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USA

US: Obama's climate change ambitions up in smoke?

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Obama’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon emissions cannot go ahead until all legal challenges are heard. The court

World

Nigerians turn disposable plastic bottles into affordable housing

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World still three minutes from 'apocalypse' according Doomsday Clock

The “Doomsday Clock” which measures the likelihood of a global catastrophe is remaining at three minutes-to midnight – with midnight symbolising

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Real Economy

Cradle to cradle: powering Europe's circular economy

In this edition of Real Economy, we take you on a journey to discover how our waste can become sustainable gold – powering the circular economy of

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The big bag theory: a cheap and innovative way to transport fresh water

Fresh water is abundant in some areas of our planet, and scarce in others. We can transport fresh water by sea to help those in need, but that's expensive. Can we make it affordable? One possible solu

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Takeaway: the big bag theory

Business Planet

EMAS: Combining competitiveness with environmental performance

In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the Onassis Foundation in Athens to find out how we can transform waste into raw materials. This concept

Economy

Davos: A stark warning from Dame Ellen MacArthur

There could be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050

Poland

Poland: Activists call for Bialowieza Forest to be protected

Several hundred green activists have staged a protest in Warsaw against the felling of thousands of diseased trees one of Europe’s oldest woodlands

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Hidden “treasures” of Paris' Canal Saint-Martin discovered

Some unusual discoveries have been made in Paris. The Canal Saint-Martin is being dredged for the first time in 15 years. Among the items uncovered

France

Coins, catfish, bikes and bottles: the treasures of Paris' Canal Saint-Martin

It’s 4.5 kilometres long, holds 90,000 cubic metres of water and contains treasures ranging from gold coins to washing machines… The Canal

Italy

Italian cities ban vehicles from streets to curb pollution

Streets around the Italian city of Naples were quieter than usual on Saturday (January 2). Cars, motorbikes and scooters have been banned until

India

New Delhi: an ambitious anti-pollution plan

Cars alternating days in the world's most polluted city

Italy

Record pollution forces Milan to take cars off roads

Pollution in Italy’s industrial powerhouse Milan has got so bad the mayor is taking action, along with his counterpart in Rome and some other smaller

USA

California gas leak sparks protests as concerns mount

Methane gas billowing into the sky from the hills above Los Angeles has been captured by an infrared camera to record images which are invisible to

World News

Police in Peru raid and destroy illegal Amazonian gold mines

Peruvian police have destroyed dozens of illegal gold mining camps close to the Amazonian nature reserve. Peru raids illegal gold mines #video

World News

Traffic fumes pushing Tehran's pollution to alarmingly high levels

The past few days have been particularly bad, with the government acknowledging that the air quality is unhealthy for the city's residents

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Aung San Suu Kyi leads a cleaning up operation

The leader of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy led a roadside clean up on Sunday, in the constituency where she won a seat in the country’s

France

COP21: climate campaigners set 'red line' for leaders to strike deal

Climate campaigners laid out a red line at the COP21 venue in Paris on Saturday – to pile pressure on leaders to reach the right deal. After all of