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Zero-waste chef Max La Manna shares his tips for cutting food waste

From carrot top pesto to potato peel crisps, here are some tips for curbing your climate impact on Stop Food Waste Day.

Culture news

US singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte dies aged 96

Harry Belafonte, who stormed the pop charts and smashed racial barriers in the 1950s with his highly personal brand of folk music, and who went on to become a major force in the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 96.

Climate

Over 60,000 people came out for The Big One. What happens now?

Extinction Rebellion UK has vowed to 'step up' its campaigns, after the government failed to meet protesters' climate demands.

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.

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WATCH: Climate activists in Lisbon collect 650,000 cigarette butts

Environmentalists collected 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them up in the heart of Portugal's capital Lisbon to highlight the fact that they do not decompose.

Green News

More than 30,000 people expected in London for 4 day climate protest

XR and 200 other organisations including Greenpeace are demanding an end to the fossil fuel era.

Nature

Activists plan to disrupt one of the world’s biggest horse races

Animal Rebellion says their protest will start a conversation about our “broken relationship” with animals.

Climate

Why are climate activists suing the Swedish state?

A court gave the lawsuit the greenlight on Tuesday.

Culture news

TIME's Women of the Year gala: Using a platform for good

TIME magazine held its Women of the Year gala on Wednesday (8 March), honouring 12 exceptional females from the worlds of film, music, sport and activism

Green News

German mayors are negotiating with activists to stop more road blocks

Activists say that the Mayor of Hannover made a ‘brave’ decision to write a letter supporting their demands.

Climate

Oil-splashed artwork and climate strikes: Germany's weekend protests

Friday’s Global Climate Strike saw activists gather across Europe to demand an end to fossil fuel financing.

Green News

Why is Greta Thunberg protesting against wind farms in Norway?

The Swedish activist was briefly detained by Oslo police in March,

Euronews Witness

Time is running out: who are the climate activists sounding the alarm?

Soup on a Van Gogh, hands glued to roads, mashed potatoes on a Monet painting. Europe’s climate activists have been adopting more extreme tactics. Our reporter Hans von der Brelie met them to find out why.

Living

Why are these topless men smearing themselves in honey?

Spanish beekeepers staged an eye-catching protest in Valencia to plead for financial aid.

Green News

Campaigners vow to fight ‘mad’ UK airport expansion

The High Court has given Bristol airport permission to increase its annual capacity from 10 million to 12 million passengers.

Green News

Inside the Russian climate movement labelled as ‘foreign agents’

War in Ukraine has led to ever-tightening laws on dissent in Russia. Despite this, activists have launched the country's first-ever climate case.

Culture news

Why I loved Dame Vivienne Westwood

Late designer Vivienne Westwood wasn't perfect. But that's what made her the hero the fashion world desperately needed.

Green News

'Very likely’: Greta treats mocking reporters to signature sarcasm

After a visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the 20 year old activist walked around the outskirts of the Swiss ski resort - and was goaded by journalists.

Climate

Greta arrives in Davos to hit Big Oil bosses with a 'cease and desist'

Climate activists Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer are with Greta Thunberg at Davos to demand a halt to new oil and gas projects.

Green News

Parody billboards highlight ‘misleading adverts’ from Toyota and BMW

Billboards and bus stops across Europe have been covered with parody artwork calling on governments to introduce a tobacco-style ban on advertising high carbon products.