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A cyclist stops to look at flood waters on a property in Geraardsbergen, Belgium, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024

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EU Green Week focuses on water management in the face of flooding risk

According to a report published by the European Environment Agency earlier this month, 12 per cent of Europe's population lives in areas at risk of flooding.

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Felix Leinemann, Head of Unit for Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture and Maritime Spatial Planning, DG MARE

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Interview: the EU Algae initiative helps fishers become ocean farmers

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Despite marine management efforts over decades Europe's fish stocks are still under pressure. The EU is supporting fishers turning to seaweed farming as an alternative livelihood.

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EU Elections 2024: Episode 23

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European elections: What do voters want? What do candidates promise?

Watch episode 23 of Euronews' guide on the European elections, taking place from June 6 to 9.

03/06/2024

Fast deco, as it has been dubbed in a recent report, refers to low-cost furniture and home decorations produced in bulk.

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Fast deco: The dark side of low-cost furniture and home decor

Nearly half of furniture waste is burned in incinerators or buried in landfills.

02/06/2024

Residents try to reach their houses in Benijos village as a wildfire advances in La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain in August 2023

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Wildfire season is upon us: Here's what the EU is putting in place

Following a devastating summer of fires across Europe last year, the EU has upped its resources to prevent widespread damage in 2024.

01/06/2024

Friday for Future climate activists

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'Fridays for Future' demonstrators march ahead of EU elections

The march comes ahead of the European elections next week, with the demonstrators also emphasising the role of the EU.

31/05/2024

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The project has been dubbed RIP, standing for Requiem in Power.

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Valencia’s cemeteries to become the country’s largest urban solar farm

The project has been dubbed RIP, standing for Requiem in Power.

31/05/2024

Mountains of discarded clothing have ended up in giant landfill sites.

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Which European countries are leading the way on clothes recycling?

EU countries generated an estimated 6.95 million tonnes of textile waste in 2020 or around 16kg annually per person.

31/05/2024

Benjamin risked his life trying to save his 15-year-old friend Rosa from climate-driven floods in 2021.

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Belgian teenager who lost a friend to floods holds Total responsible

Eight people have launched a criminal case against TotalEnergies' leaders, who they hold responsible for their climate tragedies.

31/05/2024

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.

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EU Policy. Climate action will boost energy security in Europe by 8% by 2030, IMF

IMF's study focuses on security of supply and resilience of countries' economies.

29/05/2024

Colourful plastics break down faster according to new research.

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Are bright colours fueling microplastic pollution?

The study’s authors say manufacturers should give more thought to what colour they make short-lived items.

29/05/2024

The SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the EarthCARE satellite launches from Vandenburg Space Force Base in California.

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ESA launches new satellite to study how clouds are impacting climate

The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

29/05/2024

Healthy Seas

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NGO cleans up contaminated Greek seas

The operation lasted ten days and targeted waters near Ithaca and Patras, where around 30 tonnes of nets and waste had collected.

28/05/2024

Patients of heatstroke receive treatment at a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Hundreds treated for heatstroke as Pakistan heatwave rages on

Meanwhile, international relief organisations have expressed concern that millions of children could be at risk of dehydration and exposure to record-high temperatures.

28/05/2024

Green Win, greener waterways

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Green Win, greener waterways

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Green Win, the system set up at the University of Liège, has made it possible to test the operation of large pumps, which can weigh up to one tonne, and pump 300 litres per second in waterways.

27/05/2024

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Eco-conscious film and photography pioneers exhibit at Saatchi Gallery

A new exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London plays host to a collection of eco-conscious photographers and filmmakers, whose works aim to create communicative boundaries between art and the environment.

26/05/2024

This week's participants in Brussels, my love?

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Brussels, my love? The future of the Green Deal after the elections

In this edition of our weekly talk show, host Stefan Grobe and his guests talk about the future of the Green Deal after the elections, the situation of the electric cars market in Europe and why organic food sales have reached a ceiling.

25/05/2024

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AI could help or harm the environment depending on how it’s used

While AI could help us be more efficient, one negative is that it consumes a lot of energy, a renowned environmentalist told Euronews Next.

24/05/2024

Ornithologist Francesca Rossi holds a newborn female Attacus lorquinii at the greenhouse of the Museo delle Scienze .

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This Italian museum has recreated a Tanzanian butterfly forest

The Butterfly Forest was created this spring to create public awareness on some of the research that MUSE is doing in Udzungwa Mountains to study and protect the world’s biodiversity.

23/05/2024

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WATCH: Italian museum recreates Tanzanian butterfly forest

The Italian Museum of Sciences in Trento (MUSE) raises awareness of biodiversity by recreating a Tanzanian butterfly forest inspired by the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, a vital hotspot for global biodiversity conservation.

23/05/2024

The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine touch the ground in a field, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, near Prescott, Iowa.

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Tornado rips through wind farm: How often do wind turbines fall down?

Experts explain how designers account for extreme weather.

23/05/2024

The debate was presented from the EU's Green Week event in Brussels,

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Debate: How can we all do our bit and wise up about water resilience?

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As part of the European Union's Green Week event in Brussels, Euronews science correspondent Jeremy Wilks quizzed experts about water pollution, droughts, and floods and asked when we will wise up about water.

23/05/2024

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