Earth News

Coal from this Colombian mine arrives in Europe ‘tainted with blood’

Indigenous communities living by the Swiss-owned Cerrejón mine in Colombia describe their suffering over the past 40 years.

21/10/2023

Earth News

Which European countries recycle the most?

EU countries have significantly increased their recycling rates, but the speed of this progress is slowing down, experts warn.

17/10/2023

Ecotech

These flooded coal mines are being used to heat hundreds of homes

Abandoned coal mines are providing a surprisingly potent source of zero-carbon energy in Europe.

14/10/2023

Earth News

Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

The report from Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights details how the search for the minerals has forcibly uprooted people from their homes and farmland.

14/09/2023

Europe Decoded

The EU's deep-sea dilemma as neighbours plan to mine the seabed

In parts of the ocean so deep that light cannot penetrate, billions of fist-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules containing copper, nickel, iron, manganese, cobalt and rare earths lace the seabed.

01/09/2023

World News

Locals living near old Polish mines worry about sinkholes

The area around the town of Trzebinia has seen 20 sinkholes appear in the past two years and locals feel government is not doing enough to help.

10/08/2023

Earth News

Deep sea mining fails to get green light at UN debate

Finland, Germany and Portugal were among the countries that blocked deep sea mining licences.

02/08/2023

Earth News

Grandparents among activists defending Turkish forest from coal mining

With the world’s eyes on Rhodes, campaigners point out the irony of trees being felled for coal across the Mediterranean Sea in Türkiye.

28/07/2023

World News

Euroviews. Europe needs to embrace green mining for its energy transition goals

Europe is rich in its own metals, but mining has a dirty image across the continent. Sustainable mining has to be our future, Jordi Bruno writes.

13/07/2023

Euronews Tech Talks

This is the Swiss canton from which crypto is landing in Europe

Cryptocurrency has been talked about for years. You might even know someone who has invested in Bitcoin or one of the thousands of other ‘cryptos’ that exist. But has cryptocurrency and its blockchain technology fully landed in Europe?

12/07/2023

Earth News

Norway's huge mineral discovery could power green tech for 50 years

The discovery of valuable ore in Scandinavia looks to relieve shortages of phosphorus for decades to come.

10/07/2023

Earth News

Meet the people who quit their high carbon jobs for greener pastures

There could be 300 million green collar jobs by 2050. Meet the people leaving their carbon-intensive roles behind.

09/07/2023

Earth News

Norway proposes opening its waters to deep sea mining

Norway’s government signalled its intention to open up the country’s waters to deep sea mining, but environmental groups have slammed the move.

21/06/2023

Portugal

'Its not over yet': Portuguese village resists lithium mine

Covas do Barroso, a village of just over 100 residents, could become home to the largest lithium mine in Western Europe.

09/06/2023

Money

Bhutan's big secret: Sustainable crypto-mining to fund its economy

The South Asian kingdom hopes to become the second country in the world to run its state-owned crypto mine.

05/05/2023

World News

Euroviews. Europe’s raw materials rush does not justify hiding lithium's dangers

A scientifically-backed proposal to classify three lithium salts as toxic to reproduction under Europe’s hazard system is at a dead end, and business -- including potential harm to workers handling lithium salts -- continues as usual, Natacha Cingotti writes.

27/03/2023

Earth News

Electric vehicles need nickel but what is the human cost of mining it?

Forests have been cleared and oceans have turned red in the pursuit of nickel.

15/03/2023

Earth News

Greenpeace blame 2022 Oder river poisoning on mining

A mass fish die-off in Oder river will happen again unless the Polish government places curbs on the mining industry, Greenpeace have warned.

03/03/2023

Nature

What Sweden’s rare earth discovery means for Sámi communities

The discovery of rare earth minerals has been described as crucial to enable the green transition - but not everyone agrees.

11/02/2023

Health news

Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia: What you need to know

Authorities in Western Australia have found the missing radioactive capsule. But how did it go missing and what danger did it pose?

01/02/2023