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How a battery-powered gig slashed greenhouse gas emissions by 98%

The gig broke the world record for the lowest carbon emissions ever produced by a music event.

Climate

Arctic sea ice shrinks to record winter low as the planet warms

Since satellites began tracking it, Arctic sea ice's winter peak has shrunk by an area about the size of Pakistan.

Climate

Atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent

Atmospheric rivers can bring much needed rain to drought-struck places, but may be dangerous when they are strong and last long.

Green News

Why climate change could litter Earth’s orbit with space junk

A new study says space may become more littered with debris as climate change lessens nature's way of cleaning it up

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Eco-Innovation

Could cleaner stoves replace ‘leaky’ gas stoves in our kitchens?

Simple plug-in electric stoves could be a cleaner and more climate-friendly cooking solution.

Climate

Has climate change pushed back Earth’s next ice age?

The researchers studied Earth’s orbit, tilt and wobble to solve a problem that had stumped scientists for decades.

Green News

Trump urged to strike down legal foundation for US climate regulation

In the wake of the hottest year on record and dozens of climate-related disasters, the Trump administration is considering repealing findings that link climate change to health.

Europe in Motion

Greenhouse emissions: Which countries reported the biggest decreases?

EU greenhouse gas emissions fell between Q3 2023 and Q3 2024, mostly due to reductions in the electricity and gas supply chain.

Climate

Clean air policies could drive up methane emissions - here's how

A new study is the latest to suggest that reductions in atmospheric sulphur may be driving global warming at a rate faster than previously anticipated.

Green News

Italy ‘worst offender’: G7 countries give record fossil fuel subsidies

Despite promising a fossil fuel subsidies phaseout by 2025, G7 governments continue to increase taxpayer spend.

The Big Question

The Big Question: Can disclosing emissions really boost your business?

Some of the world’s biggest companies are reducing their emissions at a faster-than-expected pace, in some cases the equivalent of what an entire country can produce in a year. But what does the effort yield to their investors?

Green News

Researcher fired for refusing to fly wins monetary compensation

The researcher hopes his case will inspire others to try flight-free travel.

Climate

How deaf educators put tricky climate change terms into sign language

British Sign Language is expanding so a new generation can discuss climate change and environmental issues.

Green News

Montana’s top court upholds children’s right to a clean environment

The Chief Justice used a classic parental comeback to uphold the ruling, in another blow to state-backed fossil fuel industries.

Living

Which European countries have the best - and worst - air quality?

Scientists say that air pollution is a ‘global health catastrophe’.

Europeans' Stories

Denmark’s carbon tax on livestock: a model for Europe?

The European Union wants to become carbon neutral by 2050. But there is no consensus on how to achieve this, especially when it comes to the agricultural sector. Euronews reporter Valerie Gauriat went to Denmark, which wants to introduce a carbon tax on livestock farming from 2030. A world first.

Climate

Why the world’s militaries have climate change in their crosshairs

Despite defence spending increasing in several national budgets, climate adaptation within the military is lagging behind.

Climate

FIFA world cup stadiums at risk of €760m climate damage, report finds

Wales’s Principality Stadium and Spain’s Estadio Benito Villamarín are some of the most imperilled venues.

Green News

Why did the Global Plastics Treaty talks fail?

The talks were about phasing out plastic production, improving waste management, design requirements for plastic products and funding the global transition away from plastic.

Green News

Hundreds of agriculture lobbyists flock to COP29, analysis reveals

An analysis by DeSmog and The Guardian found that representatives from some of the world’s biggest agribusiness companies have travelled to Baku for the talks.