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Eco-Innovation

Could replacing lithium with salt solve the battery crisis?

From salt, to silicon, to hemp - these are the lithium-ion battery substitutes touted as the next big thing for electric cars.

Green News

€4 trillion in EU funds branded 'sustainable', but is it greenwashing?

There are 'light green' funds with limited claims to sustainability and more climate-focused 'dark green' products.

Nature

These Indigenous women are being trained to take care of coral reefs

NGO Sea Women of Melanesia recently won the UNEP's Champions of the Earth prize for its work with local communities.

Portugal

Portugal's government approves lithium mining despite growing concerns

Portugal’s government gave the lucrative mining industry permission to extract the metal in six different parts of the country despite widespread environmental concerns.

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Green News

Will David Attenborough win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022?

Environmentalists have won the Nobel Peace Prize in the past, including former US Vice-President Al Gore.

Green News

British pig farmers 'fear ruin' over Brexit and the rise of veganism

There is a butcher shortage in the UK, which is creating a slaughter backlog for many pig farmers.

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Peru bans Repsol execs from leaving country after oil spill

A Peruvian judge on Friday banned Repsol's Peru director and three other executives from leaving the country for 18 months while the government investigates an oil spill at a refinery run by the Spain-based company.

Green News

800 lives saved in Europe by drop in lockdown pollution, says study

There was a significant drop in pollution in cities like Paris, Milan and Barcelona.

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Bolivia releases condor into Andean region

Specialists from the Bolivian Ministry of Environment released a condor back into the the wild in the Andean region of the country on Monday

Nature

This unexpected solution could save the world's depleting corals

HEPCA, a group of conservationists, says buoys could change the future of our oceans.

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Peru: cleaning crews work to remove oil from beaches

Cleaning crews in Ventanilla, Peru, work to remove oil from a beach after a spill caused by an eruption on the other side of the Pacific near Tonga

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Joint effort in Peru to save stricken sea birds after oil spill

Efforts are in full swing along Lima's coastline to rescue animals after an underwater volcano eruption caused an oil tanker to spill its cargo.

Green News

Nobel winners call for military spending cut to tackle climate crisis

The Global Peace Dividend estimates that €1.1 trillion could be generated by 2030 for humanity’s most pressing threats.

Living

Europe’s greenest city has free public transport and highways for bees

In this Baltic capital, being green is top of the agenda

Smart Regions

Floating wetlands combat nutrient pollution

In partnership with the European Commission

Like many other places in the southern Baltic, the Curonian Lagoon in Lithuania suffers from an excess of nutrients. But artificial floating wetlands are helping.

Green News

Red wine stains: This genius eco-friendly hack for removing them

Because accidents happen.

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Extinction Rebellion protests Argentina's fast fashion

Extinction Rebellion Argentina stages a demonstration against the fast fashion industry on the Florida pedestrian street in Buenos Aires

Eco-Innovation

Vegan tattoos: How is the industry going green?

As the world struggles to cope with waste, the tattoo industry is steaming ahead by turning its back on single-use plastics and harmful toxins.

Serbia

Activists protest in Belgrade over plans to mine lithium in Serbia

Mining giant Rio Tinto wants to extract the metal, which is a vital component in electric cars, laptops, and phone batteries.

Climate

Seven times polluters lost and the environment won in 2021

From COP26 to Cambo, forests to the sea floor, we look back at some of campaigners' brightest victories over the last 12 months.