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“It’s not because it’s illegal that you shouldn’t do it. If we don’t act, who will?”, *Miel tells Euronews Green. It’s an unusual Saturday morning for the 19-year-old member of Extinction Rebellion: she is about to break the law. Today’s target is the French chemical giant Arkema based near Lyon. The company is accused of releasing toxic chemicals into the environment, PFAS (Per-and polyfluoroalkyl compounds), dubbed “forever chemicals” for their indestructible nature. 400 activists from Extinction Rebellion and Youth for Climate have travelled from across France to protest against their manuf...
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Every day at work we’re sending emails, saving documents, adding numbers to spreadsheets. Outside of work we frivolously snap photos on our phone. In summary, we’re incessant data producers but how much of it do you ever delete? By 2035 we are predicted to be producing 2,000 zettabytes of data. One zettabyte is equal to a trillion gigabytes. To put that into context further, to print out one zettabyte of data you’d need around 20 trillion trees worth of paper. There’s only 3.5 trillion trees on Earth. In this episode of The Big Question, Matt Harris, Senior Vice-President and Managing Director...
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The simple idea of pinpointing an annual date when humans can no longer properly manage plastic waste was first marked in 2023. Plastic Overshoot Day provided a moment to reflect upon the challenge laid before us. Since the launch of last year’s report and overshoot day, we have had INC2 negotiations in Paris; INC3 in Nairobi, and the published drafts of a Global Plastic Treaty that many hope can be the vehicle for change. But despite these steps forward, it often seems that we are stuck in a cycle of single-use plastic dependency. Whilst policy has been mooted, schemes devised and initiatives...
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The Maldives is renowned as a luxurious, fly-and-flop destination. Located 500 km from the southern tip of India and Sri Lanka, it's a serene string of 1,190 low-lying coral islands scattered across the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean. Here, you'll find white, sun-kissed beaches and warm, azure blue lagoons studded with colourful corals that are home to exotic marine life. This tropical archipelago is also lined with swanky water bungalows and upscale resorts, which have made it synonymous with luxury travel and exclusivity. It hasn’t always been this way, though. Here’s how to get a taste of...
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The United Nations is investigating the environmental impact of the war in Gaza, which has caused a catastrophic spike in land, soil and water pollution. It is hard to know where to begin, since the conflict has no end in sight. More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed by relentless Israeli strikes since 7 October, when Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 Israelis and took 250 people hostage. Given the dangerous situation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is not yet able to undertake field-based surveys in Gaza. But it has accepted an official request from the State of...
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The trilogue deal on the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive reached last week is a unique public health opportunity for Poland. The country has one of the highest economic and health burdens from air pollution in the EU — which is why the newly elected Polish government should help ensure the swift adoption of the agreement in the European Parliament and the European Council. Ahead of the deal reached on 20 February, the Council wanted to see a possibility of a 10-year exemption from adhering to the legally binding air pollution limit values for countries that have a lower-than-EU average GDP. T...
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The European Union has become the first international body to criminalise the most serious cases of environmental damage that are “comparable to ecocide”. Ecosystem destruction, including habitat loss and illegal logging, will be punished with tougher penalties and prison sentences under the EU’s updated environmental crime directive. The European Parliament is set to vote through the tougher law today (27 February) after countries reached an agreement in November. Member states will then have two years to enshrine it in national law. Here’s what you need to know about the updated law, which e...
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