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Switzerland

Euroviews. Fossil fuel companies are burning the house down. They shouldn’t get a say on putting it out ǀ View

Why are carbon emissions still rising? Why are climate negotiations failing to act? Blame the fossil fuel companies joining in discussions at Davos.

World

Thirteen European countries being affected by desertification

One-third of the Earth's surface is at risk of drying up due to climate change and its effects are becoming visible in unexpected parts of the Mediterranean, Central, and Eastern Europe.

Belgium

Is flight-shaming helping resurrect Europe's overnight trains?

With airport passengers dropping in Sweden and Germany and a new Vienna-Brussels overnight train starting on Sunday, are Europe's night trains set for a renaissance?

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Greenpeace hang Climate Emergency banner at new EU headquarters

Greenpeace activists scaled the new EU headquarters on Thursday, displaying a large banner warning of a "weather emergency" hours before the leaders of the bloc are scheduled to meet for a summit on how to combat global warming.

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Sweden

Greta Thunberg named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2019

The Swedish activist is the youngest person to ever receive the distinction

Europe News

Can Europe become 'world's first climate-neutral continent'?

Among the flagship measures she will outline during a special plenary of the EU parliament in Brussels is a €100bn transition fund to boost green investment.

World

Why are wine producers in Spain moving their vineyards uphill?

Spanish winemakers are packing up their vines and heading for the hills. Euronews correspondent Jaime Velazquez has been to a vineyard near Barcelona to find out why.

Spain

'COP25 is a failure', say climate activists

For Fridays for Future activists, seven days was enough to describe the summit as a 'failure'.

Sudan

Meet the activist that explains climate change through Islam

Climate change activist Lina Yassir uses Islam to get her environmental message across in profoundly religious Sudan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premature deaths expose Bosnia's toxic relationship with coal

Despite their detrimental impact on environment and health, this post-Yugoslav republic is not gearing up for decarbonisation. The reason? Money.

World

New remotely controlled device removes plastic floating in water

You'll never go into the water again...if you're plastic.

Spain

Transport-related emissions from tourism could increase by 25%

The UNWTO calls for greater collaboration between the transport and the tourism sectors to fight #climatechange. #COP25

Spain

COP25 Day 3: Activists call for big polluters to pay more

A small group of demonstrators today displayed banners asking "big polluters" to pay society for the damage they are doing to the planet. The protest took place on Wednesday morning.

Spain

COP25: Cities claim their role in fighting climate change

The role of cities, the health risks caused by climate change and the critics to Madrid's mayor from indigenous leaders were some of the hot topics on the second day of COP25.

Hungary

Hungarian rapper calls for climate action in his latest hit

The call to arms for the climate emergency has penetrated politics and is now heading into rap. Watch Hungary's influential artist Áron Molnár in his new video.

USA

Euroviews. Black Friday Amazon deals' costs: Workers' health, climate change and your own taxes ǀ View

The e-commerce giant's convenience comes with hidden surcharges: The social cost of its retail dominance manifests in workers’ battered bodies, the mental exhaustion of brutal production quotas, a sprawling carbon footprint and lavish tax subsidies that come out of consumers’ pockets.