China’s prestigous Belt and Road project could be damaged in its reputation by a corruption case in Kazakhstan.

A recent study shows: Asset managers Blackrock and Vanguard vote with management more frequently than other investors to approve decision that are potentially harmful to the environment or the climate.

Denmark has finished the public consultations of the environmental assessment of Nord Stream 2. The companies involved hope for a fast decision. But a spokesman of the Danish Energy Agency told The World News Monitor that the regulator will run a thorough assessment of the impact of the pipeline.

Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could be delayed by several months if Denmark fails to issue its permit for the project and the pipeline has to bypass Danish waters.

The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, announces today that its latest ocean cleanup prototype system – System 001/B – is successfully capturing and collecting plastic debris.

A new concept for an aluminium battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The idea has potential for large scale applications, including storage of solar and wind energy, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, think.

According to hospital reports, one Hong Kong protester is in critical condition after clashes with police.

With the Greater Bay Area, China wants to develop an international innovation and technology hub, a globally competitive modern industrial system, explains Bill Li, director of the Hong Kong Office in Berlin, in an WNM exclusive. A special focus should be put on ecological conservation. Li thinks that the protests will not disrupt the economic development of the area.

Voters in Austria have put environmental and climate issues on the political agenda.

Some regional Australian towns have trucked in drinking water. Several towns forecast to hit ‘day zero’ next year. Farm production is declining, hurting Australia’s economy.