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Italy

Anti-G7 protesters rally in Bologna

Anti-G7 protesters rallied in the Italian city of Bologna on Sunday (June 11) during a meeting of Group of Seven ministers.

11/06/2017

New Zealand

Protests greet Tillerson in New Zealand over US climate deal exit

The US Secretary of State was put on the defensive in Wellington over President Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris accord.

06/06/2017

World News

UN calls on world to save our oceans

05/06/2017

USA

Paris Accord: the world’s biggest CO2 producers

China and the United States emit the most amount of carbon dioxide, according to figures

03/06/2017

USA

US voices vow to defy Trump on climate as White House digs in

03/06/2017

USA

US protests Trump's climate change withdrawal

02/06/2017

USA

US backs out of Paris climate accord

The agreement was originally signed by 195 of 197 nations in a UN climate change group and pledged to limit rises in global temperatures but curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

01/06/2017

Economy

Italy in trouble over alleged Fiat Chrysler emission-test cheating

The European Commission has launched legal action against Italy over its policing of defeat devices in some diesel engined Fiat and Jeep vehicles.

17/05/2017

World News

Henderson Island: Pacific graveyard for plastic pollution

At first sight the scenes could be mistaken for the aftermath of a teenagers’ beach party.

16/05/2017

No Comment

Dead whale sculpture raises awareness on plastic waste

Greenpeace Philippines made this 50-foot-long sculpture of a dead whale, made out of plastic waste.

13/05/2017

World News

"Dragon-skin" ice spotted in the Antarctic

A rare ice formation has been spotted by an Australian scientist

11/05/2017

Italy

Milan: Barack Obama advocates action against climate change

Former US President Barack Obama has called for action to be taken against climate change, in his first public address on foreign soil since leaving office.

09/05/2017

Ireland

Irish beach "returns" after 33-year absence

Dooagh Bay in the far west of Ireland has seen its sandy beach return, 33 years after it was washed away in a storm.

09/05/2017

Denmark

Can Denmark's solar power solution be a blueprint for sun-starved countries?

Though solar availability is scarce in this Nordic country of 5.6 million, Denmark has become a leader in combined heat and electric generation.

27/04/2017

Canada

Arctic icebergs reach Canadian coast, disrupting sea lanes and fishing

Unusually large icebergs have broken off the Arctic shelf and floated south, coming close to the Canadian shore, posing shipping and fishing hazards, but proving to be a big tourist draw.

20/04/2017

Spain

Video: Madrid's illegal 'tyre graveyard' and its environmental repercussions

In 2003 a ‘tyre graveyard’ near Madrid measuring 220,000 square metres was declared illegal.

12/04/2017

No Comment

Bayer-Monsanto merger a "marriage made in hell", say activists

Environmental group Friends of the Earth staged protest action outside the European Commission on Thursday (March 30) against the planned merger of German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and US see

31/03/2017

New Zealand

Oil protester performs Haka outside conference

Greenpeace held a protest outside the New Zealand Petroleum Conference 2017, in New Plymouth.

30/03/2017

Thailand

Rare breeding tigers caught on camera in Thailand

These images of rarely seen Indochinese tigers in eastern Thailand have excited conservationists.

29/03/2017

Spotlight

Japanese innovation serves sustainability

This edition of Spotlight looks at how Japanese innovation serves sustainability

22/03/2017