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Dutch court orders Netherlands to cut carbon emissions faster

A Dutch court has ordered its own government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a faster rate than it’s planning to do. A judge in The Hague said

Vatican

Pope Francis bestrides global diplomacy with his environment encyclical

The most awaited, and controversial papal document in half a century has been published. Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment is also the

Vatican

What is Pope Francis' encyclical on the future of our planet?

We've rounded up a list of quotes to sum up the encyclical, a document that will, undoubtedly, have an impact on millions the world over.

World News

Italy discovers biggest illegal waste dump in Europe

Officials in Italy have began excavating what they believe is the biggest illegal waste dump in Europe. Everything from chemicals and plastics to

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USA

Activists surround Shell's Arctic drilling rig

Some 25 activists were detained by the US Coast Guard after trying to prevent a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig from leaving its base in Seattle. The

Next Series

Helping farms produce more crops with less water

Is it possible – in agriculture – to produce more with less water? That’s the aim of a European research project taking place in Bologna, Italy

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Do you know: can crops grow without water?

France

Mixed reaction to French plans to force supermarkets to donate unsold food

There has been a mixed reaction to moves by France to crack down on food waste. The French National Assembly has voted to prevent large supermarkets

USA

Coastguards say Santa Barbara oil cleanup could take "months"

The cleanup continues along Santa Barbara’s sullied beaches following the spill of some 2500 barrels of oil onto the land and into the sea. About a

USA

Santa Barbara coast devastated by nightmare oil spill

It is one of only five climates of its type in the world, but California’s Gaviota coast in Santa Barbara county, is facing an ecological disaster

USA

Seattle begins the battle with Shell over Arctic drilling

Protesters in Seattle are not giving oil giant Shell any peace. After the arrival of the first of two giant rigs destined for Arctic drilling at the

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USA

Kayakers protest against Shell's 'Pioneer' Arctic oil drilling rig

Hundreds of activists decked out in neoprene wetsuits and life jackets took to the waters of Elliott Bay on Saturday to protest against drilling for

USA

Controversial drilling rig arrives in Seattle port under black cloud

The first of two drilling rigs, destined for Arctic oil exploration, has arrived in the US city of Seattle – much to the anger of environmental

Culture news

Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award

Journalist and sailor Catherine Chabaud became the first woman to complete a solo navigation of the globe without any stops during the third edition

World News

Arctic oil prospecting imminent as Shell given go-ahead

Arctic riches beckon. Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell has received renewed permission from the US government to prospect in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea

Monaco

Pioneering Yachtswoman wins 'Woman of the Year' award in Monte Carlo

Women and the Sea was the theme of this year’s Monte Carlo ‘Woman of the Year Award’, and it was in the illustrious setting of the principality’s

Romania

Demonstrators rally against deforestation in Romania

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Romania to vent their anger over deforestation. They demonstrated in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi

United Arab Emirates

10 tons of confiscated ivory destroyed in Dubai.

Europe News

MEPs tell shoppers to pay more for plastic bags