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Why Europe is the best place to rent an electric car on holiday

Is 2022 the year of the electric car? A new Skyscanner filter makes it easier to find and compare prices across Europe for green holiday car rentals.

Georgia

Conservationists rush to save Georgia’s colchis boxwood trees from extinction

Colchis boxwood trees, native to forests in the Caucasus region are under threat. Scientists in Georgia are now trying to protect young boxwood trees in a bid to preserve the plant for generations to come.

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Demonstrators dressed as animals flock to the IMF

Avaaz activists dressed as animals and trees flocked to the 2022 IMF Spring Meetings to demand that biodiversity criteria be included in the new Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) on Thursday, April 21, in Washington D.C.

Green News

New York City's Central Park is now a 'lab' to study climate change

The Central Park Climate Lab team wants to use data from satellites and on the ground to study seasonal patterns and how plant and animal life respond to shifting weather.

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Climate

Environmental journalists on what was missing from their schooling

As the UK announces a new climate change GCSE, our team reveals what they wish they’d learnt at school.

Green News

Is the EU about to up its renewable energy target to 45% by 2030?

The renewable share varies widely between EU countries, ranging from more than 50% in Sweden to below 10% in Luxembourg.

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Here's what 4 teenagers think about the UK's new climate change exam

Exclusive or accessible? Here’s what young people feel about the new Natural History GCSE.

Climate Now

Heatwaves and snow: What's really happening to the Antarctic climate?

In partnership with Copernicus

Last month Antarctica experienced a record-breaking heatwave, and unusually high amounts of snowfall in some places. Climate Now asks experts on the ice to explain what's really happening on the frozen continent.

Living

Ski green at Europe’s most sustainable winter sports resort

In the French ski resort of Morzine, can sustainable initiatives rescue the resort from the imminent threat of climate change?

Green News

Methane escaping from liquid gas-powered ships fuelling climate crisis

An investigation into so-called ‘green’ ships has uncovered significant amounts of invisible methane being released into the atmosphere.

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Fossil fuel firms set to spend almost €1trn on new oil and gas by 2030

Despite backing Paris Agreement goals, 20 of the world’s biggest companies are investing in new oil and gas fields in the next decade.

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Environmental activists block a motorway in Switzerland

Environmental activists briefly blocked a highway near Lausanne to demand that the Swiss government take concrete and rapid action against global warming.

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Climate activists paint Spanish parliament the colour of blood

Scientists' Rebellion activists throw red paint on the Spanish Parliament to demand climate action.

Climate

27,000 tremors shake Azores island as scientists try to solve 'enigma'

The number of daily quakes in Sao Jorge has decreased in recent days but experts are not sure if that trend will continue.

Climate

Cost of keeping global heating to 1.5°C is far less than you'd guess

The cost of curbing CO2 will just be a few per cent of global GDP by 2050 - and that's without accounting for avoided disasters.

Climate

6 things you need to know about today’s landmark climate change report

It's not too late to tackle global warming - if we act fast enough. Here's the key points from the UN climate change report.

Travel News

Euroviews. Travelling is important - you shouldn't give in to 'flight shaming'

Holidays are for relaxation and expanding the mind, so why do we feel so guilty for going on them nowadays?

France

France fails to meet court deadline over Paris climate deal objectives

Ten days before the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron's government is accused of failing to address the magnitude of the climate emergency.

Green News

Wind and solar power growth finally on track to meet climate targets

"If these renewable trends can be replicated globally, and sustained, the power sector would be on track for 1.5 degree goal."

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Euroviews. Why is climate change being eclipsed by ‘bigger’ news stories?

While the media is busy covering the war in Ukraine, crucial climate reporting is going under the radar.