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German court dismisses RWE climate case but opens door to others

The Peruvian famer's climate case could pave the way for others looking to hold polluters liable for past emissions.

28/05/2025

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Shell threatened with a new climate lawsuit in the Netherlands

“Shell will not stop of its own accord,” says the director of Milieudefensie, which has enjoyed previous legal success against the oil giant.

13/05/2025

Climate

The public isn’t swayed by protesting scientists, researchers say

The findings also suggest that scientists can engage in public protest without compromising their credibility.

24/04/2025

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These climate-conscious booksellers are turning words into action

From an old coal barge in Leeds, to picturesque Shaftesbury and radical Edinburgh, UK booksellers discuss bookselling during the climate crisis.

21/04/2025

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Green shareholder activist group pauses activism over climate backlash

A “changing political landscape” and global trade tensions are partly to blame, according to the Netherlands-based group.

10/04/2025

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‘Heroic’ youth back with new climate lawsuit after European rejection

A new lawsuit is being built to challenge the Portuguese government’s climate targets and plans by young veterans of climate litigation.

09/04/2025

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Why is a Peruvian farmer taking German energy giant RWE to court?

The case has taken nearly 10 years to be heard with judges travelling to Peru to visit his village.

17/03/2025

Europe News

Climate activists hold major protests as German elections near

Thousands of activists demonstrated in Germany on Friday in a bid to raise awareness to climate issues ahead of the upcoming federal elections scheduled for 23 February.

15/02/2025

Culture news

Just Stop Oil activists arrested for targeting Charles Darwin’s grave

The activists claimed famous evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin would support their cause if he were alive today, citing the ongoing sixth mass extinction.

14/01/2025

Europe News

Several arrested as climate activists block highway in The Hague

Climate activists from the Dutch branch of Extinction Rebellion blocked traffic at a major entry and exit point to the city of The Hague.

11/01/2025

Earth News

7 unsung green heroes of 2024 you might have missed

Euronews Green celebrates our year’s top unsung heroes of the climate movement - and all of them are women!

28/12/2024

Earth News

Why a small Scottish island is divided on the North Sea’s untapped oil

What do Shetlanders feel about Rosebank, the UK's biggest untapped oil and gas field, being on their doorstep?

26/12/2024

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Montana’s top court upholds children’s right to a clean environment

The Chief Justice used a classic parental comeback to uphold the ruling, in another blow to state-backed fossil fuel industries.

19/12/2024

Climate

‘Dark times’: Climate activists on why they’re still fighting at COP29

Cutting through the noise at COP29, Luisa Neubauer and Asad Rehman tell us what brings them to Baku.

13/11/2024

Climate

Why are a grandad, activist and toddler suing the Irish government?

This is the first climate lawsuit in Ireland that tackles fundamental rights, following a landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling.

18/09/2024

Earth News

EU governments using ‘harsh new laws’ on climate activists

Some Western nations are using old legislation or enacting harsh new laws to restrict the right to peaceful protest and impose disproportionate penalties, a report warns.

11/09/2024