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Backstage at Web Summit, CEO Paddy Cosgrave talks to Euronews Next

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave speaks about the importance of tech tackling the climate crisis at this year’s event.

Climate

Co2 concentrations vs Co2 emissions explained

The world is looking to reduce Co2 emissions and get to net zero, but even when this goal is reached, global warming will continue. We explain why.

Green News

UN warns of record greenhouse gas levels ahead of COP26

"We are way off track," warned the World Meteorological Organisation days before the start of a crucial climate change conference in Glasgow.

Nature

Honey harvest expected to decline dramatically in France

Honey production this year in France will be less than half of that of 2020, due to the unfavourable climatic conditions of spring and summer.

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World News

Euroviews. Europe, not the US, can lead the world on climate action | View

American cannot credibly encourage other nations to cut carbon emissions when it is so far behind on doing so itself.

Mobility

Electric vehicle car sales soar in Europe

Registrations of hybrid electric passenger cars accounted for 20 per cent of the total EU market during the third quarter.

Climate

This village in Fiji has been forced to move inland as sea levels rise

The Fijian government has relocated 150 people in the village of Vunidogoloa to higher ground in 2014 from a flood-prone coast. It was a wrenching shift for families who had to abandon graves of their ancestors, but it is generally hailed as a success that could guide displacement elsewhere.

Tech News

Macron unveils €30bn plan to revive French industry with high tech

With six months until France’s presidential election, Emmanuel Macron is hedging his bets on tech to revive the country’s economic fortunes.

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Climate activists block busy London roundabout

Climate activists from Insulate Britain block a busy London roundabout at rush hour. The group was quickly surrounded by dozens of Metropolitan Police officers attempting to remove protesters who had superglued their hands to the tarmac.

Nature

Marseille begins clean-up after floods

The clean-up has begun in the French city of Marseille after torrential rain and floods hit the area earlier this week.

Italy

COP26: World leaders prepare climate commitments in run up to summit

Delegates from around the world met in Milan on Saturday to identify where progress can be made before the summit starts in Glasgow on October 31.

Green News

Extraordinary photos show how drought is causing Paraguay to dry up

Since 2019, Paraguay has been in the grips of severe drought which has seen water levels plummet in the landlocked nation's all-important waterways.

Next Series

How Iceland’s unique nature is making it a hotbed for green innovation

Author and futurist Tom Goodwin goes to Iceland to explore how new technologies, inspired and powered by nature, are helping make the world a better place.

Culture news

'There really isn't much left': Burgundy harvests tiny yield in 2021

"We had the big frosts around April 7: down to minus 8 degrees. The vines finally recovered but we had a big hail on June 21, which destroyed all our hopes in 15 minutes," says one winemaker.

Climate

Watch: Climate protest in Berlin ahead of key election

The climate protest will occur 48 hours ahead of the German elections.

United Kingdom

UK denies dropping Paris climate goals from Australia trade deal

UK denies dropping Paris climate goals from text to secure Australia trade deal

Climate

How do you plan a road trip around a heatwave and wildfires?

Extreme weather is increasingly becoming the norm in Europe. What does that mean for travel plans, and can weather forecasts help?

Climate

Climate change has increased weather disasters five-fold since 1970

However, fewer people are dying from these extreme weather events than before.

USA

Biden blames 'climate crisis' as Ida kills at least 49 in US Northeast

President Joe Biden called for greater public resolve to confront climate change as storm Ida devastated the US Northeast, leaving at least 49 dead.

Germany

'We mourn with you': Germany marks devastating floods that killed 180

“There are hardly words that can begin to describe what the events on the night of July 14-15 felt like for me," Renate Steffes, a resident of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, said.