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Young Americans bring first US constitutional climate case to court

The group say their lives are already being affected by climate change including worsening wildfires and drought.

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EU and US lawmakers say oil exec 'unsuitable' to chair climate summit

In an open letter, the lawmakers urged the EU, US and UN to 'engage in diplomatic efforts to secure the withdrawal of the president-designate of COP28.'

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Meet the 82-year-old architect building flood-proof homes in Pakistan

Yasmeen Lari was awarded the 2023 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects for her dedication to using architecture to change people's lives.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger says lives depend on climate action

Arnold Schwarzenegger was joined by experts and activists at at the Austrian World Summit.

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Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Is radical activism hurting the climate cause?

Panelists discussed the ongoing debate about whether the climate crisis justifies any form of protest, even if it's most annoying for fellow citizens.

Germany

Berlin fuel summit hears calls for an end to the fossil fuel age

Germany's foreign minister has said it is time to ring in the end of the fossil fuel age, and to introduce targets for renewables for the next COP climate change summit. Annalena Baerbock was speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin.

Climate

Meet the secret activists who fight climate change deniers on Twitter

Digital activists spoke to us on the condition of anonymity due to the daily threats they receive.

Portugal

Climate activists heap up 650,000 cigarette butts in Portugal

The campaigners collected enough stubs to fill 40 plastic buckets, then emptied them into a mound to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution.

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Countries could be forced to take climate action, following UN vote

The ICJ will clarify what countries must do about climate change and the legal consequences they'll face if they don’t.

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Palm-grove runway show promotes green fashion in Iraq

Young designers in Iraq made a stand against fast fashion and global warming in an environmentally friendly catwalk show held at a palm grove

Earth News

Earth Hour 2023: Here's when to switch off your lights

Switching off your lights for Earth Hour is a symbolic gesture to promote climate action.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? The end of the combustion engine as we know it?

Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics.

Europe News

European carmakers urge leaders to match ambitions with other regions

The US is subsidising electric vehicle producers through its Inflation Reduction Act.

Climate

Inside the submarine mission to protect 95% of Antarctica’s waters

There is less ice in Antarctica ‘right now than at any other time in recorded history.’

United Arab Emirates

Top oil executive named as president of COP28

Environmentalists are criticising a decision by the United Arab Emirates to name top oil executive Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber as the president of this year's COP28 climate talks.

Europe News

EU makes breakthrough on climate-protection import tax

EU companies had complained they were at a disadvantage because their international competitors do not have to incur high costs to meet EU climate targets before importing their products into the bloc.

World News

COP27 negotiators strike potential deal to compensate poorer nations

If approved, it's a big win for poorer nations that have been calling for compensation, sometimes even reparations.

Egypt

Watch: Protesters call for compensation from wealthy nations at COP27

Demonstrators have called on wealthy nations to pay fair compensation for the global impacts of the climate crisis, while protesting outside the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on Friday.

Europe News

European cities call for 2027 deadline to stop CO2 emitting buses

Paris and Barcelona are just two of the places urging the European Commission to only allow the sale of zero-emitting buses after a proposed time limit.

Earth News

COP27: New UN early warning system could save billions and many lives

The systems will allow people, particularly in the Global South, to prepare for hazardous climate-related disasters.