to optimise the “Chernobyl Zone” – which is still a very toxic environment, over thirty years since the catastrophic nuclear accident took place.
Earlier this year, a 20-year-old Killer Whale washed up on the Scottish island of Tiree after becoming entangled in fishing ropes. This has not been the first report, nor the last of sea life fatalities to take place this year, however, this is one of significance as the Killer Whale was also found to have ingested high levels of toxic pollutants.
When it comes to getting rid of our waste, landfill sites and recycling plants may spring to mind. Unfortunately, we already know that a lot of our waste also ends up littering the streets, but did you know that a lot of it ends up in the ocean, and not just the surface, but the deepest parts too?
With London’s population being at nearly 9 million it means more cars are on the road, more cookers are being used and more smoking takes place. These are all contributing factors as to why London breached its carbon targets just 5 days into 2017.