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'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.

World News

Protesters are trying to save abandoned German village set to be bulldozed for coal mine

Anti-coal protesters clashed with police at a massive rally of several thousand people in western Germany on Saturday, with police complaining that protective barriers had been broken down near a huge open-cast coal mine.

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Climate

Trolling for the climate: Greta Thunberg’s best Twitter comebacks

After environmental activist Greta Thunberg blew up Twitter with her clapback against Andrew Tate, here are 5 other times she broke the internet.

Green News

Euroviews. Why 2022 was a positive year for climate action, according to experts

As we look back at 2022, it’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to climate action.

Green News

These UK unis have banned fossil fuel giants from campus recruitment

A number of UK universities have now banned fossil fuel recruiters from campus, a policy previously only applied to the tobacco and gambling industries.

Climate

Meet the K-pop stans taking on the climate crisis

K-pop fans from around the world are teaming up to tackle the climate crisis because after all there’s ‘No K-pop on a dead planet’.

Green News

Insulate Britain celebrates win after government pledge

Four Insulate Britain activists are on trial today after blocking the M25 last year. But the group has celebrated a ‘civil resistance win.’

Green News

Watch: The five pivotal moments from week 2 of COP27

COP27 has been extended by a day, as delegates struggle to wrangle a final deal. With just hours left of the conference, here are the key takeaways from the second week.

Art

Art attack: Warhol car targeted by climate protestors

Climate change activists from the Last Generation group used flour to cover a car once decorated by American pop artist Andy Warhol in Milan. They were demanding an end to fossil fuel burning.

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Activists protest Coke's COP27 sponsorship at Barcelona's Egypt Museum

Environmentalists throw fake blood and oil on exhibitions at the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona to protest Coca-Cola's sponsorship of COP27 in Egypt.

United Kingdom

Just Stop Oil: Activists try to break into UK's Downing Street

Environmental activists Just Stop Oil toped off several weeks of controversial protests by trying to break into Downing Street, home to the UK PM.

Green News

COP27 will be ‘controlled and curated,’ activists warn

Climate campaigners are unlikely to be able to protest and rally freely at the November 6-18 climate summit.

Climate

Why did these German activists glue themselves to a dinosaur display?

Uprising of the Last Generation protestors claim the German government is failing to address climate change.

Green News

Watch Just Stop Oil's most divisive and defiant protests so far

The group has made headlines across Europe with actions that have included throwing food at famous paintings and climbing to the top of a bridge over a busy UK motorway.

The Dialogue

An Arab rising: Climate activist paving the way greener for the next generation

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Environmental campaigner Neeshad Shafi talks to The Dialogue ahead of COP27 in Egypt.

Climate

Just Stop Oil: Activist in viral arrest video slams government

Lora Johnson was arrested while protesting fracking in London last week. Here’s why she did it.

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Sacheen Littlefeather, who declined Marlon Brando's Oscar, dies at 75

The Native American actress and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather on his behalf at the 1973 Academy Awards, had been suffering from breast cancer.

Green News

Why are Italian taxpayers paying €241m to a UK oil company?

Italian taxpayers will have to pay an oil and gas firm over €240 million after a ruling by a closed-door corporate tribunal.