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Berlin voters fail to bring forward net-zero target. How do other European capitals compare?

Berlin voters fail to bring forward net-zero target. How do other European capitals compare?

A referendum that would have brought Berlin‘s climate neutrality target forward to 2030 failed to draw enough voters. The proposal would…
Is climate change to blame for the 8,000km long seaweed blob floating toward Florida and Mexico?

Is climate change to blame for the 8,000km long seaweed blob floating toward Florida and Mexico?

A massive 8,000km long blob of seaweed is floating towards Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt…
Berlin votes on more ambitious climate targets: Can it catch up with other European capitals?

Berlin votes on more ambitious climate targets: Can it catch up with other European capitals?

Today (26 March) the residents of Berlin will vote on whether to bring the city’s climate neutrality target forward to…
One meter for your home, another for your EV: How the EU’s new energy system could save you money

One meter for your home, another for your EV: How the EU’s new energy system could save you money

After almost two years of big energy bills dropping onto European doorsteps, the EU has proposed changes to its electricity…
‘I don’t really like running’: Woman bags 200th marathon in a year to fight the global water crisis

‘I don’t really like running’: Woman bags 200th marathon in a year to fight the global water crisis

For most people, running a single marathon would be an incredible achievement. Australian businesswoman and advocate Mina Guli has just…
Fossil fuel firms should be charged with homicide for climate change deaths, legal experts argue

Fossil fuel firms should be charged with homicide for climate change deaths, legal experts argue

Should fossil fuel companies face homicide charges for their contributions to climate change? That’s the question explored in a paper…
This company has come up with a cutting-edge way to recycle EV batteries

This company has come up with a cutting-edge way to recycle EV batteries

As the whole of Europe moves towards the energy transition, French mining group Eramet is developing techniques to recycle critical…
Feel your blood boil when you’re near a busy road? A new study explains why

Feel your blood boil when you’re near a busy road? A new study explains why

Ever feel your blood boiling when you’re walking along a busy road? You’re not imagining it. According to new research,…
Richest country in Europe marks third year of free public transport

Richest country in Europe marks third year of free public transport

It seems more than hard to imagine but, if you’ve been living in the tiny EU state of Luxembourg you…
The world’s richest country made public transport free: Here’s what happened next

The world’s richest country made public transport free: Here’s what happened next

Luxembourg became the first country in the world to scrap fares on all public transport in 2020. Three years later,…
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