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In Colombia, a dissident FARC faction threatens COP16 on biodiversity

"We invite delegates from the national and international community to refrain from attending COP16." This is what the Central General Staff (EMC)...
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Africa is witnessing a huge electrical and electronic waste problem

With its intense black smoke, the Agbogbloshie landfill in Ghana is one of the largest and best known in Africa. But its...
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Water in Europe is of poor quality, warns European Environment Agency report

This is the largest study devoted to the quality of European waters. 120,000 bodies of surface water, lakes, rivers, coastal waters and...
https://www.letemps.ch/monde/ameriques/colombie-exleaders-farc-reprennent-armes

In Colombia, a dissident FARC faction threatens COP16 on biodiversity

"We invite delegates from the national and international community to refrain from attending COP16." This is what the Central General Staff (EMC)...
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10 million children deprived of school after massive floods in Africa, according to the...

The floods are worsening the education crisis, according to the NGO. The 10 million students currently stuck at home or displaced are...
© WFP/Nkole Mwape A cornfield blighted by drought in Zambia, one of the countries that has declared an emergency as it grapples with the effects of El Niño.

Southern Africa: Five countries in state of disaster, WFP warns of “worst food crisis...

The origin of this crisis is the El Niño climate phenomenon, which lasted until the beginning of the...
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Environmentalist and Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson requests political asylum in France

This request was made in a letter to the French head of state "a few days ago", declared Lamya Essemlali, president of...
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Three Africans receive Animal Action Award for their work to protect animals

What they have in common is a love of animals and a fierce fight for years to protect them.
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More than half of electricity will be low-carbon by 2030, says International Energy Agency

The world is indeed in an energy shift. "With nuclear energy, which is the subject of renewed interest...
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Climate crisis: where is the energy transition in the world, less than a month...

"We have witnessed the age of coal and the age of oil, and we are now moving at...
Around a hundred activists tried to block the takeoff of private jets from Le Bourget airport on Monday October 31, 2022. (©ILLUSTRATION / Twitter Attac France)

Intrusion at Le Bourget Airport: Trial of 13 Environmental Activists Postponed to May 23

The trial of 13 activists from Attac and Extinction Rebellion, who entered the tarmac of Le Bourget Airport (Seine-Saint-Denis) in September 2023,...
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Environment: according to WWF, animal populations have declined by three-quarters in 50 years

The major international conference on the preservation of biodiversity, COP16, opens in ten days in Cali, Colombia. Objective: to consolidate the agreement...
https://www.capital.fr/economie-politique/pays-basque-contre-bearn-jusquou-ira-la-guerre-du-saumon-sauvage-1310609

Norway announces new restrictions on wild salmon fishing

Norway has announced new restrictions on wild salmon fishing, at least at the start of the season. The population of these migratory...
An area of ​​the Amazon rainforest burning, August 25, 2019. © AFP - CARL DE SOUZA

Brazil: an NGO denounces the use of chemical deforestation in the Pantanal

In Brazil, since Lula's return to power, deforestation has decreased in the Amazon, but it continues vigorously in other regions of the...
https://www.magzter.com/stories/technology/Techlife-News/CALIFORNIA-SUES-EXXONMOBIL-AND-SAYS-IT-LIED-ABOUT-PLASTICS-RECYCLING

California sues ExxonMobil for lying about plastic recycling

ExxonMobil is one of the world's leading producers of polymers used in plastics. Since the 1970s, the oil company has known that...
22.1% of farmers lived below the poverty line in 2016, making it the most exposed profession, according to INSEE. (Credits: Pascal Rossignol)

France: the difficult ecological transition for farmers

In France, agriculture is responsible for around 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, but it represents a considerable carbon sink. For some farmers,...
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/bientot-chez-vous/etats-unis-la-start-up-amogy-fait-naviguer-le-premier-bateau-alimente-a-l-ammoniac_6776125.html

United States: start-up Amogy sails the first boat powered by ammonia

In the quest for a carbon-free world, can ammonia be an asset? On the weekend of September 21, Amogy, an American start-up,...
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Colombia: Amazon River bed reduced by 90% due to drought

The Amazon River, which flows in the southeast of Colombia, on the border with Peru and Brazil, has seen its level drop...
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nepal-floods-and-landslides-leave-17-dead-others-missing/omccoyqot

Floods in Nepal leave at least 170 dead, 42 missing

Nepal is under water. Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in the Asian country, killing at least 170 people, according to...
https://ecolo.be/actualites/contre-linsecurite-renforcons-la-police-de-proximite/

Marie Lecocq: against insecurity, let’s strengthen the community police!

