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“The greenest buildings are those that people find comfortable”

Our interview with architect Peter Fisher of Bennetts Associates on the combination of beauty, sustainability and technology.

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7 ways to be an eco-friendly pet owner

Turns out our furry friends have a surprisingly high ecological impact.

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Green festival: partying consciously at Sziget Festival

More and more festivals are taking sustainability and environmental considerations very seriously so that festival-goers can party it up the green way.

Ukraine

Chernobyl tourists bring a new kind of pollution to Ground Zero

As the radiation recedes, visitors to the Chernobyl nuclear plant and neighbouring town of Pripyat are creating a different kind of pollution - one that requires another clean-up.

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Living

Home design is going green

At a home event in London, designers are showcasing eco-friendly modular homes, upcycled gardens and almost zero plastic.

Destinations

Take a look inside this newly opened underwater restaurant

The sustainable seafood dinner is served with a unique view, 5 metres below the surface.

Destinations

How to save the rainforests of the sea?

Two new projects are aiming to restore and save coral reefs.

Destinations

The 5 best sustainable restaurants in Madrid

Our selection of the best organic and sustainable lunch and dinner options in the Spanish capital.

Next Series

Rethinking recycling: cracking the problem of composite materials

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris travels to northern Italy to meet the European researchers developing better ways to recycle composite materials such as carbon and glass fibre.

Switzerland

Sparks flying: World’s first electric ‘hypercar’ unveiled in Geneva

The world’s first guilt-free “hypercar” has been unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show. Automobili Pininfarina’s Battista is electric and has a top speed of 350 kph, making it one of the fastest road cars on the planet.

Living

From the road to your living room

Ingenious designers are giving new life to tyres.

Living

Seven sustainable wonders of the world are on display in India

A group of artists have come together in New Delhi to reproduce famous monuments of the world using waste.

Living

Sustainable farming under the streets of London

30 metres beneath the ground herbs, salads and ‘micro-greens’ are destined for some of London’s best-known restaurants.

Destinations

How can you make a World Championship eco-friendly?

The first climate neutral FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is taking the lead on environmentally friendly sports events.

Living

Climate-smart shopping in the world’s first recycling mall

The Swedish ReTuna Återbruksgalleria makes shopping climate-smart. People even buy their old items back.

Living

Would you choose lab-grown steak to help the environment?

Scientists in Israel are growing their own steaks in the hope that it could one day help to solve the problem of food production and climate change.

Living

Watch: Mushroom lampshades grown from discarded coffee grounds?

This Belgian company is hoping their eco-friendly lampshades made out of mushrooms will shine a light on a greener, alternative economy.

Living

Romania's sustainable fashion scene

Discovering three forward-thinking brands from Eastern Europe

Focus

Solving the planet's plastic problem by closing the recycling loop

The 2018 Innovation Radar Prize has been won by an Italian startup project that seeks to recycle a much greater proportion of plastic waste

World News

2018 Review: Single-use plastics to be banned in EU

An EU law will see single-use plastics like straws, plates, knives and forks banned by 2021, in an attempt to tackle one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. We look back at a less than fantastic year for plastic.