500,000 European deaths blamed on air pollution
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Air pollution is annually responsible for more than 500,000 premature deaths in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Offshore wind could boost economy: report
Environment
A report predicts floating offshore wind developments could add 17,000 jobs and generate £33.6 billion of gross value added to
Montenegro hosts anti-Albania dam protest
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Environmental campaigners have cycled from Montenegro’s capital to the border with Albania to protest at Tirana’s construction of a dam
Crowdfunding bid for Orkney tidal power
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Orbital Marine Power, based on the Orkney Isles in the North Sea, has launched an investment bid that promises to
Malta-Sicily gas pipeline vital for EU: Mizzi
Environment
The Malta-Sicily gas pipeline is a priority for the European Union as it aims to end Maltese energy isolation, said energy
IEA warns of rising carbon emissions
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Carbon emissions from energy production are set to grow for the second year running as analysis by the International Energy
Activists celebrate Hambach reprieve
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A demonstration of around 50,000 environmentalists (pictured) has been held to celebrate the reprieve of what is left of western
Rosatom allows Akademik Lomonosov inspection
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The Akademik Lomonosov (pictured), Russia’s floating nuclear power station, has allowed foreign environmentalists from Bellona on board, although safety questions
Statkraft in Irish wind projects talks
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Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned renewable energy firm, says it is looking to buy a large slice of the wind farm
Statkraft unveils billion-dollar renewables investment
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Norway’s state-owned electricity provider, Statkraft, says it will invest US$1.23 billion by 2025 to globally generate 6 gigawatts of onshore
Climate change and wildfires – how do we know if there is a link?
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A firefighter runs after trying to save a home in Lakeport, California, suffering its biggest fires ever. AP Photo/Noah Berger
State-backed fund buys Irish wind farm
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An Irish renewable energy fund, Greencoat Renewables, has bought a wind farm in County Wexford in southeast Ireland as part
Cost of nuclear for dummies, and future generations
Environment
Everyone “knows” that nuclear is expensive. We also know that existing reactors produce clean electricity very cheaply. So which is
Protesters join fight to save Hambach
Environment
Around 4,000 protesters have marched on western Germany’s Hambach forest as police arrested activists trying to prevent RWE extending its
Lignite activists forced from Hambach
Environment
The authorities in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have ordered environmental protesters’ treehouses in Hambach forest (pictured) to