Marie Lecocq was Martin Buxant's guest on RTL TVI. The co-president of Ecolo notably addressed the topic of security.
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Marine Tondelier shows her support for the “Vert Ardent” list in Liège

Marine Tondelier, leader of “Europe Ecologie Les Verts”, a real star of politics since the last elections in France, came to support...
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Fight against deforestation: Germany asks the EU to postpone its law

Germany joins the criticism of the new European anti-deforestation regulation. The Minister of Agriculture, Cem Ozdemir, asked the European Commission to postpone...
https://www.lapresse.ca/international/asie-et-oceanie/2024-09-06/chine/le-typhon-yagi-touche-terre-420-000-personnes-evacuees.php

China: Shanghai hit by second typhoon in less than a week

After Bebinca, here comes Pulasan. The Chinese megacity of Shanghai was hit on Friday, September 20 by a second typhoon in less...
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US presidential election: climate absent from Kamala Harris’ campaign for fear of “scaring away...

Fires still out of control in California, scorching temperatures in part of the American West and a storm which raises fears of...
https://www.dw.com/en/heat-and-drought-are-fueling-brazils-fires-pandemic/a-70088581

Climate crisis: Brazil fights monster fires fueled by drought

In Brazil, tens of thousands of fires continue to threaten major cities, such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Fueled by...
https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/10/thousands-protest-after-dutch-government-awards-fossil-fuel-subsidies

In the Netherlands, environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion closed the highway to The Hague...

A massive mobilization. Activists from the environmental organization Extinction Rebellion spectacularly blocked a major highway crossing The Hague...
Crise climatique : l'été 2024 a été le plus chaud jamais enregistré à l'échelle mondiale, selon l'observatoire Copernicus

Climate crisis: Summer 2024 was the hottest ever recorded globally, according to the Copernicus...

The year is not over, but the temperatures recorded across the globe this summer make it "increasingly likely that 2024 will be...
https://www.europe1.fr/Environnement/le-chef-de-lonu-lance-un-sos-mondial-sur-la-montee-des-eaux-dans-le-pacifique-4264076

Global warming: a “global SOS” launched by the UN

A “global SOS” was launched at the Pacific Islands Forum Summit on Tuesday, August 27. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is relying on...
https://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/michel-barnier-nomination-matignon-accueil-circonspection-acteurs-environnement-44666.php4

Michel Barnier appointed Prime Minister: environmental NGOs concerned about his ecological ambitions

In the wake of many politicians, several environmental associations reacted to the appointment of Michel Barnier to Matignon,...
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Switzerland: Large majority of Greens against BVG reform

At their meeting in Basel, the Greens clearly said No to the BVG reform, because for many women...
https://lemagdelaconso.ouest-france.fr/dossier-338-rechauffement-climatique.html

Global warming poses ‘unique threat’ to children’s health, UNICEF warns

Global warming is worsening the living conditions of hundreds of millions of children around the world, warns a UNICEF report published Wednesday,...

Amy Haysom’s Fight for Justice—Are the BC Greens in Trouble?

Community Rallies Behind Amy Haysom as Petition to Recall Saanich North and the Islands Nomination Vote Gains Momentum In...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/greek-wildfires-are-harsh-reality-climate-change-experts-warn-n1276311

Forest fires in Greece: Experts explain why extreme weather is battering the Mediterranean country

In southern Albania, firefighters are currently battling fires in and around the village of Mesopotam. In Algeria, the Civil Protection announced this...
Photo of one of the multiple fires currently ravaging Greece. Fires are increasing all over the world due in particular to the general rise in temperatures. | SPYROS BAKALIS/AFP

Global warming: July was the second hottest month on record, just behind July 2023

Since June 2023, each month has broken its global temperature record since records began. With a global average temperature of 16.91°C, the...
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso in August 2020 AFP/ARCHIVES - FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR

Brazil: deforestation in the Amazon increases for the first time in fifteen months

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased in July, for the first time in more than a year, according to official data published...
With their hands stuck to the asphalt, Letzte Generation activists block a street in the Schoeneberg district of Berlin on April 25, 2023. AFP

Climate crisis: the NGO Letzte Generation, known for its highway blockades, ends its actions...

