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Why has this European capital endorsed the Plant Based Treaty?

Edinburgh has become the first European capital to endorse a plant-based diet to tackle the climate emergency.

Climate

Ghost town: The Moldovans who refused to be climate migrants

Following devastating flooding in 2010, most residents of Cotul Morii moved away. But some were determined to stay in the deserted village.

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Davos 2023: The 5 key issues dominating the WEF agenda this year

The theme of the 2023 World Economic Forum meeting is "Cooperation in a fragmented world" - and the problems needing global solutions are mounting up.

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Protesters are trying to save abandoned German village set to be bulldozed for coal mine

Anti-coal protesters clashed with police at a massive rally of several thousand people in western Germany on Saturday, with police complaining that protective barriers had been broken down near a huge open-cast coal mine.

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2022 the joint-fifth hottest year since records began, says NASA

Greenhouse gas emissions were linked to a number of natural disasters last year, including drought, heatwaves and wildfires which ravaged large swathes of Europe during the summer.

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Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements discovered in Sweden

A Swedish mining company has discovered the largest deposit of rare earth elements, crucial to building electric vehicles. Swedish state-owned LKAB says the deposit can supply a "substantial part of Europe's needs", reducing its dependence on China.

Climate

How fire turned a goat herder into a climate migrant in 'empty Spain'

Álvaro had just begun his work as a goat herder when a virulent fire forced him out of a depopulated region that needs people to fight climate change.

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Loss and damage: Nearly €8bn pledged for Pakistan flood recovery

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the decision made in Sharm el Sheikh in November must be implemented.

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Thousands of Californian homes without power following damaging storms

Hurricane-force winds, surging surf, and torrential downpours from a massive atmospheric river storm system have pounded California since Wednesday, leaving thousands of homes and business without power.

Climate

What are nurdles and how are they devastating the environment?

In the EU, 23 billion plastic nurdles enter our environment every day.

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In pictures: Europe's snowless ski resorts

The region is currently experiencing unprecedented seasonal temperatures that are spooking winter sports resorts.

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Is EU's hydrogen revolution achievable in time to meet climate goals?

The European Commission wants to produce 10 million tonnes of hydrogen per year by 2030.

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Are Europe’s largest carbon sinks being cared for properly?

Some of Europe's largest wood producers claim the European Commission has no right to interfere in their forest management policies.

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As face snow shortage in unseasonably warm winter

Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be.

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Read over 100 positive environmental stories from 2022

We're going to be regularly updating this page with good news about our planet in an effort to combat climate anxiety.

Climate

Energy, fossil fuels and biodiversity: The key climate issues for 2023

2023 will see the first global UN water conference in almost 50 years.

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Climate protesters 2022: Where are they now?

Climate activists have made headlines around the world this year for their controversial stunts, but once the media attention dies down, what happens to them?

Climate

How a storm turned a French resort into a climate change laboratory

Pensioners Anne and Jean Birault became climate migrants 12 years ago, after one night in La Faute-sur-Mer changed their lives forever.

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Turning fallen leaves into paper wins Ukrainian company EU prize

“Our paper is biodegradable, recyclable, it’s the most sustainable paper made from any type of raw materials,” Releaf’s CEO told Euronews Next.

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What is your climate shadow? Learn the new climate lingo for 2023

“Words matter because they can shape our perceptions, beliefs, and behaviour. In the policy realm, they guide decisions and actions," says climate linguistics expert Susan Joy Hassol. So how will we talk about climate in 2023?