World news about “Sustainable development” published by euronews.
Designers getting smarter Mass consumption and waste have made us ugly. In his work on show at the ‘Centre for Contemporary Design’ in Prague, Czech artist Shalom Tomas Neuman asks… 17/06/2013
Eco fashion, smart fashion New York City: Fashion Week has only just ended, but in the city that never sleeps, nor does the clothing industry. It is estimated to generate more than 300… 19/02/2013
New York, fashion and clichésSo I’m off to New York! Everything is settled and all I have to do is get on the plane. Lyon-London-New York. The kind of straightforward trip I enjoy with an… 19/02/2013
Artisan fishermen demand ‘fairer EU quotas’ EU fisheries ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday with the aim of agreeing on fishing quotas for next year. The European Commission wants to slash the… 18/12/2012
Vitoria-Gasteiz is Spain’s green pioneer In the north of Spain, there is a wetland that might seem like many others. Except these lakes that are dominated by bizarre structures have been created from… 18/12/2012
Blog: the green attitude of the Basque capitalVitoria-Gasteiz. I might well have lived in Spain, although it was on the other side of the country in Seville, which hadn’t had its Expo and its development… 18/12/2012
Total energy independence in the Alps French engineer and inventor Fabrice André is whizzing up the Alpine road to his refuge on his latest invention: a tricycle that can climb upwards at more… 04/12/2012
Blog: Amps in the Alps When it comes to my story from Sarenne, there is a before and an after. Little did I know just how much my one visit there would change the way I see the… 04/11/2012
Back to our roots City life, its speed, excitement, variety, culture and job opportunities act as a magnet for young people. But not everyone of a certain age yearns for the… 04/10/2012
The Crystal eco-building dazzles Londoners An eco-friendly building christened “The Crystal”, built near London’s Olympic Park has been crowned one of the most advanced environmentally friendly… 20/09/2012
New Green Materials At a factory in Belgium, a new breed of products is being developed from the fibrous remains of sugar cane. It is a raw material with plenty of potential… 19/07/2012
Green is the colour Community-level action is a great way of contributing to sustainable development. And good habits start young, so teaching people how to live greener lives is… 21/06/2012
Aiming to make sustainable energy a reality Sustainable energy was the theme at a summit in Brussels. The Commission has announced a 50 million Euro initiative to support developing countries. The… 16/04/2012
EU grants for eco-innovation Eco-innovation provides 3.5 million jobs across Europe, most of them in SMEs (small and medium sized businesses) which can apply for EU financing. This can… 02/04/2012
Green gives good returns – Copenhagen Mayor Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, explains why it is economically viable to invest in sustainable development. 23/03/2012
UN Environment chief urges more green investment Achim Steiner, the director of the UN’s Environment Programme, told euronews that cities cannot afford NOT to invest in green initiatives. 23/03/2012
EU Summit maps out the future for cities What is a sustainable city? What kind of pressure do our urban spaces have to face? What examples can small and medium cities set and how can their successes… 23/03/2012
Lorca’s sustainable reconstruction Last May in Lorca, in the Spanish region of Murcia, a double earthquake left nine people dead and 300 injured, out of a population of 90,000. It also caused a… 21/03/2012
London Olympics are ‘greenest Games’As it enters its final few days, officials in London say the 2012 Olympics are on track to be the ‘greenest Games’ in history. The original bid to host the… 08/08/2012
Rio+20 ends on a low note for activistsIn a room full of joyful delegates, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff signalled the closing of Rio+20 joined with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, however… 23/06/2012
Rio+20 a ‘failure of leadership’ as final text falls short of expectations“A failure of leadership” the verdict on the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit by environmental groups and veteran politicians. Former Brazilian President Fernando… 22/06/2012
Earth summit opens in Rio amid low expectationsThe UN’s three-day sustainable development summit has opened in Rio de Janeiro amid low expectations. Known as the Rio+20 because of the landmark Earth… 21/06/2012
Rio+20 delegates agree draft development planA draft blueprint has been agreed to help improve sustainable development at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil. The meeting, which is being held exactly 20… 20/06/2012
Close up: Rio+20 summit searches sustainable solutionsLeaders of more than 100 countries from around the world are meeting in Brazil this week for a major summit on the environment. The Rio+20 talks aim to… 19/06/2012
Scepticism ahead of Rio+20 climate change summitEnvironmental campaigners are warning that any concrete agreements that come out of a major climate change conference in Brazil are likely to be “watered… 19/06/2012
