Charlotte Elton

Green News

Rubbish deal? Rome to send 900 tonnes of trash to Amsterdam every week

Rome will send 900 tonnes of rubbish to Amsterdam every week. What does that mean for the planet?

12/04/2023

Travel News

Where in Europe are people ditching domestic flights?

‘Environmental pressure’ reducing the number of domestic flights across Europe, data shows.

11/04/2023

Climate

Could climate change increase harvest-wrecking spring frosts?

Spring frosts can destroy an entire harvest. Does climate change make them more likely?

11/04/2023

Nature

This starfish-munching crab could help save the Great Barrier Reef

This killer starfish is destroying the Great Barrier Reef. A tiny crab could change all that.

10/04/2023

Climate

Phase out coal five times faster to stop ‘climate chaos’, report warns

A report has urged countries to close all coal plants by 2040 or face ‘climate chaos’.

06/04/2023

Travel News

What is the Marburg virus and where is it spreading?

Two African countries have declared outbreaks of the Marburg virus. Here’s everything you need to know.

06/04/2023

Green News

Do plastic bag bans really help prevent pollution?

Single-use plastic bags clog up our rivers and seas. Banning them helps change that.

05/04/2023

Climate

‘Twister season’: Could climate change make tornadoes worse?

Climate change could make the storms that produce tornadoes worse, a new study suggests.

05/04/2023

Nature

Carbon sink: Where is the world’s most important rainforest?

During the process of photosynthesis, trees naturally absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Rainforests act as important 'carbon sinks' stemming global heating.

31/03/2023

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

Green News

Breakthrough: Australia passes law capping oil and gas emissions

Australia ‘safeguards’ the future with new law capping emissions from oil and gas.

30/03/2023

Travel News

Airlines want to erase borders in the sky to make flights quicker

Pilots have to speak to 27 different air traffic controls to fly through Europe. A ‘single sky’ could change that

30/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

Could abandoned mines hold the answer to storing renewable energy?

Could dropping containers of sand down mine shafts give us a way to store renewable energy?

29/03/2023

Travel News

Watch Amsterdam’s dramatic new videos urging tourists to ‘stay away’

Amsterdam locals are fed up with drunken party tourism.

29/03/2023

Nature

Eat more beans to help save the planet, campaigners urge

Could eating more beans help reduce emissions and fix the cost of living crisis? This campaign initiative thinks so.

29/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

Sweden smashes wind power record - but ‘backwards’ on climate

Sweden set a record for wind energy in February. Why is a climate report warning it’s ‘going backwards?’

28/03/2023

Green News

Austria: Police detain 143 people at anti-fossil fuel protest 

Environmental groups are protesting at the European Gas Conference to demand an end to fossil fuels.

28/03/2023

Green News

Is climate change to blame for this giant seaweed blob?

Scientists say that this year’s bloom could be one of the biggest ever recorded.

27/03/2023

Nature

Woman runs 200 marathons in a year to spotlight the water crisis

‘When I set out to run, I thought I was going to see a problem and what I found was a catastrophe.’

24/03/2023

Living

Road rage: Traffic noise spikes blood pressure, new research finds

Feel your blood boil when you’re near a busy road? A new study explains why

23/03/2023