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'Not only hippy vegans': Farmers, doctors join Extinction Rebellion

What many may not know about Extinction Rebellion is that it is composed of different sub-groups — XR Doctors, XR Policemen, XR Rainbow, XR Farmers, XR Lawyers, and XR Jews.

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What on Earth (monitoring) can Copernicus do for me?

The European Union's satellite and earth monitoring program can seem a complex constellation far, far away but its ever-growing services are already among us and have many possible applications.

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Extinction Rebellion co-founder arrested after smashing window

Climate change activists, including one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, targeted Britain's transport ministry in central London on Tuesday (October 15) to protest against a proposed high-speed rail project known as HS2.

United Kingdom

Watch: World's first hydrogen-powered boat docks in London

The 30-metre Energy Observer acts a "floating lab" for testing green maritime technology. It harnesses three renewable energies – solar, wind and hydro – to propel the boat and charge its batteries.

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USA

US actress Jane Fonda arrested in Capitol climate protest

The 81-year-old activist and actress was arrested alongside 15 others. They all face up to 90 days in prison.

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Extinction Rebellion: What is it and who are they?

Extinction Rebellion is a social movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to the climate crisis.

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Do lithium-ion batteries really deserve a Nobel Prize?

The invention of the lithium-ion batteries -awarded with the 2019 Chemistry Nobel- has undoubtfully changed our societies, but it is not without a high environmental cost.

Italy

Italian politicians condemn hanged effigy of Greta Thunberg

Pictures posted on social media show the effigy sporting two blond braids. It also reportedly had a sign saying "Greta is your God."

United Kingdom

Hundreds arrested in Extinction Rebellion disruptive action across Eur

The environmental activist group has begun two weeks of protests across Europe and in cities worldwide.

Earth News

How Vivienne Westwood wants to bring down consumerism and the ‘Rot$’

The designer has some bold theories on what governments need to do to combat climate change.

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Lausanne protesters demand 'real' reaction on climate change

The protesters gathered for a march in the streets of Lausanne on Friday to kick off a planned second global school strike for climate action

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European space mission aims to fill missing piece of climate jigsaw

The European Space Agency has commissioned a new satellite mission in a bid to find a crucial missing piece of the climate jigsaw.

Earth News

Patagonia opens environmental activism cafe to connect Londoners

The outdoor brand has launched a cafe in line with its 'Action Works' initiative to bring together like-minded individuals on the theme of climate change.

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Everything you need to know about the Global Climate Strike

The Euronews Living team ditched our desks last Friday to take part in the global climate strike.

USA

Thunberg and youth activists file complaint over climate crisis

Sixteen children, including Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg, announced on the same day as the UN's climate summit that they had filed a complaint with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child against five countries: Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, and Turkey.

USA

Watch back: UN hosts climate change summit

In light of an ongoing climate crisis, the United Nations hosted world leaders and civil society to talk about "reducing emissions and protecting people against increasing impacts of climate change".

Earth News

'The oceans are rising and so are we': Global Climate Strike London

Take a look at some poignant images from Friday's Global Climate Strike in London.

Netherlands

Netherlands' sea defence gets €547m makeover to weather climate change

The Afsluitdijk – one of the Netherlands' key sea defences – has been taking a battering for 87 years.

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Climate targets need to be 'five times more ambitious': scientists

Scientists present new report on climate change effects ahead of UN summit.

Switzerland

Like Iceland, Switzerland to hold 'funeral' for lost glacier

The Pizol "has lost so much substance that from a scientific perspective it is no longer a glacier."