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'Flight shame' website spells out emissions toll on global climate

'Flight shame' website spells out emissions toll on global climate

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E-scooter fleets may not be as eco-friendly as you thought—here's why

While they're often touted as an environmentally-friendly way of getting around a city, the first peer-reviewed study examining the environmental impact of the life cycle of rented e-scooters suggests there are more eco-friendly ways of getting around.

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Euroviews. The long-term strategy to make the EU carbon neutral needs a hard reality check ǀ View

The gap between EU policies and goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is becoming increasingly wide and new solutions are urgently needed to close it.

Spain

Quarter of humanity - including San Marino - faces dire water crisis

Most of southern Europe falls into the 'high water stress' category, with some cities and region facing an even deeper crisis.

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Acceleration of global sea level rise began earlier than first thought

Using new techniques, researchers have found the rate of rising sea levels has increased year on year since the 1960s. It was previously believed to have begun accelerating in the 1990s.

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Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested after blocking lanes in Brisbane

Local Extinction Rebellion groups have staged non-violent protests worldwide to advocate for action against climate change

Russia

'Low chance' Siberia wildfires will be brought under control: expert

Siberia's wildfires are only getting bigger despite Russian airforce intervention, Greenpeace Russia warned this week.

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July 2019 may have been hottest month on record

July 2019 may have been hottest month on record

France

This is the camp training France's new generation of climate activists

"The leitmotiv of all these people is that they have already marched for the climate this year but they want to go a little further," a spokesperson for the camp told Euronews.

Switzerland

Watch: 'We need to do so much more,' says activist Greta Thunberg

Thunberg, 16, is attending the five-day Smile For Future event in Lausanne, Switzerland, which will culminate in a "Fridays For Future" strike — also known as "school strike for climate."

Greenland

How rapid ice melting in Greenland will affect us all

A heatwave that last week gripped Europe and sent the mercury soaring, causing record temperatures in several countries, has now settled in Greenland and the results are startling.

United Kingdom

'UK's ten hottest years since 1884 have all occured this century'

This shows the UK's average temperatures in selected years. All its hottest years since 1884 have occurred this century.

Norway

Hundreds of reindeer found dead in Arctic 'due to climate change'

More than 200 reindeer have been found dead on a Norwegian island in the Arctic Circle, with researches believing it could be down to climate change.

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What is Earth Overshoot Day, and why should I be worried?

July 29 marks the date that scientists have calculated humanity has depleted its annual limit of natural resources. But what does this actually mean, and why should we be concerned?

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10 Inpirational Instagram posts to motivate you on Earth Overshoot Day

Take a look at some of the beautiful art being posted on Instagram this Earth Overshoot Day

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In photos: Europe sizzles as temperature records tumble

In photos: Europe sizzles as temperature records tumble

Iceland

First glacier to disappear in Iceland will be marked with memorial

This is the site of Iceland's first ex-glacier.

Switzerland

World temperatures hotter 'than at any point in the last 2,000 years'

"The speed of global warming has never been as high as it is today," a study released on Wednesday has found.

World

Belgium, Germany and Netherlands topple all-time highest temperatures

The heatwave gripping Europe has toppled all-time temperature records in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

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Watch | The garden that hasn't been watered in almost 30 years

Until 1992, the site of this botanic beauty was a car park.