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Brazil home made with of over 6,000 bottles

It takes a lot of bottle to build a house like this.

20/11/2019

Europe News

Meet the Finnish CEO who wants to make plastic sustainable

Woodly Oy has been working on a carbon-neutral plastic substitute that's made out of plant cells from sustainably managed forests.

19/11/2019

Business

EasyJet unveils plans to become world's first carbon-neutral airline

But green groups question whether carbon offsetting delivers a big enough cut in emissions.

19/11/2019

Eco-Innovation

Every EasyJet flight is carbon neutral starting today

It claims to be the first major airline to offset all its flights.

19/11/2019

Living

STAIY | The new sustainable clothing platform everyone's talking about

Shopping online can be purposeful and fulfilling - as long as you're buying from 100% ethical brands.

19/11/2019

Green News

Greta Thunberg sails to Spain with YouTubers for climate conference

The teenage environmental activist continues to advocate the no flying movement, by sailing all the way to Europe.

14/11/2019

World News

Six dead, 36 missing after cyclone Bulbul lashes Bangladesh

More than two million spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into the coasts of India and Bangladesh.

10/11/2019

Green News

EU countries say airlines should pay for polluting the planet

Nine countries are calling for the aviation industry to be taxed, in order to improve air pollution in Europe.

08/11/2019

World News

The smallest hole in the ozone layer is closing - but is it good news?

Experts warn against getting too excited.

07/11/2019

Portugal

'We're learning' says Lime CEO on electric scooter criticism

“We’re learning, cities are learning,” Lime chief’s executive told Euronews as he addressed critics who claim electric scooters are endangering pedestrians and littering pavements across Europe.

05/11/2019

Living

Dezeen Day: 4 eco designers changing the world with their art

Highlights from the 2019 international design conference held by Dezeen in London.

05/11/2019

China

Macron and Xi to agree on 'irreversibility' of Paris climate accord

The French and Chinese presidents are set to sign an agreement that mentions the 'irreversibility' of the Paris climate accord, which comes just after the US said it filed paperwork to withdraw from the deal.

05/11/2019

World News

Trump administration notifies U.N. of planned Paris climate accord exit

04/11/2019

World News

Thousands of Romanians protest against illegal logging, attacks on forest workers

04/11/2019

Green News

Why I quit my job at Vogue to live in a tree for a year

I meet Alex Fisher, who lived in a tree for a year in the 1990s to stop British forests being cut down.

04/11/2019

$A police officer moves a protester outside the Houses of Parliament during a demonstration against fracking, in London, Britain, October 31, 2018$

United Kingdom

UK bans fracking just weeks before national election

The UK is to put a temporary halt on fracking - Boris Johnson's government says it's because the industry causes earth tremors which are too disruptive to local communities.

02/11/2019

$FILE PHOTO: Chevron fracking site near Midland, Texas, US. August 22, 2019. Picture taken August 22, 2019.$

United Kingdom

Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking

The government said the industry risked causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors.

02/11/2019

Green News

Scientists are growing mustard and strawberries to survive on Mars

Scientists in Prague are growing food in Aeroponic conditions to survive the extreme weather on Mars.

01/11/2019

Germany

Decline of insects in Germany is 'frightening', scientists warn

Insect biomass in the forest the scientists studied decreased by approximately 40% since 2008 and the situation is "even more alarming" in grasslands where it has decreased to only one-third of its former level.

31/10/2019

Netherlands

Watch: Dutch inventor unveils device to purge rivers of plastic

The Interceptor is a vessel which trawls rivers collecting plastic waste. The solar-powered boat catches the rubbish before it reaches the ocean.

29/10/2019