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France mandates separating food waste for the environment

The new 'compost obligatoire' rules came into force on 1 January 2024. Here's what they entail.

Climate

Feel hopeless about the climate? This study shows how far we’ve come

From solar power to electric mobility, this study offers five reasons to be hopeful about the climate.

Eco-Innovation

Will a heat pump save you money? It depends on your home, experts say

Is your home ‘heat pump ready’? Here's why careful costing is essential before installing the green tech.

Green News

Vegan or ‘demitarian’? This new diet could be better for the planet

Going ‘demitarian’ is even lower emissions than veganism - and easier to stick to

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo tops world's most polluted cities list

Air quality in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is so bad some people are wearing masks.

Green News

100s of farmers arrive in Berlin to protest climate-driven budget cuts

Even a member of the ruling coalition is protesting against the changes.

Green News

'End the fossil fuel age': Oil and gas under the spotlight at COP28

UN officials and activists say negotiators have no time to lose.

Green News

COP28: The wins and losses from week 1 as delegates rest

Governments are halfway through negotiations and opinion is divided on the chances of success at the landmark climate talks.

Green News

Why are Dutch farmers being paid to close their farms?

The EU has approved a €1.5 billion scheme to buy out Dutch farmers and reduce nitrogen emissions.

Climate Now

Emissions are still rising, when will they start to fall?

In partnership with Copernicus

For our latest Climate Now Debate, broadcast live from COP28, we discussed what rising emissions mean for a warming world.

Ocean

Could Europe's coastal wetlands address our climate change concerns?

In partnership with the European Commission

From Ireland's salt marshes to the Netherlands' peatlands and Italy's underwater seagrass; Ocean investigates whether Europe's coasts could hold the answer to our carbon questions.

Ocean

Interview: What makes salt marshes such effective carbon capturers?

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean speaks with Dr Grace Cott from the University College Dublin's Blue Carbon group and Andrea Fuchs, an environmental scientist about why coastal wetlands are more effective than tropical forests when it comes to fighting climate change.

Eco-Innovation

78% of carbon capture projects are used to boost oil production

Here's why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change.

Climate

Does a volcanic eruption emit more carbon dioxide than human activity?

As the volcano in Iceland threatens to erupt any minute now, some social media users are falsely claiming the fumes from the natural disaster will generate more CO2 than all of the cars and airplanes on earth.

Green News

'Catch-22': Does cleaning up air pollution increase global warming?

Cutting pollution is heating up the planet, experts say. Here's what can be done about it.

Green News

Why is Oatly offering free advertising space to Big Dairy?

Milk production is responsible for 2.8 per cent of UK greenhouse gas emissions, according to government statistics.

Climate

Winter heatwaves in South America driven by human emissions

If global warming reaches 2°C, similar heatwaves are predicted to happen every five or six years, a new study warns.

Climate

Antarctic sea ice melting hits ‘extreme’ record, scientists warn

Emissions cuts are urgently needed, as Antarctic winter sea ice drops 1 million square kilometres below its previous record.

Climate

Working remotely could cut your emissions by half, new study suggests

Working from home doesn’t mean you’re ‘net zero’, the US authors say, but it can result in some big savings.

Climate

Nearly all of world's population exposed to global warming this summer

A new report shows that higher temperatures were made at least twice more likely by human-made CO2 pollution.