After having acknowledged the "failure of society" to do without fossil fuels, the group of climate activists Letzte Generation (Last Generation) declared...
The new national secretary of Europe Ecologie-Les Verts, Marine Tondelier, during greetings to the press this Thursday. (ISA HARSIN/SIPA)

Western Sahara: the Greens believe that Emmanuel Macron betrayed France’s historic position

It was in a letter addressed on July 29, 2024, to the King of Morocco, on the occasion of his 25 years...
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Green Party of Ireland presents strong Water Action Plan to Cabinet

The Greens presented a revamped Water Action Plan (WAP, formerly known as the River Basin Management Plan) to Cabinet last week, the...
https://www.sudouest.fr/justice/gouvernement-demissionnaire-les-ecologistes-deposent-un-recours-devant-le-conseil-d-etat-20690480.php

France: the Greens file an appeal before the Council of State on the incompatibility...

The law organizes political life "when deputies become ministers, but not when ministers become deputies", believes the ecologist deputy Léa Balage. Several...
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United Kingdom: two activists found guilty of defacing Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”

Two environmental activists from the group Just Stop Oil were found guilty of vandalism on Thursday, last week, after throwing tomato soup...
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Climate change: on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, WWF reminds us...

WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature, is launching a new awareness campaign on the climate emergency on the occasion of the...
https://www.rtvcnoticias.com/las-reformas-que-discutio-gustavo-petro-con-el-partido-alianza-verde

The Green Party of Colombia advocates for the political participation of the black, Afro-Colombian...

As part of the International Day of Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women, Alianza Verde worked to consolidate the anti-racist protocol to eliminate...
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/250724/netanyahou-devant-le-congres-des-etats-unis-ma-guerre-est-la-votre

England: Green Party calls Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery and combative speech to US senators and the House of Representatives last week. The...
https://www.eje21.com.co/2024/07/presidente-salamanca-hace-llamado-para-cambiar-juntos-a-colombia/

A member of the Green Party of Colombia was elected president of the House...

The third legislature of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia began with the election of the new members of the Board...
https://reporterre.net/Les-ecologistes-d-EELV-veulent-faire-place-aux-classes-populaires

The French Greens will hold their traditional Summer Days this year in the ecological...

This 40th edition of the traditional Summer Days will be an opportunity for the Green Party of France to discover concretely how...
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On the sidelines of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Airparif launches a new forecasting...

Developed by Airparif and the Île-de-France Regional Health Agency, this new air quality measurement and forecast tool makes it possible to know...
https://www.ouest-france.fr/monde/irak/en-images-une-nouvelle-tempete-de-sable-frappe-l-irak-et-bloque-le-pays-4fad380c-d519-11ec-bd06-4e730397c904

UN commits to fight sand and dust storms, dangerous to health

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the amount of dust suspended in the atmosphere decreased slightly in 2023 compared to the...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-green-leader-mike-schreiner-wins-partys-first-ever-seat-in-ontario/

Ontario Greens believe Bradford bypass project will intensify climate pollution

The Ontario government begins construction of a new interchange at the intersection of Highway 400 and Simcoe County Road 88, as well...
https://www.notele.be/si103-media151263-l-athoise-saskia-bricmont-reelue-au-parlement-europeen.html

In the European Parliament, Ecolo is preparing to lead a mandate of resistance against...

Ursula von der Leyen, 65, was comfortably reappointed on Thursday for a second five-year term at the head of the European Commission....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-greens-nb-1.5268498

Increase in fatal road accidents in New Brunswick, the Green Party calls on the...

In a recent study released, New Brunswick (8.2) and Manitoba (7.1) had the highest rate of motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 population....
https://www.futura-sciences.com/planete/actualites/rechauffement-climatique-malgre-discours-climat-co2-atteint-pic-record-mai-105743/

In France, two NGOs ask the State to condition public aid on the real...

The Climate Action Network and France Nature Environnement are calling on the State to condition public aid granted to French industry on...
https://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/climat-gouvernement-trajectoire-adaptation-consultation-publique-41820.php4

Climate change: Oxfam denounces the lack of adaptation measures to deal with global warming...

The NGO Oxfam France denounces in a report the lack of adaptation measures to global warming in France. In this report entitled...
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Meran mobility center and supervision: the two Green proposals accepted in the state parliament

The state parliament approved two motions from Green MPs Madeleine Rohrer, Zeno Oberkofler and Brigitte Foppa. “We are very...
Boats used by migrants to cross the Channel are being taken when they are abandoned on the Kent coast

Four migrants die in English Channel crossing attempt, Greens call for reinstatement of Dubs...

