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German energy giant clears climate protesters from Hambach forest

Central Europe's last primordial forest in Germany is about to be obliterated to dig up dirty and inefficient lignite coal, despite Berlin's trumpeted green credentials. Insiders talks to all sides of the story, but RWE refuses to comment.

28/09/2018

World News

Police remove treehouse protesters

Police in Germany have arrested around 30 activists who are attempting to stop coal mining on the site of a 12,000 year-old forest

16/09/2018

World News

World Cleanup Day: Global event highlights pollution

People all over the world have taken part in a cleanup campaign to raise awareness of the negative impact posed by plastic waste and other types of litter.

15/09/2018

Eco-Innovation

Green-powered boating at the 41st Cannes Yachting Festival

The yacht industry has presented its latest energy efficient and hybrid developments in Cannes at the Yachting Festival.

14/09/2018

Germany

Riot police clash with environmental activists in Germany

Riot police clash with environmental activists in Germany

14/09/2018

United Kingdom

Meet the man who built a floatable bike to clean up London's canals

This former consultant has created an eye-catching system to collect plastic from London's canals.

13/09/2018

United Kingdom

World’s largest offshore wind farm opens in Irish Sea

The wind farm covers an area the size of about 20,000 football pitches.

06/09/2018

France

Environment minister Nicolas Hulot quits French government

Hulot made the announcement live on the radio and said President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe were not aware of his decision to leave, saying "they perhaps would have tried to dissuade me."

28/08/2018

Germany

Germany: Fish are dying in rivers from heatwave

In West Germany where temperatures have reached around 39 degree's celcius, there's hardly been any rain in the last few months, leaving the Rhine river in Cologne very low leaving fish to suffocate

02/08/2018

Bulgaria

Bid to build at UNESCO-protected national park in Bulgaria 'illegal'

Environmentalists are celebrating after winning a court case over plans to expand a ski resort in one of Bulgaria’s national parks.

31/07/2018

Living

Muy caliente: swimwear made in Spain

Get inspired by the Mediterranean vibes of these swimwear brands made in Spain.

13/06/2018

Bulgaria

EU spends €274m to 'breach its own environmental laws'

Brussels has been accused of an embarrassing gaffe after spending €274 million on a motorway that is set to breach its own environmental laws.

08/06/2018

Green News

Back to nature in an ecocapsule

Here is a new step towards sustainable living.

08/06/2018

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Beekeepers stage funeral for France's dying bee population

Bees in France are fast dying, say beekeepers who staged a mock funeral in central Paris on Thursday (June 7).

07/06/2018

Poland

How Europe's rubbish is helping to fuel a fires crisis in Poland

Europe has doubled the amount of its waste it is sending to Poland and it’s helping to fuel a major increase in rubbish fires, it’s been claimed.

07/06/2018

Greece

"Waste to wear" project makes clothes out of discarded fishing nets

The Healthy Seas project is trying to protect fish from getting trapped in plastic nets

07/06/2018

Belgium

Leadership looks like... cleaning up the oceans by 2040

Boyan Slat went diving in Greece aged 16 and saw more plastic bags than fish. Instead of wringing his hands he went on to set up a not-for-profit that aims to rid the oceans of 90% of their plastic by 2040. And he is well on his way to achieving this.

07/06/2018

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Plastic chokes Vietnam's shoreline

There's almost more plastic than sand on this long, tree-lined beach: Plastic helmets, furniture and the plastic leg of a shop mannequin all stand out of an ocean of blue plastic bags.

04/06/2018

Next Series

Nuclear inspection: 3D scanner for easier checks at underground site

'Futuris' went to Finland for a demonstration of an innovative device developed by European researchers

04/06/2018

Living

The most sustainable restaurant in the world

This Spanish three-star Michelin restaurant aims to be one of the most sustainable and environmentally-friendly places on the planet.

04/06/2018