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‘They are completely flooded’: Rising sea levels endanger life in Marseille’s coastal huts
06.03.2023
‘They are completely flooded’: Rising sea levels endanger life in Marseille’s coastal huts
On a beach in the southern French city of Marseille, there’s a community living in a terrace of small whitewashed…
Dogs in Chernobyl could teach scientists how humans can live under ‘environmental assault’
06.03.2023
Dogs in Chernobyl could teach scientists how humans can live under ‘environmental assault’
Wild dogs living in Chernobyl may give scientists a clue into how humans can survive in the most degraded environments…
‘I hope the young generation doesn’t let up’: Retirees join youth climate activists in Germany
06.03.2023
‘I hope the young generation doesn’t let up’: Retirees join youth climate activists in Germany
Friday’s Global Climate Strike saw activists gather across Europe to demand, among other things, an end to fossil fuel financing.…
US got a record-breaking 40% of its energy from carbon-free sources in 2022, report reveals
05.03.2023
US got a record-breaking 40% of its energy from carbon-free sources in 2022, report reveals
Carbon-free sources supplied over 40 per cent of the US’s total energy output in 2022, a new report reveals. This…
Sport is both a climate victim and villain. These champions show there’s another way
04.03.2023
Sport is both a climate victim and villain. These champions show there’s another way
Sport occupies an unusual place in society. It’s simultaneously public and private — something we do for our own personal…
Scotland becomes the first country to ban the high-emissions anaesthetic desflurane
03.03.2023
Scotland becomes the first country to ban the high-emissions anaesthetic desflurane
Scotland has banned the inhaled anaesthetic desflurane due to its devastating impact on the climate. It is the first country…
Happy for their country, sad for themselves: The villagers living on India’s lithium load
03.03.2023
Happy for their country, sad for themselves: The villagers living on India’s lithium load
More than one billion people in India welcomed the first ever discovery of lithium deposits in the country last month.…
Coal mining is to blame for Oder River mass die-off, Greenpeace Poland warns
03.03.2023
Coal mining is to blame for Oder River mass die-off, Greenpeace Poland warns
Greenpeace have blamed wastewater discharge from coal mines for the mass die-off of thousands of fish in the Oder River…
‘We must end this war on nature’: Europe’s most endangered species to protect on World Wildlife Day
03.03.2023
‘We must end this war on nature’: Europe’s most endangered species to protect on World Wildlife Day
Today marks World Wildlife Day, a date for celebrating the extraordinary diversity of the planet — and taking stock of…
UK motorists could soon face a ‘tyre tax’ in an attempt to cut emissions
02.03.2023
UK motorists could soon face a ‘tyre tax’ in an attempt to cut emissions
Motorists in the UK could soon have to pay a tax on tyres in a bid to slash air pollution.…