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Could standing up for the environment get you killed in Europe?

With 'freedoms shrinking' 20 years after a pact to protect environmental defenders, EU countries are set to vote on a new measure.

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Germany to slash renewable energy fees to ease burden of higher bills

A typical German household has seen bills rise by 9.3% over the past 12 months.

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Polish activists protest as logging resumes in Bialowieza forest

Polish authorities say the logging operations are legal and necessary to protect against wood-boring insects.

Ecotech

What is the hydrogen revolution taking place in the Netherlands?

Big players in the green hydrogen sector met in Amsterdam at the World Hydrogen Congress and this is what happened.

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Wizz Air CEO calls carbon offsetting ‘a bit of a joke’

József Váradi also described the environmental measure as greenwashing.

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Prince Charles reveals he runs his car on fuel made of wine and cheese

In 2020, the Prince of Wales ventured into sustainable fashion by producing a clothing collection made out of nettles from his garden.

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Chile president on new probe of mining operation

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said on Friday he did not welcome a new probe into the wrongdoings by a mining project owned by his family and located in an environmentally rich area.

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Extinction Rebellion attempt Zurich blockade

About 300 activists of the "Rebellion for extinction" demonstrate in the center of Zurich.

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Greenpeace boats block Dutch Shell refinery

Dozens of Greenpeace activists in kayaks block a Shell oil refinery in the Dutch port of Rotterdam in protest against fossil fuel advertising.

Italy

COP26: Youth activists march in Milan ahead of UN climate summit

The 3-day youth event was aimed at putting pressure on COP26 delegates as they met to plan the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.

Belgium

Belgian coast guard plane 'sniffs out' pollution emitted from ships

The aircraft uses a sensor called a "sniffer" to detect high levels of sulfur and nitrogen along one of Europe's busiest shipping routes.

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World's fastest electric car charger is invented in Switzerland

It can be used on four vehicles at once and fully charges your car in just 15 minutes.

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Welcome to the city that tracks your carbon footprint

Its transition from a traditional, industrial town into a modern green city has become a 'European success story'.

Climate

What are the impacts of the ozone hole on weather and climate?

The 2021 ozone hole is one of the biggest on record. But the impacts on weather and climate patterns remain quite mysterious.

Earth Series

Meet the green entrepreneur helping Londoners quit supermarkets

Eco-warrior Ella Shone is tackling plastic pollution in the UK capital with her refill shop on wheels, as part of our ongoing video series 'Green in the City'.

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Will China ever build an underwater train all the way to the US?

The project would allow travellers to get to North America in just two days.

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Activist calls Senegal trash problem 'ecological bomb'

Armed with rakes, sacks and gloves, volunteers cleaned up trash littering a beach on Senegal's usually pristine coastline. Dozens of mainly young people and even children picked up garbage from the sandy beach in Bargny, a city located 35km from the capital Dakar.

Portugal

Astrotourists head to Portugal for international event

A huge increase in so-called Astrotourism has been marked, in Portugal, by the first international congress to discuss the preservation of night sky and access to starlight

Climate

What can the historic CFC ban teach us about the climate emergency?

When the hole in the ozone layer was discovered within four years a solution was found, can't we do the same for climate change?

Mobility

This young Russian has built his own electric car from scratch

Can’t afford a Tesla? Maybe take inspiration from this 23-year-old who has built his own solar-powered electric car.