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Green News

City of Sydney now runs on 100% renewable energy

Local wind and solar farms to power much of Sydney as Australia moves towards total carbon neutrality.

01/07/2020

Norway

Environmental group attacks Norway plans for vast Arctic oil hunt

Friends of the Earth says the government was offering a 'free pass' for the Norwegian energy industry, a major part of the country's economy

26/06/2020

Eco-Innovation

Is 'revenge travel' an environmental disaster waiting to happen?

People are keen to make up for lost time.

17/06/2020

Green News

Is planting trees the answer to offsetting our Netflix addiction?

A new subscription service uses trees to offset users' carbon emissions caused by their streaming habits.

27/05/2020

World News

CO2 emissions have dropped under lockdown. Will it make a difference?

Scientists say the reduction is likely to be only a “drop in the ocean” when it comes to turning around decades of climate change, but environmentalists are hopeful it will encourage a broader shift towards green energies.

20/05/2020

Green News

UK blown away as huge new wind farm will soon power 170,000 homes

50 wind turbines will be erected in Scotland, expected to save 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

28/04/2020

Green News

Coronavirus crisis fast-forwards green energy 10 years into the future

Electricity use has decreased meaning that wind and solar sources are more than capable of keeping the lights on.

06/04/2020

United Kingdom

Volkswagen cheated emissions tests, UK court rules

Volkswagen used 'defeat devices' to cheat emissions tests, UK court rules

06/04/2020

Living

Company traps CO2 emissions to make alcohol for hand sanitiser

A carbon-negative vodka brand has switched up production to help provide essential supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

02/04/2020

Eco-Innovation

Common electric car emissions myth busted by new study

In countries where fossil fuels still generate the most electricity, is ditching petrol still a green option?

25/03/2020

China

Greenhouse gas emissions in China have fallen due to coronavirus

The satellites of the European Copernicus agency have registered an unusual drop in nitrogen dioxide levels, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

04/03/2020

Eco-Innovation

Nearly half of all flights from the UK are down to stag dos abroad

Swapping Dubai for Edinburgh is the equivalent of giving up driving for 7 months, new analysis has found.

20/02/2020

Living

What is the true environmental impact of the meat you eat?

Knowing the environmental impact your dietary choices could encourage you to cut down on animal products.

01/02/2020

Belgium

Is flight-shaming helping resurrect Europe's overnight trains?

With airport passengers dropping in Sweden and Germany and a new Vienna-Brussels overnight train starting on Sunday, are Europe's night trains set for a renaissance?

19/01/2020

Destinations

Think flying is the carbon-heavy part of your holiday? Think again.

All-inclusive European holidays could emit more greenhouse gases through your food than your flights.

15/01/2020

World News

Euroviews. The EU can’t claim credibility on climate action without tackling methane gas emissions ǀ View

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is one area where the EU has a major opportunity to apply its market power to drive down global emissions, both through methane legislation and diplomacy.

10/01/2020

World News

Records and boycotts: What to take away from aviation in 2019

There were many highs and lows in 2019 for the aviation sector.

31/12/2019

World News

The campaign helped thousands to ditch meat since its launch in 2014

A vegan new year's resolution. The Veganuary campaign is trying to get more and more people to ditch meat for the first 31 days of the next decade to help fight the climate emergency.

27/12/2019

Netherlands

'Enormous victory for climate': Netherlands ordered to cut CO2

The Urgenda environmental group has come out victorious of its six-year legal battle against the Netherlands with the High Court citing the EU's Convention of Human Rights in its ruling.

20/12/2019

Europe News

Can Europe become 'world's first climate-neutral continent'?

Among the flagship measures she will outline during a special plenary of the EU parliament in Brussels is a €100bn transition fund to boost green investment.

11/12/2019