Last week, off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, a rescue ship came to the aid of around sixty migrants who were trying to...
https://news.sky.com/video/new-chancellor-rachel-reeves-delivers-first-major-speech-13175034

The UK’s new Labour government relaunches wind power stopped by the Conservatives

Less than a week after the elections which brought Labor back to power in the United Kingdom, the new government is lifting...
https://www.lesoir.be/606580/article/2024-07-13/les-cinq-chantiers-qui-attendent-samuel-cogolati-et-marie-lecocq-nouveaux

Marie Lecocq and Samuel Cogolati win the co-presidency of Ecolo

More than 800 members of Ecolo gathered at a General Assembly in Louvain-la-Neuve to elect a new duo of co-presidents. Samuel Cogolati...
Images of bad weather in Switzerland, in Saas-Grund, July 1, 2024 - Handout / POLICE CANTONALE VALAISANNE / AFP

Six deaths after bad weather in Switzerland: the Greens express their solidarity and sympathy...

At least six people died in Switzerland during violent storms and torrential rains that swept the country last week, local authorities announced....
https://www.rtbf.be/article/la-secretaire-d-etat-sarah-schlitz-demissionne-comment-en-est-on-arrive-la-11188293

Sarah Schlitz appointed head of the Ecolo – Groen group in the Chamber

While the swearing-in of federal deputies took place last week in the Chamber, the different political groups must also appoint their respective...
The mayor of Tibú, Richar Claro, emerged unharmed from the attack. Photo: Mayor's Office of Tibu

The Green Alliance of Colombia condemns the attack against the mayor of Tibú Richard...

The Green Alliance Party of Colombia expressed dismay at the violent attack perpetrated against the mayor of Tibú, Richar Claro, and his...
https://greens.scot/news/scottish-greens-will-fight-for-people-and-planet-no-matter-who-becomes-first-minister

The Scottish Greens are determined to oppose any new nuclear power, including the expansion...

Nuclear power "will leave a legacy of debt and radioactive waste for generations to come. Every vote for the Scottish Greens is...
https://greenparty.org.uk/2024/07/08/green-party-mps-arrive-at-parliament-pledging-to-push-the-new-labour-government-to-be-bolder-and-better/

England: With its four newly elected MPs, the Green Party pledges to push the...

Britain's Green Party, which quadrupled its seats in the general election and now has four MPs, including the party's two co-leaders, has...
Marine Tondelier, 37, has embodied grassroots opposition to the far-right for 10 years. Photo Sipa/AP/Louise Delmotte

Legislative results 2024: for Marine Tondelier (EELV), “social and environmental justice” and “the people...

The New Popular Front came first in the second round of the legislative elections in France with 182 deputies, according to experts'...
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Ireland: Greens succeed in passing bill to protect victims of coercive control

Greens welcome the adoption by the Senate of the bill initiated by Senator Vincent P. Martin to protect victims of coercive control....
Senator Alejandra Lagunes of the Green Party

The Green Party of Mexico presents an initiative to prohibit the exhibition of wild...

The Mexican Greens are protesting against anyone who exposes wild animals for commercial purposes and in unauthorized places, they are demanding severe...
In this interview, Marine Tondelier recalls the concrete effects of the common agreement between left-wing and environmentalist forces on the lives of French people. - © Amaury Cornu / Hans Lucas via AFP

Europe Ecology – The Greens: after the results of the first round of the...

The national secretary of Ecologists Marine Tondelier estimated that after the results of the first round of the legislative elections, the page...
FILE - Pedestrians walk by an campaign mural emblazoned with a “vote green” message promoting the Green Party, in Mexico City, May 29, 2021. Mexico’s Ecologist Green Party rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party in the June 2, 2024 general election to become the second-largest voting block in Congress. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme, File)

The Green Party of Mexico denounces electoral fraud and calls for the cancellation of...

During a press conference, in the presence of legislators from the Morena Coalition, the Green Party and the Labor Party, Claudia Delgadillo...
https://ecolo.be/actualites/ecolo-presente-une-liste-a-limage-de-ses-engagements-europeens/

Belgium: after the resignation of Jean-Marc Nollet and Rajae Maouane, Ecolo votes on its...

Ecolo has decided to definitively turn the page after the mediocre results obtained during the European elections of June 9 when more...
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Legislative elections 2024: Marine Tondelier of the Ecologists denounces the “cowardly behavior” of Bruno...

