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Harnessing sunlight, wind, and water: can climate data boost the green energy sector?

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The post-pandemic plans to restart and decarbonise economies will focus on renewables. Hence green industry players and grid operators are increasingly looking at climate data for energy production optimization.

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Barcelona's Liceu opera house reopens for performance to potted plants

The capacity audience of 2,292 plants is the idea of visual artist Eugenio Ampudia, who wanted to explore people's relationship with nature during the lockdown

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How the bioeconomy is helping develop an innovative new baby formula

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Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that is significantly scaling up the production of bio based products.

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Have the canals in Venice really benefited from the lockdown?

As fake photos of dolphins in the lagoon flood social media, we spoke to experts to find out what’s really happened in the city.

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Balancing urbanisation with quality of life and environment protection

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How can nature offer solutions to balancing urbanisation with quality of life and protecting the environment?

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Lights go out around the world for Earth Hour

The global movement is held annually to encourage people to turn off their lights for 60 minutes as a symbol of their commitment to the planet.

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In pictures: the best images from this week's news stories

This week's news stories in a selection of images

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Going Greener - faster, cheaper and more efficient windmills

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New telescopic windturbines have been designed by Spanish engineers to be built in a quicker and more cost-efficient way, in the hope of contributing to greener energy.

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Could seaweed be the fuel of the future?

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Researchers in the Netherlands and Denmark are testing the performance and the financial viability of this next-generation of biofuel.

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Sanya embraces eco-tourism to help protect this tropical destination

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Sanya, on China’s Hainan Island, is looking to protect its mountains, rainforests and coastline by embracing all things green, including eco-tourism.

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EU steps in with fund to ease the cost of going green

The EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, explains how Brussels is helping coal-dependent countries to move away from fossil fuels.

Real Economy

European Green Deal set to transform economy in face of climate threat

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Nearly every major aspect of the European Union's economy is set to be reassessed in light of the climate and ecological emergency.

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Identifying human and nature role in CO2 emissions is key to control global warming

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Under the Paris Agreement, 195 countries have pledged to slash their greenhouse gas emissions to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

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Liquid windows and the energy-efficient buildings of tomorrow

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Liquid windows and the energy-efficient buildings of tomorrow

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At the frontline of an Extinction Rebellion climate protest in Berlin

Euronews embeds with the group at a planned civil disobedience mission called “Rebels Ark” which blocked the city’s Grosser Stern – a huge five-lane roundabout linking north to south and east to west.

Business Planet

Turning the tables on plastic pollution

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Business Planet travels to the Belgian city of Antwerp to see how one small company is transforming plastic pollution into a designer product.

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Thinking outside the toy box: how to give new life to old playthings

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As concern grows about the amount of plastic pollution we’re leaving for future generations, a Belgian company is setting a great example to children.

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How too much love is harming dolphins in New Zealand

New Zealand has banned swimming with dolphins in its Bay of Islands waters.

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Should we compare Amazon forest fires to those in central Africa?

We spoke to an expert to find out whether we should be more concerned about the ecological impact in Africa than South America.

World News

Brazilian government defends record on Amazon deforestation

Satellite images from Brazil’s own space agency allegedly show deforestation in the Amazon has almost tripled since Bolsonaro’s government came to power.