We need the same urgency to treat climate change as when everyone jumped to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Otherwise - our health is due for a downward spiral in coming years.

Millions of tonnes of plastic wind up in the ocean every year, killing plants and animals. That’s why companies around the world have developed novel devices to help reduce the ocean plastic problem.

Once the war is over, Ukraine is hoping to take Russia to court over the billions of euros of damage the war has inflicted on the environment.

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As Europe weans itself off of Russian fossil fuels, Ukraine is offering a solution that would also help to rebuild its economy.

Scientists have linked some toxic chemicals to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems.

Belgium’s greenest city is pedalling into the future with policies to tackle the climate crisis.

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.

The last known ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ was found in 1906. Now, scientists have discovered another one.

Climate change-induced extreme heat is a “silent killer” - but simple preparation can save thousands of lives.

Antonio Guterres speaks at the Austrian World Summit about the very real consequences of the climate crisis.

The EU’s Taxonomy Regulation first began in 2018 as a framework for facilitating sustainable investment. But it's since become controversial.

To help combat plastic waste, these scientists are taking a worms’ eye view.

A study found that mercury, chromium and aluminium pollution correlated with more male babies being born.

Megan Swann is not only the youngest and first female president of the magic society, she's using her position to raise awareness about climate change and the environment.

Temperatures could rise to 42 C (108 Fahrenheit) degrees in the Guadiana valley in Extremadura and other parts of southern Spain.

Deep in the Indian desert, this stunning elliptical school is a sustainable masterpiece.

Engaging chats on plant-based food, sustainable fashion and community-building kicked off the star’s multi-day event at London’s O2 arena.

The Langholm community purchased more than 4,000 hectares from a duke’s estate last year for nature. Now they want to do it again.

It is the first time a French supermarket chain has been taken to court over deforestation and the loss of land and livelihood.

Portugal's weather service says hot temperatures and low rainfall have left most of the country facing drought.

After turning 60 and welcoming his first granddaughter, Steve Barron felt the need to give something back to the planet and began researching how to build a house out of hemp.

Comfortably larger than any other facility of this kind, it is due to open later this year.

The ugliest fish are the most in need of our help - here’s how our shallow beauty bias is threatening the planet.

"We couldn't come before because the sea was polluted and if we did, our children used to come back home with viruses and skin diseases," says one Gazan local.

The lake has already shrunk by two-thirds since the 1980s, and will have deadly human and environmental impacts if it disappears.

British journalist Dom Phillips has been missing in the Amazon rainforest with his guide since Sunday - but there’s more to the story than you might think.

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Leading climate researchers have found that the world is investing in new oil and gas projects in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

"We had a sulphur dioxide peak that exceeded five times the hourly norm," say authorities.

The ambitious draft bill aims to reduce the 1,300 tonnes of food wasted every year in Spain.

New podcast alert! Plunge into #OceanCalls, the new Euronews podcast making waves on our blue planet. First episode featuring Jane Goodall, George Monbiot and Johan Rockström from June 30.

Thomas Brail is protecting trees that were planted by Napoleon Bonaparte’s government.

When Ukranian shelter owner Irina Petrova was forced to flee Mariupol, she refused to leave her beloved dogs behind.

The Nordic country will need to reverse the loss of its forests, which turned from net climate sinks to emitters last year.

Scientists have engineered a new way to produce energy from biomass after tests on banana skins and orange peel.

Archaeologists rushed to document the site before it was submerged below the water again.

Fossil fuel power plants currently provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

A second, more deadly variant of the deformed wing virus will soon be the dominant one, according to new analysis.

A restaurant in Stockholm is trialling cotton aprons that capture carbon dioxide from the air, before using it in their greenhouse.

The Philippines is in the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.

The controversial decision was reversed not long after it caused public outrage in the East African nation.

The permafrost region contains three times as much carbon as all living vegetation on Earth - with concerning consequences as it thaws.

A team of international experts is experimenting with something that has never been done before: successfully re-introducing a nearly-extinct bird species into the wild.

Catarina de Albuquerque, CEO of the global partnership Sanitation and Water for All, explores whether water should be free.

You are what you eat – and what you eat from: How industrial chemicals contaminate our bodies

Farming is the greatest cause of environmental destruction, but we have the tools to regenerate, writes Monbiot, in his blistering new book.

The war is increasing the risk of global hunger by limiting exports of wheat, cooking oil and fertiliser.

More than 900 species have invaded the Mediterranean Sea in recent years due to climate change and other environmental pressures. While these newcomers can seriously impact biodiversity, they also represent new economic opportunities for commercial fishing.

Huge carpets of nets and equipment left behind from fish farms abandoned a decade ago are posing a threat to marine life off Ithaca. A consortium of divers from across Europe is fighting back.