“They have chosen dishonor, they will have dishonor and defeat,” responded Marine Tondelier to Bruno Le Maire’s call not to vote for...
https://x.com/CaroGiraBo/status/1498833016751333379

The Green Alliance of Colombia files legal complaint against engineering company for alleged links...

The Green Alliance of Colombia, through its deputy Carolina Giraldo, decides to file a complaint with the Attorney General's Office regarding the...
https://www.vihreat.fi/ajankohtaista/ehdottomat-ihmisoikeudet-ovat-ehdottomia/

Finland: Kontula and Diarra contest a government proposal that would block asylum seekers at...

The Constitutional Law Commission has approved the government's proposal to block asylum seekers at the Finnish border. A decision that Anna Liisa...
https://volteuropa.org/

Volt’s five MEPs will join the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament

Since the European elections at the beginning of the month, the parties have started to form groups in the hemicycle. Forming the...
https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/politica/detalhe/livre-pede-reunioes-a-ps-be-pcp-e-pan-para-discutir-proximos-desafios-politicos

After the bitter failure of the Greens in the European elections, LIVRE calls for...

The last European elections were a setback for the Green parties in Europe, which recorded the heaviest defeats, often to the benefit...
https://www.zeleni.cz/michal-berg-odstoupil-z-funkce-spolupredsedy-zelenych-po-neuspechu-v-eurovolbach/

Czech Green Party: Michal Berg resigns as co-president of the Greens after failure in...

Michal Berg chose to announce his resignation from the position of co-president during a meeting of the Greens presidency. The latter recognized...
https://fr.news.yahoo.com/himalaya-faible-enneigement-menace-fortement-124757749.html

Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security

The snow and ice of the Himalayas provide an essential source of water for the 240 million people living in mountainous regions...
Marine Le Pen surrounded by Mathilde Paris and Thomas Ménage, candidates for the 3rd and 4th constituency of Loiret © Radio France - Patricia Pourrez

In France, scientists and NGOs fear the arrival of the National Rally in power...

Climate activists, renewable energy players and scientists are concerned about the possible arrival of the National Rally (RN) to power. They denounce...
https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1252113/article/2022-11-10/l-enorme-cout-environnemental-de-la-guerre-en-ukraine

In two years, the war in Ukraine released 175 million tonnes of CO2

In Ukraine and, more broadly, in all areas where artillery fire, bombings and all the damage caused by war activity have the...
https://www.newsassurancespro.com/epargne-le-plan-depargne-avenir-climat-sur-les-rails/01691608679

France: to finance green industry, the “future climate savings plan” will be launched on...

The government is setting up a “Avenir Climat” savings plan to finance industrial decarbonization, accessible from July 1. Part of French savings...
The European Union had already banned so-called “generic” environmental claims at the end of February. © Photo credit: Hans Lucas via AFP

The States of the European Union agree on a text aimed at combating “greenwashing”

False assertions, fanciful labels, dubious climate reports… The legislative project on which the Twenty-Seven voted aims to eliminate all environmental assertions which...
https://www.ouest-france.fr/europe/ue/restauration-de-la-nature-malgre-la-droite-la-loi-sur-la-biodiversite-passe-au-parlement-europeen-4f743d46-d55c-11ee-a613-258427ffa9f5

Ecolo calls adoption of EU nature restoration law a “victory for nature”

A key text of the European Green Deal definitively adopted. EU states voted in favor of the nature restoration law on Monday...
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/other-sources/article/?id=14629282&title=Conflict-and-climate-change-are-supercharging-malaria,-but-it-can-be-stopped

Climate change could increase the spread of malaria in Africa

The authors of this research, who combined new experimental data in an innovative modeling framework to examine how temperature could affect transmission...
Grüne / Les Vert.e.s

For climate protection, the Green Party of Switzerland launches its solar initiative

According to the Green Party of Switzerland, this solar initiative aims to ensure that solar panels are installed as standard on all...
https://environews-rdc.net/2024/05/27/environnement-le-5eme-congres-de-la-feva-a-axe-les-reflexions-sur-lavenir-de-la-planete/

The 5th congress of the Federation of African Greens held in Kinshasa ended on...

The work of the 5th edition of the Congress of the “Federation of African Greens (FEVA)” dedicated to the issues and challenges...
Verdi - Grüne - Vërc

The Verdi-Sinistra alliance in Italy obtained 6.7 percent and therefore 6 seats in the...

