After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth

Concrete: The secret CO2 emitter behind coal, oil and gas

German farmers holding a poster reading "Eating is politics" join farmers from European countries outside the European Parliament to protest the CAP.

What is CAP and why is '#VotethisCAPdown' trending?

Survive for Alive, Ashraful Islam, 2021.

Environmental photo awards expose what we have done to our planet

An activist dressed as Jeff Bezos rides a rocket outside of an Amazon depot.

Amazon deals take a hit after activists disrupt depots on Black Friday

The vaquita is the world's smallest and most-endangered porpoise.

How long does the world’s rarest marine mammal have left?

52-year-old Gandhi is the first resident of the sanctuary in France.

France opens Europe's first retirement home for elephants

People venture into the sea as they enjoy themselves during a hot day on Brighton Beach.

Sewage pollution is making UK beaches and rivers 'unswimmable'

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Green News

Terrace of a cafe in Lyon, France.

Why is this French city banning patio heaters in winter?

Investors argue the EU's agricultural subsidies are not green, they are harmful

Investors warn EU not to label intensive farming 'sustainable'

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, poses for a photograph with Tusk Conservation Awards winners and finalists at reception

Prince William criticised for blaming habitat loss on Africa...again

The new electric TX eCity taxi is connected to a sample electric vehicle charger at the Battersea power station in London.

Which country is making electric car chargers compulsory in buildings?

Climate

Cambridge University students present King's College with its 'U' grade on climate action.

Oxbridge receives fail grades from students on climate policies

London motorists driving older, more polluting vehicles must pay a new charge as part of one of the world's toughest vehicle emissions programmes.

What is a ULEZ and is it a ‘silver bullet’ for air pollution?

Portugal becomes the fourth country to stop using coal.

Portugal becomes the fourth EU country to stop using coal

Nature

Octopuses are set to have their feelings protected under UK law.

Why octopuses have feelings and crabs should not be ‘boiled alive’

Tree-planting has stepped up in Ukraine.

Ukraine is going to plant one billion trees to fight climate change

Based in the Bahamas, Coral Vita is growing coral on land.

This company wants to grow billions of corals each year - on land

Handout of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about the bear with plastic container on its head.

This bear has had its head stuck in a plastic container for weeks

Living

Wool is not sustainable, says new report. So lay off those Christmas jumpers!

Forget wool this Christmas and look for these sustainable alternatives

One London company has a team of 'elves' delivering and collecting trees.

To tree or not to tree: Which Christmas conifer is most sustainable?

Garment workers sew clothes in a factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The fashion industry is broken, but can 1 trillion dollars fix it?

Eco-Innovation

Barcelona buses could soon be running on sewage sludge

Is sewage slush the key to making Barcelona's buses green?

The electric aircraft only took its fiirst flight in September

Watch the world's fastest electric plane take flight

What is 'greenflation' and is it putting renewable energy at risk?

What is 'greenflation' and is it putting renewable energy at risk?

Henrik Fisker speaks about the Fisker Ocean electric vehicle after it is unveiled during AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 17, 2021 in Los Angeles

Electric automaker Fisker reveals the 'world’s most sustainable car'

Opinion

Why Shein might be the biggest rip-off since fast fashion was born

Six organisations have just been awarded funding for their gender-just climate solutions from the Women’s Environment and Development Organisation.

Why women-led climate solutions trump men’s ‘preposterous’ inventions

Gaby Baesse is the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at Youth4Nature.

Faces of COP26: Meet the Brazilian activist fighting for forests

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When will COP26 decisions have an impact on our planet?

When will COP26 decisions have an impact on our planet?

After returning from the Alaskan wilderness, James found himself searching for a wilder existence than bricks and mortar could offer.

Low Impact Living

Meet the filmmaker who swapped a London flat for an off-grid boat

Vivien (centre) at a climate protest in Prague.

Meet the Czech climate activist fighting for her family in Sudan

Coral reefs: the fight to save the ocean's food factories

Coral reefs: the fight to save the ocean's food factories