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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

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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

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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

Next Series

Dyed without waste - developing a process to save water in the textile industry

This edition of Futuris visited a factory in Belgium which specialises in dyeing fabrics.

20/03/2017

Next Series

Takeaway: Dyed without waste

Would you drink this water?

20/03/2017

Malta

Urgency to conserve Malta's natural sites after Azure Window collapse

The loss of the Azure Window has sparked within the people of Malta a moment of national introspection

20/03/2017

Cinema

Award winning filmmaker Luc Jacquet films a new chapter in emperor penguin's life

Euronews spoke with the renowned documentary maker Luc Jacquet about his filming of a new chapter in the life of the emperor penguin.

17/03/2017

Japan

Fukushima towns cleared of wild boars

After residents were forced to flee their homes in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture in 2011, wild boars moved in.

09/03/2017

USA

Trump to outline spending plans in speech to Congress

Trump to address Congress after first month marked by missteps, internal conflicts and squabbles with mainstream media

28/02/2017