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The new jet-set: How COVID-19 is causing a boom in private air travel

Private jets are 10 times more polluting than commercial planes. So why is business better than ever?

Climate

What are the pressure points for climate action in 2022?

These are the big topics and decisions to look out for in the coming year.

Earth News

Should European governments ban cigarettes?

Cigarette manufacture uses large amounts of water, farmland and released C02, should we put a stop to it?

Ecotech

This enormous kite is dragging ships across the Atlantic Ocean

This innovative solution is one of a number being explored to cut the carbon emissions of shipping.

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Earth News

Changing this one work habit could cut your carbon emissions by 90%

Less is more when it comes to improving the carbon footprint of in-person meetings.

Tech News

Elon Musk: SpaceX planning to take CO2 from atmosphere for rocket fuel

The billionaire said on Twitter that SpaceX is starting a programme to take CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into rocket fuel.

World News

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.

Earth News

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?

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.

Earth News

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.

Earth 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.

Earth News

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.

Earth 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.

Ecotech

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?