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The Road To Green

Changing the way we farm: Good for people and good for the planet

In partnership with The European Commission

How can we change our farming practices to restore nature, while being able to guarantee our food security? That's what we'll be looking at in this episode of Road to Green.

27/09/2023

The Road To Green

Rethinking how we farm for ourselves and our planet

In partnership with The European Commission

Our current food systems may be highly efficient, but they are not sustainable. Here we meet Christian Huyghe, Scientifc Director Of Agriculture, Inrae, to hear his views on how we must change our farming systems.

19/09/2023

Scenes

Meet the urban farmer sprouting mushrooms from coffee waste in Portugal

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar. It wasn't a love for coffee or mushrooms that motivated Natan Jacquemin to become an urban farmer; rather, it was the care and concern for the environment.

28/08/2023

France

Water convoy protest arrives in Paris to denounce mega water basins

The Water Convoy, which arrived in Paris on Saturday, brought together a thousand people on the Champ de Mars and then in a procession through Paris to denounce government plans to build mega water reservoirs used for agricultural irrigation.

26/08/2023

Green News

France to end non-essential printing of paper receipts

Customers will still be able to ask for a printout if they want one, and receipts will still be compulsory in places such as restaurants or garages.

01/08/2023

France

30 years on, is the Lyon-Turin rail project still looking so green?

The high-speed Lyon-Turin rail link involves excavating what will be the world's longest rail tunnel, but will its carbon footprint be too damaging?

25/07/2023

Spain

Spain's Pedro Sánchez has odds against him yet again in election

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been prematurely counted out more than once in his relatively short but action-packed political career.

20/07/2023

World News

Nuclear power: More important for global politics than energy

As the costs of producing nuclear energy rise and renewable energies fall, nuclear will remain an important geopolitical tool

27/06/2023

World

EU's green transition is 'a marathon', says Environment Commissioner

In this latest episode of the Global Conversation, we speak to Virginijus Sinkevičius about Europe's waning enthusiasm for greener policies.

05/06/2023

Culture news

Fix You: Coldplay tour reducing band’s carbon emissions by 47%

Coldplay have shared new figures that show the celebrated British band have reduced their carbon emissions by nearly half with their eco-friendly world tour.

05/06/2023

World News

Paris plastic summit paves way for global pollution treaty

A week-long UN-sponsored summit in Paris has unanimously agreed to aim for a first draft of a global plastic pollution treaty by November, with hopes for a final deal before the end of 2024.

03/06/2023

Green News

Police identify liquid that turned Venice's Grand Canal bright green

The liquid is less ominous than originally assumed.

29/05/2023

Partner content

Dutch agricultural sector: We face a crisis that we have never faced before

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Climate change poses significant challenges to the Dutch farming industry. As the latest European State of the Climate report shows record-breaking temperatures and rising greenhouse gas concentrations, the urgency to find viable solutions and collaborate across sectors becomes paramount.

17/05/2023

Climate

French activists trick locals with fake oil pipeline

The stunt was intended to raise awareness of a huge project in Uganda and Tanzania that will affect 19,000 households.

28/04/2023

Austria

A former army barracks will become Austria's first eco-village

An Austrian eco-village that grows its own food and creates its own heat and natural materials is already home to some 40 adults and 20 children from all over the world.

10/04/2023

No Comment

Watch: Violent clashes during water reserve protest in western France

The protest quickly descended into clashes with large amounts of tear gas fired by police and protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs.

27/03/2023

Europe News

Brussels wants businesses to offer consumers right to repair

The aim is to reduce waste and increase savings for people.

22/03/2023

Green News

Willow Project: Could two lawsuits block the oil project in Alaska?

The Biden administration has approved Alaska’s Willow oil project, a major drilling initiative that environmentalists say is counter to the country’s climate goals.

14/03/2023

World News

CDP Awards: The cities and businesses meeting environmental challenge

The 2023 CDP awards have been made in Paris at the Louis Vuitton Foundation.

09/03/2023

Smart Regions

How a high school in Estonia has almost achieved carbon neutrality

In partnership with the European Commission

With its smart building, solar panels and automatic blinds, the Põlva high school underwent a sustainable revolution in 2016 when it was completely rebuilt with the support of the European Union.

27/02/2023