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Euroviews. Sustainable European livestock means a balance of trade-offs |View

The EU's agriculture policies are transforming the continent's livestock sector. But trade-offs must be carefully managed to prevent disaster, writes Didier Delmotte, president of the European Federation for Animal Health and Sanitary Security.

Living

How to impress the plant-based people in your life this Christmas

From festive spiced salt dough to veggie wellingtons, sustainable chef James Strawbridge advises on the best centrepiece.

Climate

Green flights are possible but government policy is holding us back

We speak to Transport & Environment on how the innovation that will make flying green is being held back by government policy.

Travel News

Want to be a more sustainable traveller? Don’t take to the seas

Cruiseliners are some of the worst polluters in the tourism industry. Why aren’t they being held to account?

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Climate

It’s been a record-breaking year for wildfire carbon emissions

Climate change is fanning the flames of fires around the world, the results from the EU's atmosphere monitoring service show.

Living

Sustainable travel: Search and book via these sites to cut your carbon

More people than ever are interested in booking sustainable travel but knowing how to avoid ‘tourism greenwash’ can be hard.

Green News

This year, why not buy a pencil that grows into a Christmas tree?

82,000 trees are cut down to produce pencils every year - but now we can reverse the cycle.

Living

The trillion dollar question: How to fix the fashion industry

Is decarbonisation a silver bullet for the industry or a sophisticated papering over the cracks?

Climate

What is a ULEZ and is it a ‘silver bullet’ for air pollution?

These zones have been controversial and new research shows they might not be as effective as other methods for improving air quality.

Green News

Which country is making electric car chargers compulsory in buildings?

Around 145,000 new charging points per year will be created under the new legislation.

Climate

Portugal becomes the fourth EU country to stop using coal

The country's power production has gone coal-free nine years before the deadline.

World News

Euroviews. The jury will be out on COP26 for some time | View

"The commitments question is key to assessing COP26. Too early to make the call, Greta."

Climate

Where do all the words and numbers we heard at COP26 leave us?

For the first time in a UN climate agreement, all four drafts of the Pact – including the final version – contained a statement on fossil fuels. Unfortunately, this final statement was heavily watered down.

Eco-Innovation

Sustainable fuel may not be as green as airlines are claiming

BA flew London-New York on a sustainable flight. But how green was it in reality?

World News

Euroviews. Where next on COP26? Here are some ways forward | View

The climate goals set at COP26 were ambitious. But through new coalitions and 'carbon border adjustments' they aren't out of reach in Europe or elsewhere, explain the European University Institute's Jos Delbeke and Peter Vis

Eco-Innovation

Would you pay €2 million to board this nuclear-powered superyacht?

The new superyacht, called Earth 300, will be free for scientists hoping to clean up our oceans and combat climate change.

Eco-Innovation

What is being done right now to make flying greener?

In partnership with Airbus

By speaking to experts and industry leaders, we cut through the jargon to break down what practical steps are being taken to reduce the CO2 emissions of aircraft.

Green News

Local councils trusted more than world leaders on climate, poll finds

A new poll reveals UK citizens trust local councils more than world leaders when it comes to tackling the root causes of climate change.

Nature

Caterpillars are secretly making climate change worse, study says

These leaf-guzzling animals are driving up carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

Eco-Innovation

Sunlight mixed with air could create the greenest airplane fuel yet

After two years in development, scientists have confirmed that the fuel is “stable and reliable”.