Today, 27 January, the two giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, officially leave Tokyo's Ueno zoo to return to China. In the days leading up to their departure, thousands of visitors flocked to the park for a final greeting, turning the event into something of the likes of a small collective ritual.
Car horns, inappropriate comments from tourists, tampered exhaust pipes, motorbikes starting up, heels clicking in the upstairs flat or children shouting after school: noise pollution is all around us.
Today, 26 January, is the International Clean Energy Day. The perfect opportunity to reflect on the importance of renewable energy sources for our planet.
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