World Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic The news may be saturated by COVID-19 and new areas of society it is affecting, but other news is still out there. 12/03/2020
Ideas Your worldview can change who you think is to blame for climate change Don't think you should give up meat to combat climate change? The way you view the world might explain why. 12/03/2020
World Carbon 'saturation' of tropical forests risks worsening climate change By 2030, tropical forests may stop become a carbon sink and turn into carbon sources 06/03/2020
World Europe sees warmest winter since records began The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announces that the past three-month period from December 2019 to February 2020, was by far the warmest on record for Europe. 06/03/2020
Ideas What's on at London's Women of the World Festival Over the weekend of International Women's Day, the festival celebrates its 10th year. 06/03/2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina How climate change triggered a second exodus in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ana used to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of the River Sava, along the border with Croatia. One day, the most destructive floods of the century turned her into a climate migrant. #ClimateChange #EUClimateMigrants 05/03/2020
world news 2020: A critical year for climate and biodiversity "It is industry, it is agriculture, it is overfishing, it is infrastructure, it is overexploitation, invasive species. Each of these are the areas that we need to talk about and get commitments," says Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. 04/03/2020
brussels bureau Greta Thunberg says EU law to tackle climate change is 'surrender' "This climate law is surrender. Nature doesn't bargain, and you cannot make deals with physics", Greta Thunberg told the European Parliament on Wednesday. 04/03/2020
Italy 'Half of world's sandy beaches could disappear due to climate change' They could disappear by the end of the century if action is not taken to halt climate change, it's claimed. 03/03/2020
View Jeff Bezos' philanthropy highlights just how much trouble we're really in ǀ View Billionaires' donations will never be enough. The highways, the suburbs and the victory against the Nazis — just to provide a few examples — are products not of the private sector but of government action. 29/02/2020
world news France's winter 'is the warmest ever recorded' French temperatures in February were more than 3°C above the average for this time of year. 29/02/2020
brussels bureau Record number of Commissioners reset EU relations with Africa Faced with the increasing influence of countries such as China and Russia, the EU is preparing a new strategy. This week, a record number of Commissioners travelled to Addis Ababa. Twenty members plus the president herself. 27/02/2020
Outdoor Serbia will plant 1 billion trees in order to reach net zero target The founders of an award winning festival want to increase Serbia's forest cover by nearly 50%. 27/02/2020
France How a storm turned a French resort into a climate change laboratory Pensioners Anne and Jean Birault became climate migrants 10 years ago, after one night changed their lives forever. But they were among the lucky ones. They survived coastal flooding that claimed the lives of 29 people, in a town that is learning to live under constant threat from the sea. 27/02/2020
World Europe's biggest companies need to double climate spending: report Europe's biggest 882 companies invested €124 billion on reducing carbon emissions last year. A new report claims that is nowhere near enough. 25/02/2020
Africanews The Ugandan singer turning plastic waste into drums The African continent is the world leader in plastic bag regulations. 25/02/2020
View Momentum for change at the COP 26 is building but success is not guaranteed ǀ View Instead of rhetoric, “greenwashing” and abstract, long-term goals, what is needed is concrete action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and build resilience. Now. 24/02/2020
Transport How one small change could cut the climate cost of your flight in half You probably wouldn't even notice the difference. 19/02/2020
France Ski resort under fire for using helicopter to deliver snow The snow was moved from higher altitude to the slopes on Friday and Saturday. 17/02/2020
USA As sea levels rise, Venice fights to stay above the waterline A 17-year project to build underwater floodgates in the city has been mired in delays and corruption. 16/02/2020
World Reducing emissions won't necessarily harm the economy in the long term One organisation is suggesting there is no proof that reducing gas emissions will harm the economy in the long term...and it's not a Green NGO 12/02/2020
Outdoor Pop-up sculpture exhibits aim to save penguins who can't find food The adorable chinstrap penguin is also known as the ringed penguin, bearded penguin, or stonecracker penguin. 11/02/2020
no comment Bulgarians celebrate beekeepers saint day amid climate change threat to national beekeeping industry People have brought jars of honey to be blessed in the Church of the Blessed Virgin in the southwestern town of Blagoevgrad. 10/02/2020
no comment One thousand march in Brussels for Youth for Climate Around a thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Friday at the call of Youth for Climate Belgium to raise their climate concerns. 07/02/2020
World Antarctica has hottest day on record as temperatures reach 18.3°C Thursday's reading beat the previous high of 17.5°C set in March 2015. 07/02/2020
no comment Antarctica: tower block-sized ice mass smashes into sea The block weighs thousands of tonnes and is at least 40 metres high 06/02/2020
