DeSmog

Facebook-f X-twitter
Subscribe
Donate
Donate

DeSmog

Donate
Search
Search

Looking for a Sustainable Role Model for the US? Think Latvia

authordefault
By Ross Gelbspan
on

From the New York Times:

A new international ranking of environmental performance puts the United States at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations and 39th among the 149 countries on theย list.

European nations dominate the top places in the ranking, which evaluates sanitation, greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural policies, air pollution and 20 otherย measures.

The top 10 countries were led by Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Finland. The others at the top were Austria, France, Latvia, Costa Rica, Colombia and New Zealand, the leader in the 2006 version of the analysis.

By Ross Gelbspan

Related Posts

uk/Nigel Farage Dubbed โ€˜MP for Washingtonโ€™ for Parroting Trump in Parliament
ByAdam Barnett
on

Reform leader boosted the presidentโ€™s attacks on UK Chagos Islands policy more often than raising the cost of living.

Reform leader boosted the presidentโ€™s attacks on UK Chagos Islands policy more often than raising the cost of living.
us/How Pennsylvania Governorโ€™s Office Helped Push for Huge Data Centers in the Philadelphia Suburbs
ByEdward Donnelly
on

Emails reveal behind-the-scenes talks with state officials to clear the way for project in Upper Merion Township.

Emails reveal behind-the-scenes talks with state officials to clear the way for project in Upper Merion Township.
Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate
uk/Rupert Loweโ€™s Online Child Safety Investment Clashes with Elon Musk Alliance
BySam Bright
on

The tech billionaireโ€™s Grok AI tool has been used to produce millions of explicit images.

The tech billionaireโ€™s Grok AI tool has been used to produce millions of explicit images.
Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines
ByTaylor Noakes
on

Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a โ€˜toxic CO2 dumping groundโ€™.

Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a โ€˜toxic CO2 dumping groundโ€™.