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Record number of river barriers removed across Europe in 2023
Removal of nearly 500 barriers last year will help restore disturbed waterways to their natural state,...
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Russia floods: waters rising in two cities and thousands evacuated after dam bursts
Federal emergency declared in Orenburg region and at least 6,000 homes inundated after Ural River overflowsFlood...
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Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments
French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be ‘much stronger’ on biodiversity and climateEmmanuel...
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‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists
Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study showsEurope’s...
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EU approves watered-down human rights and supply chain law
Revised corporate sustainability directive, first agreed in December, draws criticism from environmental campaignersEU countries have slashed...
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More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus
Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area...
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UK spends least among major European economies on low-carbon energy policy, study shows
Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and...
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‘Two worlds colliding’: Berlin transport workers and climate activists unite over rights
Two groups are striking for better working conditions and investment in Germany’s underfunded public transportAt first...
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‘People put a lot of hope on me’: Estonia’s youngest MP already making waves
Hanah Lahe is just 24 but she is already a leading voice for change in the...
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The Italian cricket-breeders putting a positive spin on insect-based food
Cianni brothers aim to change minds with Italy’s first company to produce flour from crickets for...
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UK ‘used to be a leader on climate’, lament European lawmakers
MEPs react to ‘tragic’ findings revealing UK falling behind EU in key environmental policies since BrexitBrexit...
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‘The high life can be low carbon’: the European royals taking on the climate crisis
Despite leading lavish lifestyles, some monarchs are influencing people to make greener choicesWhen Prince Frederik takes...
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‘The mood is heating up’: Germany fears strikes will play into hands of far right
Angry protests by farmers, hauliers and railway workers risk being exploited by populists such as Alternative...
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‘It’s full of green areas’: mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot
Hot weather has proved deadlier in the Croatian city of Osijek than in any other European...
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‘Queen of trash’ and employees arrested over Sweden’s ‘largest environmental crime’
Bella Nilsson’s company NMT Think Pink accused of illegally dumping tens of thousands of tonnes of...