Ireland is reforesting its peatlands to fight climate change
Ireland is reforesting its swamps and bogs in a bid to fight climate change. Although marshlands cover only three percent of the earth, they store 25 percent of the world's CO2. So far, around 8100...
25.5 million passengers arrive at or change planes at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport every year. This makes it the second-largest airport in the EU. Private jets and night flights are now to be banned there from...
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As climate scientists offer final warnings on our planet’s future, climate activists are becoming more and more determined to force change – whatever the cost. Their protests are increasingly controversial and disruptive, as those looking...
Photo: The Great Bubble Barrier®
Dutch startup "The Great Bubble Barrier" has been building "air curtains" and removing tons of plastic from rivers since 2017. The technology is simple and promising. With the help of pipes in the water, a...
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Brian Eno has a charity organization called Earth/Percent. It encourages musicians to donate a portion of their earnings to environmental protection. They do this by making the earth a co-writer of their songs. The resulting...
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Scotland has become the first nation to provide 'loss and damage' funding having pledged a total of £7 million to date. The decision comes after an agreement between 200 nations at last year's COP27 summit...
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According to a ruling by the UN Human Rights Committee, Australia has not sufficiently protected the inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands from the consequences of the climate crisis. Rising sea levels threaten the lives,...
Renewable Energy in the EU: A dam in Spain
The EU Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy agrees on increasing the overall share of renewable energy in European energy production. By 2030, 45% of energy demand is to be supplied from renewable sources. In...
wind turbines produce green energy for Eeklo
High energy prices, dependence on Russian oil and gas, and climate change have triggered discussions in many places about how to switch to renewable energies as quickly as possible. The small Belgian town of Eeklo...
A young man is kneeling in front of a small stream in the woods.
2.2 billion people in the world have only irregular access to clean water, including in Europe. While the EU is only hesitantly introducing improvements to secure the drinking water supply for the population, Slovenia is...