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Climate

More trees and wetter weather could save Europe from climate change

A new study suggests that planting 20 per cent more trees in Europe could increase rainfall.

Green News

EU bans 10 most common single-use plastic items found on beaches

The EU directive will be transposed into national law and applied as of 3 July 2021 - any countries who don't respect these obligations will be fined.

Green News

5 meat-free alternatives to the world's most expensive burger

Burger made with beluga caviar, king crab and Dom Pérignon costs €5000, but what are some environmentally friendly alternatives?

Nature

Where in Europe are campaigners trying to ban plastic grass?

As a petition to ban the sale of artificial grass is put forward in one European country, we look at the environmental impact of fake plants.

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Italy

G20 talks in Italy yield pledge to fight hunger in Africa

G20 foreign and development ministers agreed to boost efforts to fight hunger and climate change but there was discord over vaccine policy.

Green News

Euroviews. Why democracy is the key ingredient to battling climate change

9 out of the 10 top performers in the 2021 Climate Change Performance Index are democracies.

Green News

Hamster wheels and zip wires: How these kids plan to save the planet

A study has shown how the younger generation feel about climate change and what they would do to solve it if they had the power.

Green News

Top international lawyers to make ‘ecocide’ a crime against nature

Alongside war crimes, genocides and crimes against humanity, ecocide may be one of the most important battles of our times.

Travel News

Germany's rail operator plans to reopen 20 disused railway lines

Deutsche Bahn has unveiled plans to reopen 20 stretches of disused rail across the country in an increased effort to fight climate change.

Green News

How much power do local governments have over climate change?

Nine in ten UK councils have already declared a climate emergency.

Climate

Organic farming could feed all of Europe by 2050

A new study has found that the entire population of Europe could be fed without imports with a few changes to our agricultural systems.

Green News

New tech could prevent biodiversity crisis using DNA analysis

The solution uses traces of genetic material in water samples to map species.

World News

Researchers want to fight mass extinction by analysing DNA

Mapping biodiversity using DNA collected from rivers and wetlands around the world hopes to monitor the different species from bacteria to blue whales.

Green News

‘Olympic Forest’ will add 355,000 trees to Africa’s Great Green Wall

The International Olympic Committee is planting trees in Mali and Senegal to help future games become 'climate positive'.

Green News

Why did a protester parachute into the France vs Germany match?

Greenpeace protester parachuted into a Euro 2020 match to protest sponsorship by Volkswagen.

Weather

Climate change 'a factor' in frost that decimated France's vineyards

The historic bout of frost in April is estimated to have caused €2 billion in economic damage.

Eco-Innovation

The €3 billion biochar industry is transforming green energy in Sweden

Sweden is the latest country to use biochar, generated from green waste, to power its homes.

World News

Biden: G7 'extraordinary, collaborative and productive meeting'

Biden on Sunday praised agreements to combat COVID-19, face climate change and on corporate global tax

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson confirms G7 to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses

The UK Prime Minister told a news conference at the end of the G7 summit in England that a billion doses will be donated to poorer countries by the end of next year.

Climate

G7: Climate decisions 'most important in human history' — Attenborough

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough — who addressed G7 leaders by video on the last day of the summit — said that urgent action is needed to avoid human-based environmental catastrophe.