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CO2 emissions on the rise for first time in four years

A report by the United Nations Environment Programme shows that global carbon dioxide emissions rose again during 2017 after a three year hiatus

28/11/2018

United Kingdom

'Thames mermaid' fishes out rubbish to send a message

Lindsey Cole is swimming the Thames in winter to raise awareness of plastic litter.

28/11/2018

France

'Fuel taxes will adapt to price fluctuations,': Macron

In a response to the gilets jaunes protests across France, president Emmanuel Macron announced fuel taxes would be adapted to price fluctuations but that he will not reverse the policy.

27/11/2018

Indonesia

Beached whale found with six kilos of plastics in stomach

WWF calls for new treaty to limit use of plastics

21/11/2018

Living

The dark side of cotton pads

Why we’re calling time on cotton (non-organic cotton that is)

19/11/2018

France

France's fuel price protests turn deadly

Around 50,000 people are estimated to have joined the "yellow vests " in over a thousand locations the Interior Ministr said on Satuday.

17/11/2018

World News

Russian official sacked after photoshopping landfill site pictures

A Russian official has been sacked after photoshopping pictures of a landfill site.

16/11/2018

World News

EU states 'putting threatened marine species at risk'

Environmental NGOs have warned that pledges on paper to protect sites in the Natura 2000 network of core breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species were not being fulfilled.

13/11/2018

China

China's Singles' Day shatters shopping records

China's Singles' Day shatters shopping records

11/11/2018

Italy

Thousands protest in Turin in favour of high-speed rail

Thousands protest in Turin in favour of high-speed rail

10/11/2018

World News

Ozone layer healing from man-made damage, UN says

Ozone depletion in the Earth's atmosphere will not be completely overturned until 2060.

06/11/2018

Italy

Raw Politics: Bologna rewards cyclists with free beer and ice cream

A city in Italy has hit on an innovative way of cutting its pollution problem.

05/11/2018

World News

Coca-Cola, H&M and Nestle pledge to cutdown on plastic waste

Coca-Cola, H&M and Nestle are among 250 major brands pledging to cut all plastic wastes from their operations, move described by the UN as the most ambitious effort yet to fight plastic pollution.

03/11/2018

Germany

Germans launch fashion label which makes bags from migrant dinghies

German friends launch a sustainable fashion label that produces trendy handbags out of used dinghies.

02/11/2018

USA

Not paltry? The chicken nuggets that don’t kill any birds

Not paltry? The chicken nuggets that don’t kill any birds

31/10/2018

World News

Wildlife populations drop 60% in 40 years due to human action: report

The WWF estimates that current rate of species extinction are now up to 1,000 times higher than the standard rate of extinction in Earth's history.

30/10/2018

Italy

In pictures: Tourists stuck as floods hit Venice

Around three-quarters of the Italian lagoon city of Venice has been flooded after strong winds raised the water level by 156 centimeters.

29/10/2018

Indonesia

No money for your bus ride? Pay with plastic instead

In Indonesia, city buses accept plastic bottles as payment for a ticket.

25/10/2018

Germany

German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out

German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out

24/10/2018

World News

NASA has found a rectangular iceberg

A tabular iceberg has been photographed by NASA in the Antarctic.

24/10/2018