Environmental Concerns

In December 2023, Europe saw a decline in new-vehicle registrations, the first in 17 months, primarily due to decreased electric vehicle (EV) demand. However, January 2024 marked a resurgence, especially in Germany, with a 19% increase in passenger car registrations and a 37% rise in new plug-in electric car registrations. Despite facing economic uncertainties and reduced incentives, brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi led in EV registrations. This mixed market response underscores the crucial role of policy support and strategic industry adjustments in navigating the evolving automotive landscape towards sustainable mobility.

Lithium is a silvery-white and very soft metal that belongs to the group of alkali metals in the periodic table. There are three main sources of lithium: (1) brine, (2) hard rock deposits, and (3) clay. About half of global lithium is produced from groundwater brine enriched in dissolved lithium. The …

Every year, around 70 shark attacks are reported worldwide – and only a fraction of these are fatal. There are more than 40 different species of sharks living and passing through Britain’s waters. Although, shark attacks are extremely rare, the amount of unprovoked shark attacks in the United Kingdom (UK) …

This summer of 2018, a heatwave struck the United Kingdom (UK) as it experiences a temperature that ranges from 30 to 32 degrees Celsius. A spokesman for the Met stated that the UK weather would not change for a while and will last for at least five more days. With …

The UK is experiencing a plastic waste crisis and here’s how they deal with it. Greenpeace’s analysis of customs data depicted that the United Kingdom (UK) had sent two-thirds of its total plastic waste to China since 2012. The UK’s Prime Minister, Theresa May has vowed to eliminate plastic waste …