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EU's OLAF and national customs agencies join forces in Illegal waste crackdown

In partnership with The European Commission

In the port of Genoa, the Italian Customs and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) are stressing the importance of international cooperation in the fight against illegal waste trafficking.

Ocean

Seaweed farming: a new lifeline for fishers facing declining catches

In partnership with the European Commission

Seaweed has long been considered a healthy and enriching delicacy in many cultures. But with fish stocks under pressure it's becoming an important alternative source of revenue to traditional fishing and aquaculture in Europe.

Ocean

Interview: the EU Algae initiative helps fishers become ocean farmers

In partnership with the European Commission

Despite marine management efforts over decades Europe's fish stocks are still under pressure. The EU is supporting fishers turning to seaweed farming as an alternative livelihood.

Focus

President Aliyev calls for oil producing countries to pay more to help tackle global climate issues

As Azerbaijan continues its countdown to hosting COP29 we speak to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev about his ambitions as host country and the action that needs to be taken to address climate change.

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Climate Now

Can you have a climate-neutral profit-making dairy farm?

In partnership with Copernicus

The Farm Zero C project in Ireland aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions and still make a profit. Can it be done?

Euronews Witness

Is Europe's Green Deal entering a grey zone?

Defended by some, criticised by others, misunderstood by many, Europe's Green Deal on climate change has generated heated debate across the EU in recent months. European elections have intensified the focus on it. What is it and why is it controversial? Euronews Witness's Julian Gomez explores.

Global Japan

Japan is growing a nature-positive economy: here’s how

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Around the world, the pressure’s on to better protect nature. Japanese businesses are grasping the challenge, with the support of an international framework that aims to shift financial flows into more nature-positive outcomes.

Economy

Famous names petition G20 in call for debt and climate crisis reform

More than 100 signatories, including a number of celebrities, send an open letter to the G20 asking for reform to the global financial system.

Smart Regions

The future is geothermal: Hungarian city embraces renewable energy

In partnership with the European Commission

The city of Szeged is harnessing the power of geothermal energy - it offers numerous advantages as a sustainable resource and reduces the demand for fossil fuels.

Euronews Witness

Mixed feelings in Greece over plans to build more wind farms

Is Greece on its way to becoming Europe's renewable power outlet? Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie investigates why the location of wind farms is so important and why everyone is not on board.

Focus

CDP Awards: Celebrating European frontrunners in green transition

In partnership with CDP

Key players from major companies, cities and financial institutions debated how to finance the ecological transition at the CDP Awards Europe 2024.

World

Robert Habeck: 'We have to be more pragmatic and less bureaucratic'

The Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Robert Habeck, discusses the upcoming European elections, economic decline, gaps in the job market and higher defence spending on the Global Conversation.

Destinations

Want cheap train tickets? Here’s how to do it

Put off by the price of train travel? Rail Europe’s CEO shares his insights into how to find the best deal.

Focus

Expansion of Southern Gas Corridor tops agenda at Baku meetings

In partnership with Azpromo

The ministerial meetings in Baku included discussions on plans for offshore wind farms in the Caspian Sea and participation in global methane emissions reduction efforts.

Europe News

Euroviews. This is how to save the European Green Deal

To keep up with its climate ambitions, five priority areas must urgently be put at the forefront of the European green agenda, World Economic Forum's Marushia Gislén and Emmy van Enk write.

Business Planet

What's stopping Europe from reaching its clean hydrogen goals?

In partnership with The European Commission

Green hydrogen is predicted to be a leading renewable energy source in the future, but production in Europe must ramp up massively to hit targets.

Nature

Tropical timber from the Congo Rainforest is keeping Amsterdam safe

As the world continues to rely on this tropical timber, what does sustainable forest management look like?

Earth News

EU countries reach sustainable energy targets a decade early

Researchers found that “systematic progress” has been made across the EU with differences between individual countries “clearly decreasing”.

Focus

Can Europe electrify quickly to meet its energy and climate targets?

In partnership with Iberdrola

Watch highlights from Euronews’ live debate in the European Parliament, where we brought together experts from politics, policy and industry to discuss rolling out renewables, building new smart grids, and hitting net zero by 2050.

Earth News

Euroviews. Green recovery in Ukraine is a strategic imperative for the EU

Support for Ukraine’s efforts in addressing the environmental consequences of the war has to be within the bigger framework of Ukraine's EU accession process, Margot Wallström, Heidi Hautala and Virginijus Sinkevicius write.