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Netherlands

Dutch city drafts remodelling plan to combat effects of climate change

The city of Arnhem has published a strategy to combat the effects of global warming, which included reducing asphalt by 10 per cent, among other measures.

Europe News

Cuts to EU Just Transition Fund put pressure on fossil fuel phase-out

A fund meant to help regions like Poland's Silesia, largely based around coal-mining, has been cut by EU leaders. MEPs want to see climate objectives prioritised amid the coronavirus recovery.

France

Heater ban on cafe terraces among new set of green measures in France

But environmentalists say the changes don't go far enough.

Earth News

This 100% solar powered ocean pod is reimagining tourism

The designer was inspired by the underwater hideout of a Bond villain.

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Russia

Heat, melting ice and fires combine for unprecedented Arctic summer

Fuelled by record high temperatures in the Arctic region, fires are currently burning an area of land the size of Luxembourg.

France

'Time has come to act': Macron outlines environment agenda

Macron spoke just a day after the Green party surged across the country in Sunday's municipal election.

Norway

Environmental group attacks Norway plans for vast Arctic oil hunt

Friends of the Earth says the government was offering a 'free pass' for the Norwegian energy industry, a major part of the country's economy

World News

The other new normal: A record 38C and forest fires in the Arctic

This weekend a shocking new record temperature was recorded in the Arctic Circle, amid warnings some parts of the world are heating much faster than others.

World News

Climate change: Global sports 'playing against the clock'

Football, tennis, rugby, the Olympics — all have already been impacted by climate change. The industry is part of the problem, a new report has found.

Earth News

Major broadcaster to make all TV shows carbon neutral

Europe’s leading media and entertainment company paves the way towards a green TV industry.

Europe News

Low-carbon liquids: Greenwash or a solution for climate neutrality?

Green groups insist the fuel industry isn't tackling the reality of the climate crisis.

Earth News

Climate change is now the greatest threat to ultra-rare snow leopards

UNEP have launched a new monitoring programme to save endangered snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan.

Earth News

Coronavirus delays largest Arctic expedition in history

Scientists on board the icebreaker Polarstern have been without supplies for two months.

Earth News

Whoopi Goldberg stars in Extinction Rebellion film

The Gigantic Change is an animated film showing what could happen if we all work together to save the planet.

World News

Watch again: Debate on climate change and its threat to our health

Euronews has held a special debate about how climate change is increasing the risk of certain diseases for Europeans.

Kosovo

Caught in Kosovo: Eco activists on way across Europe to Mongolia

Rosie Watson and Mike Elm set off for a cross-continent journey on foot and bike to meet those tackling the climate crisis. But the coronavirus pandemic left them stranded in Kosovo.

World

Are the COVID-19 lockdowns sparking a rise in eco-fascism?

The ideology has its roots in the "blood and soil" rhetoric of Nazi Germany.

Earth News

A robot takeover is possible - so what about the planet?

With automation on the rise, we consider the complicated potential impact on the environment.

Germany

Euroviews. Global business must follow Germany’s private sector in linking COVID19 aid to climate action ǀ View

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global economy. But it has also caused a respite in global emissions which some have interpreted as the dawn of a new chapter in the fight against climate change. But that new chapter is already taking a turn for the worse.

World News

Earth Day at 50: 'No country is getting it right,' activists say

Environmentalists will come together today to demand greater action to protect the planet.