An extraordinary result for the South Tyrolean Greens in the European elections. With more than 30,000 preferential votes,...
Europa Verde – Verdi

In Italy, Europa Verde – Verdi celebrates extraordinary success in the European elections

The Italian green party Europa Verde – Verdi already believes that with the extraordinary success of the European...
The Ecologists won just over 5% of the votes in the European elections (Villette Pierrick / Abaca)

European elections in France: Green MPs narrowly saved

They avoided the worst. Marie Toussaint's list, supported by Les Ecologistes-EELV, obtained 5.5% of the votes in the...
https://lesecologistes.fr/posts/5Hxcssd3byFUwc0MpPBsby/interdiction-des-pfas-nouvelle-victoire-ecologiste-au-senat

France: adoption of a bill to limit perennial pollutants, a major victory for ecologists...

The text constitutes a major victory for ecologists towards the overall improvement of environmental health. The Senate passed...
https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1392569/economie-entreprises/hydrocarbures-rdc-il-ny-a-aucune-convention-dans-le-monde-qui-interdise-a-un-pays-demettre-du-co2-pour-les-besoins-de-son-developpement/

DR Congo: Minister Eve Bazaiba called to explain the allocation of one million hectares...

Greenpeace, which is an international network of independent organizations which act according to the principles of non-violence to protect the environment, biodiversity...
https://cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=771539

Zambia faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has launched an urgent appeal for international aid to tackle an unprecedented humanitarian crisis hitting his country. The...
https://fr.le360.ma/economie/strategie-energetique-les-avancees-du-maroc-mises-en-relief_46QDTTPNKNE3BH7OE5JD2XRSEI/

In Morocco, the Minister of Energy Transition is suspected of conflict of interest

The affair sparked intense controversy in Morocco. The scandal, nicknamed "the Paris incident", erupted after the publication of an alleged intimate photo...
https://theconversation.com/inondations-au-quebec-qui-paie-pour-quoi-et-comment-157756

A conference to describe the links between major flood events and mental health problems...

This conference aims to firstly describe the links between major flood events and mental health problems linked to work stress among front...
https://www.nathab.com/blog/world-environment-day-2022-defeating-deforestation/

World Environment Day 2024 takes place this June 5 under the sign of land...

The year 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. This is why the conference planned for...
https://x.com/PHC_RDC/status/1483402032484651012

In the DRC, communities try to recover their lands plundered by the palm oil...

Clashes were recorded last week in one of the concessions of the company Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) in Lokutu in...
https://jiec.fr/la-chine-devient-la-grande-puissance-des-energies-renouvelables-mais-il-lui-est-difficile-de-se-debarrasser-du-charbon/

China’s carbon dioxide emissions finally fell in March 2024

China, a good student of decarbonization? In a study published on the specialized site Carbon Brief, the Center for Research on Energy...

Global Green Movement Should Follow Jill Stein

As the world is hurling towards an all-out confrontation between the US and Russia, the US. And China and the US and...
https://up-magazine.info/planete/pollutions/128126-les-rivieres-europeennes-contaminees-par-des-polluants-chimiques-que-personne-na-vu-venir/

Pollution: TFA, the eternal pollutant that contaminates European waters

A study reveals “the largest known contamination of water on a European scale” by a very persistent chemical.It is a small molecule...
Five oil majors: BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Total. These fossil fuel giants reap considerable profits, but the financing of less polluting industrial projects is far from being the majority in the overall share of investments by these companies. REUTERS - Jim Tanner

Oil and gas industry worsens climate change, say hundreds of NGOs

For their contribution to climate change and its fatal impact on human and non-human lives, several organizations have...
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan at his party’s annual think-in in Tramore, Co Waterford (Brownes Photography/PA)

Ireland’s Green MEPs call for free Interrail tickets for 18-year-olds and a ban on...

Free Interrail tickets for all 18-year-olds, a total ban on private jets and new taxes on aviation fuel...
Scottish Greens

Scottish Green submit motions to curb fireworks in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Setting off fireworks in the towns of Glasgow and Edinburgh outside of organized public events which would be...
The GREEN Switzerland

Rejection of the climate fund initiative: the GREEN Switzerland express their deep regrets

The GREENS Switzerland and the SP Switzerland complain about the decision of the Federal Council which rejected the...
The Slovenian Green political party (VESNA)

VESNA launched its electoral campaign with the “spitzenkandidat” of the European Greens

The visit of the "spitzenkandidat" of the European Greens, Bas Eickhout, to Slovenia was, according to VESNA, a strong signal of the...

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