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India urges rich countries to pay up for mounting climate change costs

In 2009, a coalition of economically developed countries - including the USA, France, Germany, and the UK - pledged to give climate change-impacted nations $100 billion per year by 2020. The pledge has not been met.

4 November 2022

Nature

Scientists invent fast food packaging made from seaweed

A new seaweed based wrapper could replace plastic fast food packaging - and researchers think it could be scalable.

23 October 2022

Earth News

Climate campaigners ‘baffled’ by COP27 Coca-Cola sponsorship

A petition has been created calling for an end to all corporate sponsorships at UN conferences like COP27.

Earth News

Ukraine estimates €35bn in environmental damage from Russian invasion

A new methodology from the Ukrainian government has revealed the 7-month war alone has caused 31 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.

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What seized fossil fuel emails tell us about big oil’s climate plan

Shell is not willing to reduce CO2 emissions beyond levels that make “business sense”, according to a PR email unearthed in a US investigation.

23 September 2022

Nature

‘Garbage islands’ are forming in Central American waters

Incredible footage shows the devastating effect of plastic pollution in Central America.

19 September 2022

Earth News

Is Brexit to blame for the UK’s poor quality bathing water?

New data analysis has shown that sewage discharged into the environment isn't being properly monitored and some say Brexit is to blame.

World News

Speculation over 'environmental disaster' in Germany Poland

Speculation has mounted over the cause of an "environmental disaster" in Germany and Poland, after thousands of dead fish washed up on the banks of the Oder river.

Travel News

Mexico beaches: Swimmers warned over dangerous bacteria levels

Three beaches in Acapulco have dangerously high levels of bacteria in the water.

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Heavy rains exacerbate trash problem in Brazil's Manaus

After heavy rains and record river flooding, creeks and rivers in the Amazon capital Manaus have been covered by a carpet of trash, affecting entire communities.

Brazil

In Manaus, a carpet of rubbish covers the Amazon River’s tributaries

Set in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the Brazillian city of Manaus has a massive rubbish problem.

Earth News

99% of the world's population is breathing unsafe air, WHO warns

Air pollution is as bad for global health as smoking - and 89 times as bad as war. New research calculates just how many life-years it steals from us.

Sweden

'Ooooh, right there': Sexy bins talk dirty in bid to stop littering

Will it stop people from littering?

Destinations

The cleanest place to swim in Europe may surprise you

Here are the best - and cleanest - wild swimming spots to check out in Europe this summer.

Earth News

Big tobacco is one of the world’s ‘biggest polluters’, says WHO

The tobacco industry has a devastating impact on the environment and some experts say it’s time to start treating it like the oil companies.

Earth News

UK Reality show Love Island couples up with eBay in eco-bid

Can this influential show move past its fast fashion image with a new collab?

Climate

Pollution kills millions more people a year than COVID has, data shows

Toxic air, soil and water is causing around 9 million deaths a year, while modern pollutants from fossil fuels are "skyrocketing".

Climate

The real climate impact of flying could be much worse than we thought

The consequences of non-CO2 impacts could be a net warming effect on the climate that is bigger than that of CO2.

Earth News

EU reveals plans for the ‘largest ever ban’ on toxic chemicals

Chemical companies create new substances every 1.4 seconds, using loopholes to evade regulations. Can a new EU ban stop them?

Earth News

Meet the young pirates protecting the ocean from plastic pollution

‘Captain Fanplastic’ is one of the semi-finalists in the Afri-Plastics Challenge awarding environmental programmes in Africa.