Now playing Next the road to green Freshwater for all: Europe faces up to the challenge Life on earth depends on freshwater: a resource that's under pressure. Soaring demand and climate change make fresh water ever more precious, even in Europe, while floods and droughts are getting more extreme - changing the lives of millions. 16/05/2023
Now playing Next the road to green From sewage pipe to drinking glass: the future of wastewater treatment With water an ever more scarce resource, authorities are turning their attention to getting the most out of wastewater. 16/05/2023
Now playing Next Climate How is climate change putting coffee and its growers at risk? “If nothing is done, we should forget about coffee in a few years to come,” a Malawi-based coffee collective warns. 15/05/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Aftermath of wildfire devastation in Western Canada Aftermath and damage caused by the Western Canadian wildfires in the small town of Entwisle, about 100 km west of Edmonton, Alberta. Some residents have been able to return to their homes, but several fires remain out of control. 10/05/2023
Now playing Next state of the union State of the Union: Spain heatwave, offshore wind plans & pharma rules Record breaking temperatures in some Spanish areas, as April sees new highs. 28/04/2023
Now playing Next Spain Spain's April heatwave sees temperatures nudging 40C Unseasonably hot weather has seen April temperatures nudging 40C in parts of Spain. Last year was Spain's hottest since 1961, and warm air from North Africa is giving Spaniards a foretaste of another scorching summer several months early. 27/04/2023
Now playing Next Green News From parades to die-ins, Earth Day was an ode to climate action Earth Day: Watch the video to see how people celebrated around the world. 24/04/2023
Now playing Next Green News Firefighters in France battle first major forest blaze of 2023 Major wildfires in Europe are now starting earlier in the year, becoming more frequent and harder to stop, and doing more damage. 17/04/2023
Now playing Next Green News UK’s new net zero plan won’t meet 2030 emissions targets Carbon capture and electric cars: What’s in the UK government’s new net zero plan? 31/03/2023
Now playing Next Climate UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ as climate crisis begins to bite More than 3,000 early deaths and 25,000 wildfires due to extreme temperatures were recorded in Britain last year. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Green News Millionaires are burning through our carbon budget, scientists warn Millionaire spending will make clean transition ‘less likely’, a new report has warned. 22/03/2023
Now playing Next View Planting trees could offset emissions of up to 15 million Europeans Planting new forests on 14 million hectares of available land across the continent could balance out the emissions of millions of Europeans every year, Kristjan Lepik and Lisett Luik write. 21/03/2023
Now playing Next Green News The way we eat could add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100 A new study has revealed how our diets could push the planet past 1.5 degrees of warming. 07/03/2023
Now playing Next Climate What is desflurane and how is it bad for the environment? Scotland has recently banned the general anaesthetic due to its climate impact. 03/03/2023
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation Sun blocking tech ‘no substitute’ for emissions reduction, warns UN The UN has warned that sun blocking technology is no substitute for reducing emissions. 28/02/2023
Now playing Next Climate Tunisia: Beach erosion is threatening tourism and communities Coastal erosion is harming tourism, fishing and farming in Tunisia - and drought is making it worse. 23/02/2023
Now playing Next Climate Athletes hit by hotter temperatures, says World Athletics president Endurance events are already punishing on athletes. What are the implications for sportspeople as global temperatures rise? 17/02/2023
Now playing Next Green News Get a birds-eye view of French village threatened by the advancing sea Ever-rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms have made it impossible for people to live close to the coast. 16/02/2023
Now playing Next Green News Firing moon dust into space could reverse global warming, study claims It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. But scientists think that firing moon dust into space could shade the earth from global warming. 10/02/2023
Now playing Next View Climate change-related disasters are surging. Someone has to pay With mounting evidence that climate change increases the risk of natural disasters, governments should turn the tables on international petroleum companies and hold them responsible, Prof İbrahim Özdemir argues. 09/02/2023