Meet the teen duo that won this year’s Earth Prize Europe with their groundbreaking clean water tech
The European winners hope they can scale up their invention to tackle water pollution at its source.Read More
Dying for a glass of wine? South African farm workers fight EU’s ‘toxic trade’ in pesticides
Pesticides deemed too dangerous for Europe continue to be made here and exported. South Africa’s farm workers have had enough.Read More
Experts at the Samarkand Climate Forum warn central Asia is getting warmer year after year
Fertile lands are rapidly decreasing while the Central Asian region’s population is growing, and in 25 years from now, it can surpass 100 million people, Uzbekistan’s president warned at the…
Eight countries in Europe use renewables for more than half of their heating and cooling needs
District heating networks help Nordic and Baltic countries top the list, while many major economies are lagging behind.Read More
Going round in circularity: Most Brits confused by sustainability language, survey finds
A third of consumers admitted to ignoring what brands say about sustainability because it confuses them.Read More
We know next to nothing about 99 per cent of the world’s insects: Here’s why that’s a problem
While we regularly hear about population declines in ‘charismatic’ insects like bees, huge data gaps make it hard to protect the rest.Read More
Beryl, Helene and Milton join list of nearly 100 hurricane names so deadly they won’t be repeated
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the ninth in a row with above average activity, the WMO says.Read More
Greece storms were made wetter and more destructive by climate change, study finds
The research found that storms are up to 15 per cent wetter now than they would have been in the past.Read More
‘Reckless and shortsighted’: EU lifts ban on turtle dove hunting in Spain, France and Italy
The birds are still vulnerable to extinction globally, and are clinging on in the UK.Read More
The Arctic’s glaciers are retreating, exposing new coastlines that could trigger tsunamis
The unstable new coastline poses safety risks for the tourists that flock to coastal glacial areas for their beauty and abundant wildlife.Read More