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Toxic air levels in London drop by a ‘phenomenal’ 94%

The report also showed an increase in walking and cycling in the British capital.

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7 eco-friendly gadgets people actually want this Christmas

From headphones to wake-up lights, here are some gifts for friends and family who love technology.

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How fiction can persuade readers that climate change is real

Catherine Bush's modern retelling of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest is a metaphor for the climate crisis.

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Bulgaria citizens worried about rising air pollution amid COVID crisis

Residents in Sofia say they were already wearing masks before the coronavirus pandemic due to the poor air quality.

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More than 400 female climate leaders call for COP26 gender equality

With less than 25 per cent of influential positions filled by women, female climate leaders are concerned.

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Europe's autumn 'the hottest on record amid world's warmest November'

Sweden and Finland broke national records while Norway had its joint warmest November since records began in 1900.

United Kingdom

UK to announce climate target more 'ambitious' than the EU

Boris Johnson is set to pledge to reduce the UK's emissions "faster than any major economy", which would see a reduction of at least 68% from 1990 levels by 2030.

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‘There is no vaccine for climate change’, warns British scientist

Why the climate crisis must not be forgotten amid the global health pandemic.

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Climate-focused Netflix rival launches today, backed by Prince Harry

The launch of the environmental streaming platform, WaterBear, has also been praised by the likes of BAFTA.

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Lockdowns only had a 'tiny' impact on global warming, says WMO

The fall in carbon emissions in 2020 is being described as just a 'blip' in the long term.

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Ex-criminal youth help Africa's largest slums go green and clean

The young people cleaning up the Kibera slums, as Kenya faces a problem with plastic pollution.

France

France considers introducing new 'ecocide' offence

But some climate activists argue that the sanctions don't reflect the international definition of 'ecocide'.

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The UK’s Green Revolution plan is ‘nowhere near enough’, say critics

Boris Johnson's new climate pledge is worth £12 billion, but does it go far enough?

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Regrowing forests may be the ‘single largest natural climate solution’

There are questions about whether planting trees is always the best option.

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This Glasgow-based artist is the founder of the 'Plastic Bag Museum'

Katrina Cobain is making plastic bags a thing of the past by locking them away in a museum.

USA

Trump and Biden: How do they differ on tackling the climate crisis?

As with many issues at the heart of the US presidential campaign, the threat of climate change shows Donald Trump and Joe Biden at polar opposites.

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The 18-year-old climate campaigner ‘preparing for the worst’

Jamie Margolin on planning for the future in the midst of a climate crisis.

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'I turned 17 in my prison cell': Meet climate activist Blue Sandford

After dropping out of school and being arrested, Blue Sandford has penned a new book for Extinction Rebellion Youth.

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Euroviews. As climate change begins to bite, ending overfishing will safeguard our oceans’ health ǀ View

Our oceans are our first line of defence against rising carbon levels in the atmosphere. Overfishing is compromising the planet's immunity to climate change - to the detriment of us all.

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Will France's largest glacier still be here by the end of the century?

Euronews visits France's largest glacier La Mer de Glace to see the effects of climate change as part of EU Green Week 2020